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...
Feb 2, 2015 | BASDA Members, Uncategorized
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) launched a new payroll stakeholder outreach group, the Employment and Payroll Group (EPG) which met for their inaugural meeting in December 2014. It has been set up to help government departments engage with the wider employment and...
Feb 1, 2015 | Auto Enrolment, BASDA Members
B&CE have joined BASDA as an Associate Member. The People’s Pension, from B&CE is a multi-employer scheme with independent trustees and is operated on a not-for-profit basis. It’s a hassle-free, flexible and portable workplace pension designed for people, not...
Jan 20, 2015 | Auto Enrolment
Alex Rowson, Technical Director of Qtac Software and Chair of the BASDA Payroll, Pensions & HR Interest Group, comments on this article posted by CIPP’s Karen Thomson on Accountinweb “Well it has taken some time but are we finally nearing the end of a long...
Dec 9, 2014 | e-invoicing, Government Digital Strategy, Interoperability
The Parliamentary Inquiry into e-invoicing in the public sector was established by Stephen McPartland MP. His report, launched in Parliament on 1st May 2014, concluded that £2billion a year could be saved. Together with the UKNEF (UK National e-Invoicing Forum) and...
Nov 6, 2014 | asset management
member blog article by Real Asset Management Corporate apps are fast transforming the way individuals operate within the business. But how many organisations – or individuals – recognise the highly variable levels of security between apps and the inherent risks...
