Every three months HMRC push out their “Current list of deliberate tax defaulters” which details the name of the miscreant defaulter albeit an individual or a company their published address, the period of the default, the amount of tax and…
Category: Tony Talks
New customers only?
Every time an advert quotes a really good price you often see the tag “New customers only” Our initial euphoria is soon dampened by the thought so what happens to us when we become old customers? The answer is obvious…
Are more monitors a help, a gimmick or make things worse?
As a lad you bought a razor to shave and it was a single blade then the new razors came with two blades which suddenly became 3 and now they are up to 5 blades for the closest of shaves,…
Keep your clients close to your chest
You work hard, in fact very hard, to get clients. They simply didn’t just turn up banging on your door the very first day you set up in practice, nor did they email in the first day your website went…
It’s the Cash basis Captain BUT not as we know it
I’ve hijacked a well used phrase known to all Trekkies but it is exactly apposite because we and by we I mean Accountants all know what the cash basis means. Income and Expenses are calculated on an as paid and…
PII – Was there ever a time when it was LESS important
More benefits, more members At the ICPA we represent small practice accountants whenever we can, whether it’s in discussions with HMRC or HM Treasury or at conferences up and down the country (including last month’s Accountex). We recognise how hard…
Will the lever arch file go the way of the fax?
In the latest presentation that I gave to attendees at Accountex I showed a picture of several filled to the gills lever arch files and I commentated that larger clients would always bring their records in boxes containing lots of…
Client Meetings: Do you plan enough
Do you stick to the tried and trusted method of client engagement as a minimum once a year to review and discuss the year end figures and allied taxation implications? If you do will you actually plan for the meeting…
There are still only 24 hours in a day
Sometimes, when I talk with accountants particularly small practice accountants I find myself saying “The last time I looked there were only 24 hours in a day and you do need to sleep for some of them.” Why am I…
Who is piloting this MTD agenda?
As an accountant in practice I fully recognise that unlike Canute holding back the march of the digital agenda is a non-starter. I have supported HMRC’s move to a digital platform but I have always believed that mandated is not…