Explore how an automated billing system can help you get paid faster, giving your clients and customers an easy way to check their balance and pay their bills. An automated billing system is software designed to simplify and automate your billing and invoicing processes. It allows your business to set up rules for automation to … [Read more…]
A recent USA TODAY article examined whether Graham Platner, until recently a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, could face criminal charges over a 2021 sexual assault allegation. The outlet turned to William Bly, founder of The Maine Criminal Defense Group, for perspective on how Maine law would treat an allegation like this. His … [Read more…]
HMRC has an ambitious vision for the future of tax administration. Making Tax Digital, AI, automation, e-invoicing and digital services all feature heavily in its plans for the years ahead. At the same time, Sage‘s The Hidden Hours of Accountancy research highlights a profession already dealing with growing operational pressure, much of it driven by … [Read more…]
Key Takeaways Multifactor authentication (MFA) is being added to all HMRC agent accounts during 2026. Early opt-in activation is possibleor you can wait until it’s switched on for all accounts in later 2026. Web sign-in for your agent services account (ASA) and online services account (OSA) are affected, but not things like sign-in for MTD … [Read more…]
Key Takeaways The first quarterly update under Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is due by 7 August 2026. The month-long window for quarterly update submission opened for taxpayers on 25 June, at the earliest, although for most taxpayers the window effectively opens 6 July. You can’t submit a quarterly update without digital records, so … [Read more…]
Making Tax Digital (MTD) was first announced back in 2015, with Income Tax the first planned inclusion. History shows things didn’t run quite to plan. But now, here we are over a decade later: the clock is ticking down to 7 August, the first-ever quarterly update deadline for Income Tax. For most accountancy or bookkeeping … [Read more…]
In partnership with Smart Data Foundry and The Centre for Economics and Business Research, Sage has published its latest SME Monthly Workforce Pulse research. This is drawn from anonymised payroll data from approximately 200,000 small businesses and provides unheralded insight into pay across the UK. The data is part of Data for Good, Sage’s commitment to help Small … [Read more…]
Key takeaways AI is already transforming HR: The majority of HR leaders expect AI to reshape HR and payroll within the next five years, with many teams already using it for recruitment, onboarding, analytics, and learning. The biggest benefit is time back for strategic work: AI helps reduce admin-heavy workloads, allowing HR teams to focus … [Read more…]
Key Takeaways The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 updates UK data protection law, but does not replace UK GDPR or the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations, known as PECR. For the majority of smaller businesses, practices for cookie, marketing, Subject Access Requests (SAR), and automated decision-making may need refreshing. Data-focused businesses and enterprises may … [Read more…]
Key Takeaways The Renters’ Rights Act brought the biggest shake-up to private home rental in England in decades—and is still being rolled out. Awaab’s Law will soon be applied to private housing, and introduces hazard categories and timelines for action. The Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) has simplified the number of hazards—and you … [Read more…]