Hello   February 2019
Briefly speaking
What to expect this month? Watch our video highlights

Impact on MTD for manufacturing, retail, professionals and hospitality

Watch our new webinars highlighting how MTD will impact on four key SME areas.

MTDfV bridging software practical guide

ACCA and QuickBooks are launching new bridging software.

Incentivising SMEs to switch to a challenger bank

Could your practice and its clients benefit from Royal Bank of Scotland/NatWest's new incentivised switching scheme?

Top tip for March: your employee culture
 

WATCH: In our 'top tip for March' Will Farnell explains how his practice is radically shaking up its employee culture.

Ease security concerns with free IRIS OpenSpace storage

Do you need to exchange sensitive and confidential information with clients?

End of tax year series of free webinars for practitioners

Register now for any of our five free webinars (each worth 1 CPD unit).

Your first choice for CPD

ACCA's Professional Courses provide the widest range of CPD events tailored to the needs of practitioners.

News and tools for you

An invitation to join us at Accountex 2019, continue to benefit from special offers from Xero and their app partners and view our practical guide to apprenticeships.

Serving on committees

Have you considered giving something back to the profession? We are recruiting members to sit on our regulatory and disciplinary committees.

How – and why – your practice can be an award winner!

Our new guidance looks at the benefits of entering awards – and how to create a strong entry.

TECHNICAL AND INSIGHT
MTD for VAT – agents’ services accounts

The clock is ticking to sign up.

No deal Brexit – impact on VAT

HMRC sends letter outlining the impact of a no deal Brexit on VAT.

No deal Brexit: VAT rules on low value goods

Government guidance: VAT rules on low value goods and Brexit.

No deal Brexit – the latest government guidance

Keep up-to-date with the government’s plans for Brexit.

Anti-money laundering policies and procedures

A reminder of the obligations under UK legislation to prevent, recognise and report money laundering.

Part disposal of land and capital gain tax

An overview with examples together with consideration of when a s242 can apply.

VAT on commercial property

An overview of key issues including ‘option to tax’.

MTD for VAT – exemptions and deferrals

The starting line is only a few weeks away but do all of your clients need to be involved on 1 April?

The impact on audit of EU exit

Advice for auditors on the impact of the UK exiting the EU.

Football club scores decisive victory over HMRC

HMRC has lost a challenge on national minimum wage enforcement. 

Housekeeping after the January madness

With the January tax returns rush complete, what do we do now?

HMRC fails to have its cake and eat it

HMRC loses £300k ‘chocolate brownie’ VAT case.

Cyber risks: accountancy firms exposure

How can your practice defend itself against a possible cyber incident?

Managing and mitigating risks of money laundering

A reminder to focus on enhanced customer due diligence.

Welsh rates of income tax (WRIT)

Guidance on the new Welsh rates of income tax (WRIT).

HMRC casts a spell over Harry Potter actor’s tax return

Wizardry couldn’t help Rupert Grint win a recent tax appeal.

Intellectual property after Brexit

BEIS has issued guidance for businesses called Intellectual Property after Brexit.  

ACCA changes honorary reporting rules

Greater flexibility introduced around honorary reporting.

Changes to the capital gains tax on disposals of UK land and property

Be aware of CGT when disposing of land and property.






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