No Accounting for Taste ep156: Scams, stats and self assessment seasons

Join the AccountingWEB team as they talk about the deepfake CFO scam alongside all things post-self-assessment. An excerpt from this week’s Any Answers Live, discusses the highs and lows of busy season with Rebecca Williams and Claire Bartlett. With this year’s self assessment been and gone, and 1.1m taxpayers missing the deadline, Richard Hattersley and Tom Herbert talk about deadline day statistics, the late and last minute filers, and the HMRC helplines. Now that tax returns are no longer a concern, attention shifts to the beginning of practice software shopping for practitioners. Predictions are being made regarding what practitioners might prioritise this year, with a noticeable interest in data tools emerging as a key focus. We also hear from Rebecca Williams, founder of Eccounting Made Easy and Claire Bartlett, founder of Arden Bookkeeping who are both speaking at the Festival of Accounting and Bookkeeping. In a snippet from this week's Any Answers Live, they reflect on the highs and lows of their self assessment season. Make sure to book your free ticket to the Festival of Accounting and Bookkeeping at the NEC, Birmingham on 13 and 14 March. Interested in practice software? Hear more about the vast array of different vendors and quiz them on new or current software. Enjoyed listening to Rebecca Williams and Claire Bartlett? They will be one of the many expert speakers talking about accounting and bookkeeping. Show timings 1m 09s Deepfake CFO scam 6m 18s Self assessment statistics 12m The start of practice software shopping 15m 50s Rebecca Williams and Claire Bartlett talk about busy season