Webinar: Making Tax Digital for income tax: Practical strategies to deliver the best solution for your practice and clients by AccountingWEB

About

This on demand webinar focuses on practical strategies for implementing Making Tax Digital for income tax (MTD IT). In it, the panel maps the key steps that you need to take in order to set your firm and your clients up for success. This includes picking the right technology that will work with your existing software tools and minimising disruption, managing the range of clients within a practice and how to deal with different levels of client tech adoption.

You will hear from Miriam Akhtar, Head of Digital Accounting at Alexander Sloan, Paul Aplin OBE, MTD and UK Tax Specialist, and Paul Lodder, VP: Product Strategy and Accounting expertise at Dext.

Together these experts put you and your clients at the centre of the story, addressing the practicalities you need to plan for on your road to maximising the opportunities offered by MTD IT.

In this on demand webinar, we cover:

1. Pricing and packaging your MTD for income tax services

2. Client communication and training and Tiered Service Packages

3. Approaches to technology and software for MTD for income tax

4. Quarterly updates management

5. Accelerating MTD adoption as the threshold drops

6. Preparing for the complexity of self assessment and MTD crossover

Presenters

Jake Smith

Head of Branded Content, AccountingWEB

AccountingWEB’s Head of Branded Content joined the team in July 2021 to work closely with vendors and clients to help deliver engaging, original content for AccountingWEB members.

Paul Lodder

VP: Product Strategy and Accounting expertise, Dext

Paul Lodder joined Dext with 20+ years in practice at Sagars Accountants where he was a partner heading up the cloud accounting offering. ACCA qualified since 2003 Paul led the firms MTD and digital strategy, and provided support on digitalisation to accountants & bookkeepers across the country as well as providing solutions to clients’ challenges and supporting them to achieve their goals across accountancy, taxation and business advisory services. Paul is recognised as a leading expert on the implementation and benefits of digitalisation

Miriam Akhtar

Head of Digital Accounting, Alexander Sloan

Miriam Akhtar is the Head of Digital Accounting at Alexander Sloan, specialising in guiding businesses through digital transformation. With extensive expertise in cloud accounting, Miriam helps clients implement robust, efficient financial systems, enabling real-time access to financial data, particularly through software like Xero and its ecosystem of apps.

Miriam ensures clients stay ahead of emerging technologies and remain compliant with the latest software solutions. She works with her clients and their teams to train, support, and transition businesses to cloud-based bookkeeping, helping them unlock greater efficiency, accuracy, and financial insight.

Paul Aplin OBE

MTD and UK Tax Specialist

Paul Aplin OBE is a former president of ICAEW and was for 40 years in practice in an independent west country firm. He is a member of HMRC’s Administrative Burdens Advisory Board, Tax Faculty board, CIOT council, and CFE tax technology committee. He is adviser to personal tax app untied, ToD and Dext and is a regular commentator on tax and technology issues.

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