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No Accounting for Taste ep211: MTD is finally here

Making Tax Digital (MTD) has finally become a reality, more than a decade after it was first announced. Richard Hattersley reflects on the journey so far, from the highs and lows to where MTD stands today, including the National Audit Office report, confidence levels, costs and how the initiative h…

No Accounting for Taste ep212: Why AI keeps stealing the spotlight

There is just under a month to go until entries for the Accounting Excellence Awards close on 20 May. Matthew Ord shares more on this year’s awards, including the new categories, while Tom Herbert outlines the trends he expects to see in the entries and offers some good advice on what actually make…

Sage CEO: Accountants won’t trust black-box AI

Speaking to AccountingWEB technology editor Tom Herbert at Sage Future, Sage’s annual user conference in San Francisco, chief executive Steve Hare argued that artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in accounting will depend less on flashy generative features and more on whether finance teams can ins…

No Accounting for Taste ep213: AI confidence takes centre stage

As Tom Herbert returns from sunny San Francisco, he reflects on his time at Sage Future and the event’s focus on building trust in artificial intelligence (AI). He shares the research from the conference, the push to improve user confidence and the announcements pointing towards a more practical, p…

No Accounting for Taste ep214: Must finance leaders be tech-savvy?

Matthew Ord opens the podcast with good news for anyone still working on their Accounting Excellence entry: the deadline has been extended to 3 June. So if you haven’t quite finished your entry or wished you’d have started one, now is the time to get it done. Tom Herbert shares news that Bokio, a c…

No Accounting for Taste ep215: AI reality check for tax tech

Tom Herbert shares his takeaways from Tax Tech Live in London, where the AI conversation felt more grounded. Rather than sweeping claims about revolutionising the profession, the focus was on practical use cases, how teams are using AI now, and what this could mean for training and the profession. …

No Accounting for Taste ep217: The tax gap MTD forgot to close

The team starts with good news for the Finance, Accounting & Bookkeeping Show, after FAB picked up two event awards. Richard Hattersley reflects on what the wins say about the show and what’s next for FAB 2027. Tom Herbert turns to HMRC’s tax gap figures and asks whether Making Tax Digital for inco…

No Accounting for Taste ep218: What happened at Xerocon?

Despite Tom Herbert missing Xerocon, Richard Hattersley was on hand to fill him in – including the big slide and ball pit. He explains how AI dominated the event, with Xero’s Anthropic integration taking centre stage. Herbert discusses the announcements that stood out, Hattersley’s podcast with Xer…

Get the fundamentals right before chasing AI

AI may be changing the mechanics of accounting, but the firms best placed to benefit will be those that get the fundamentals right first. That was a central message from a panel at Zoho’s Connected Practice Summit in London, where Taj Accountants founder Abul Nurujjaman, Institute of Certified Boo…

Never mind the buzzwords, here's the AI-native ledger

AI-native ledgers are the latest arrivals on the accounting software catwalk, promising to rebuild the general ledger around artificial intelligence. But what’s actually different, and is the profession ready for another revolution? Damon Anderson, founder of the A to Z of AI Accounting Software, …