Apr 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
“Those waiting to hear more detail on the death of the annual tax return will need to hold their breath, as HMRC go under a Purdah which will last until the end of the election. ” writes Rachel Power in her recent Accountingweb post. HMRC met with BASDA...
Apr 9, 2015 | BASDA Summit, Government Digital Strategy
The theme of this year’s BASDA Summit, at BMA House on 2nd June 2015, is ‘Capitalising on a Changing World’ and includes insightful sessions from a range of expert speakers on the following topics: The Internet of Things – Manage, Monetize,...
Mar 27, 2015 | Accountants in Practice, digital tax account, HMRC
BASDA talked to Rachael Power of Accountingweb for this article: Death of the tax return – the software view TaxCalc’s Steve Checkley, who chairs BASDA’s newly launched Accountants in Practice Interest Group says this forum will be devoted to pushing a “common...
Mar 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
Less than 24 hours after Wednesday’s Budget announcements, BASDA has confirmed a meeting for Friday 27th March with HMRC’s Head of Digital Services to discuss the implications for business software developers of the death of the tax return, integration of 3rd...
Mar 9, 2015 | BASDA Members, BASDA Summit, Government Digital Strategy, HMRC
We are delighted to announce that Mark Dearnley will be the opening speaker at the BASDA Annual Summit on 2 June 2015. Mark is HMRC’s Chief Digital and Information Officer (CDIO), responsible for one of the largest and most complex IT estates in the UK and leads the...
Mar 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
As reported in Business Cloud News, in a report from Skyhigh on the latest cloud adoption and risk, it states that while cloud services are apparently more secure than ever, shadow IT risks persist. It points out the added shadow IT risk, but that it’s clear that...
Mar 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
News of the demise of Identity Assurance for businesses and agents would appear to have come as a welcome surprise to agents. Can this significant U-turn really be true? Steve Checkley investigates. It always seemed to be the case that Government projects took eons to...
Feb 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
Jim Etherton, of COINS and the BASDA Financials & Accounting Group, shares his views: HMRC published the outcome to the consultation on VAT Prompt Payment Discounts on 10 December. The requirement for suppliers to issue credit notes or revised invoices has been...
Feb 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
In April, the European Parliament and council agreed a directive on e-invoicing in public procurement, and plans to adopt it by May 2017. The government have excluded an e-invoicing standard from a set of illustrative regulations published on 12 January 2015, which...
Feb 17, 2015 | Accountants in Practice, accounting software, HMRC, Identity Assurance
In addition to providing a united view between software developers and practitioners on certain issues, the interest group will also consider issues facing accountants in relation to software used in their practices. It will also look into initiatives proposed by, for...
