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Jenny is Senior Product Manager for Tax at IRIS. She has been with IRIS for over 18 years working across many different departments including Support, Engineering and now Product Management. During this time she has been instrumental in major tax changes from FBI to iXBRL and now MTD. Jenny works closely with HMRC on major changes in taxation especially now as they develop their MTD strategy. Prior to joining IRIS, Jenny spent a number of years in practice and has now accumulated over 21 years’ experience in UK taxation and tax software.
HMRC recently announced some updates to Making Tax Digital (MTD) for small businesses—a number of which have slipped the radar of wider discussion. But will any of these changes make life easier for taxpayers and accountants? After much discussion with the industry, we think the answer is yes. At least…
Jenny Strudwick | 29th May 2024 | 6 min read
The UK economy continues to present challenges for businesses of all sizes, and many expected further incentives for business investment in this year’s Autumn Statement. Following the Chancellor’s announcement, full expensing hits the mark – now made permanent, UK businesses can expense 25p for every £1 they invest in plant…
Jenny Strudwick | 4th December 2023 | 4 min read
The accountancy profession has been grappling with slow, inefficient systems for years and with MTD for ITSA fast approaching, it’s now critical to review processes. Research recently revealed MTD is keeping accountants awake at night with only 25% having the right tools to support clients with their transition to MTD. …
Jenny Strudwick | 3rd August 2022 | 2 min read
HMRC has launched a major review of how the tax administration framework could be reformed. This could pave the way for changes in the way in which tax liability assessments are carried out. “Smarter use of data about taxpayers and their activities could create opportunities” for this change, officials said…
Jenny Strudwick | 29th March 2021 | 3 min read
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has delivered his much anticipated 2021 Budget this afternoon, with numerous changes sparking the interest of accountants, including a rise in Corporation Tax and extensions for COVID-related support schemes such as furlough and self-employment grants. What did Chancellor Rishi Sunak announce? Let’s take a look at the…
Jenny Strudwick | 3rd March 2021 | 5 min read
In December we held a winter user group meeting with a product theme, focusing on what the IRIS Practice Engine team has been working on and developments in the pipeline for the year ahead. A session for our customers, we threw it open to the floor so questions could be…
Jenny Strudwick | 22nd January 2021 | 5 min read
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