In the latest episode of Inside Accountancy, Accountancy Age’s reporter Tom Lemmon talks to Simon Cleveland, UK Public Policy and Regulatory Lead at Deloitte, and Katie Canell, Managing Director, UK Audit Innovation at Deloitte, about the role technology could play in solving the audit crisis.

Technology is dramatically changing how businesses work, and that in turn is transforming how audit needs to function. In the wake of a string of audit scandals, can technology provide a route out of the crisis?

In this thought-provoking podcast, we discuss:

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In the latest episode of Inside Accountancy, Accountancy Age’s Managing Editor Austin Clark talks to Luke Hamm, CEO of innovation tax specialist GovGrant about the recently published HMRC statistics on R&D tax credits.

While these latest figures show that the number of claims by UK businesses is increasing, much more needs to be done to encourage more organisations to take advantage of the credits available – with the UK still way behind our major competitors when it comes to government expenditure on R&D support.

In this entertaining podcast, we discuss:

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In Episode 3 of Inside Accountancy, Accountancy Age reporter Shannon Moyer talks to Richard Hepburn of Gorilla Accounting about IR35, digital solutions, and the key considerations of providing accounting to freelancers.

Hepburn has worked in the industry for several years as an ACCA and AAT qualified accountant, and is currently an operations manager at Gorilla.

With experience providing accountancy to freelancers, LTDs, and even Instagram influencers, Hepburn talks about the unique set of challenges that come with each client, and how to stay ahead of the game with digital services.

Later on, the controversial IR35 is discussed, and Hepburn provides an explanation of what accountants should be concerned about—and what they shouldn’t be worrying their clients about.

For more episodes of Inside Accountancy, click here for our interview with the ICAEW’s Rowena Hawkes about preparing skills for the future, or click here for our interview with Dr Louise Beaumont about late payments.

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In Episode 2 of Inside Accountancy, Accountancy Age reporter Chris Jewers discusses the issue of late payments with Dr Louise Beaumont.

In August, it was found that late payments are a greater challenge than they were a year ago for one in five businesses, according to a report from the BCM (Business confidence monitor). Six out of nine sectors (Property, Business Services, Manufacturing & Engineering, Construction, Retail & Wholesale, and Banking, Finance & Insurance) are experiencing this as a growing issue.

The problem is even larger for SMEs, with almost a quarter (24%) reporting this as a problem, and an estimated 50,000 businesses a year closing due to the issue.

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