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Stephen Malkin (Partner, Kings Lynn) and I, Ben Burtenshaw (Manager, St Ives), learnt about scaling with Xero and the options available to rapidly growing SMEs during our recent visit Xero’s offices in Milton Keynes.   App partners Mayday and Joiin were both in attendance and gave talks and demos on their software as well as…

Protecting your organisation from cyber threats is more critical than ever in today’s digital age.   One of the most effective ways to protect your organisation from cyber threats is through comprehensive end-user training. Decisive IT  is Whitings LLP’s IT consulting and support subsidiary and we offer an end-user cybersecurity training service. This provides a…

Members of our team are now back from an exciting couple of days at Xerocon London 2024. We can’t wait to hear all about what they’ve learnt about whilst they were there, including upcoming product launches!   Stephen Malkin, Ben Burtenshaw, Dan Walker, Peter Brown & Emily Haines attended Xerocon. They found that the main…

As we are a Xero Platinum member, members of the Whitings Team were invited to their office in Milton Keynes where our hosts, Jamie and Claire, could show and explain to us how we can further use Xero and it’s supporting apps to assist our clients in their business journeys.   A Bit About Xero…

VAT registered businesses with turnover exceeding £85k have been required to keep digital records and file VAT returns through making tax digital (MTD) compatible software for more than three years. All remaining VAT registered business have been moving across to this system since 1 April 2022.   HMRC have now announced the old VAT portal…

A new penalty regime came into effect for VAT periods starting on or after 1 January 2023. The changes will impact the charges for missing VAT filing and payment deadlines and will be replacing the current VAT default surcharge system. These changes place continued importance on being up to date with your VAT returns, aware…

Following the increase in use of cloud accounting software’s like Xero, QuickBooks and Sage over the past few years, businesses have never been better positioned to look to outsource their accounting function.  For all businesses, getting the accounting function working efficiently can be challenging, as you will need potentially different people with different skills: someone…

Understanding how to account for your business’s transactions with online selling platforms can be complicated. Ensuring that you are submitting the correct information to HMRC can be tricky as not all platforms have the same VAT treatment.   A2X could make your life easier by saving you time and headaches from the complex world of…

The next stages of the MTD roll-out, which will affect self-employed traders and landlords with annual income over £10k, is scheduled for 6 April 2024.   Below is Whitings MTD Group’s sixth issue edition of our Making Tax Digital newsletter and what could be the most revolutionary stage of Making Tax Digital – MTD for…

From 1st April 2022, every VAT registered business will be required to file their VAT returns digitally through HMRC’s Making Tax Digital system.   This means all VAT registered businesses, regardless of their level of turnover, which hadn’t previously been submitting their VAT returns to HMRC via MTD compliant software, will now be required to…