tax agent handbook
November 4, 2024
By Howard Gross
Accountancy and Finance

Tax Agent Handbook

Hi everyone, I hope you have recovered from the budget? Do you have any comment that we could take up with the Agent Support Group that I attend. HMRC have issued a new Tax agent

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common sense in auditing
September 27, 2024
By Howard Gross
Accountancy and FinanceAudit

The time has come for common sense to prevail in audit

Our thanks to Business and Accountancy Daily who have published the following article. Thanks also to our SPA members for their contributions, without which this article could not

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companies house
July 16, 2024
By Howard Gross
Accountancy and FinanceAuditGDPRICAEWInvestmentsMoney LaunderingMTDProfession

Companies House releases draft ID verification rules

With thanks to Will Drysdale, Reporter, Accountancy Daily The process to open a company through Companies House is going to become harder as draft ID verification compliance rules

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AI training for employees
July 8, 2024
By Howard Gross
Accountancy and FinanceAuditGDPRICAEWInvestmentsMoney LaunderingMTDProfession

Grant Funding from DSIT for Employee AI Training

To support businesses and workers to harness these benefits, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is piloting a flexible AI upskilling fund to support SMEs

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open consultations
May 27, 2024
By Howard Gross
Accountancy and FinanceMoney Laundering

Open Consultations on Tax Advice & AML

Government is considering how to deal with tax advice at “Raising standards in the tax advice market: strengthening the regulatory framework and improving registration.&#8221

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salaried member rules for LLPs
May 15, 2024
By Howard Gross
Accountancy and FinanceProfession

HMRC’s changes to salaried member rules for LLPs

Amendments to HMRC guidance for salaried LLP members when altering their capital contributions raise some red flags, warns Mike Hodges, tax partner at Saffery in an article on Acco

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file review
March 12, 2024
By Howard Gross
Accountancy and FinanceAudit

Members Matter – Cold File Review

We have an urgent request for a cold file review in Southampton. If you would like to assist please contact me at howard.gross@spa.org.uk and I will send you the details.   Many

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Companies House
February 22, 2024
By Howard Gross
Accountancy and Finance

Companies House Fees 2024

Photo by Peter Church, CC BY-SA 2.0, Companies House Cardiff Office With thanks to Will Drysdale, Reporter, Accountancy Daily From 1 May 2024, fees for registering a new company a

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webchat
January 31, 2024
By Howard Gross
Accountancy and Finance

HMRC Webchat for Agents

Hi everyone,   I am interested in your feedback about the following:-   HMRC wish to thank us for our co-operation over the past few weeks after they amended their services for a

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Over 1 million intelligent text messages sent to help our tax-payers resolve their tax queries
October 2, 2023
By Howard Gross
Accountancy and Finance

Over 1 million intelligent text messages sent

Over 1 million intelligent text messages sent to help our tax-payers resolve their tax queries HMRC say intelligent text message service has proven to be a useful tool in encouragi

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