Tom Herbert

Bristol, United Kingdom

Host at AccountingWEB (Podcast)

Technology Editor at AccountingWEB.co.uk

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Articles

Fraudsters target firms, MTD pricing, QuickBooks usage limits are coming

1 week ago | accountingweb.co.uk | Tom Herbert

AccountingWEB technology editor Tom Herbert rounds up the latest news and analysis from the accounting technology universe in bite-sized video form.
Agent accounts under attack in new cybercrime wave

1 week ago | accountingweb.co.uk | Tom Herbert

There was a time not so long ago when internet scammers were relatively easy to spot. Emails from fake princes of non-existent countries or misspelt offers of inheritance from celebrity spouses would arrive in your inbox offering millions, if only you could just hand over your bank details… However, technology has turbocharged a new wave of cybercriminals, with fraudsters recently hitting household names such as Marks and Spencer, Co-op and Harrods with a barrage of attacks.
Interviewing AI for a Software Engineering role

1 week ago | medium.com | Tom Herbert

This post does not reflect the views of current, past or future employers. The opinions in this article are my own. AI was used to create some of the content in this post. I’m going to have some fun today and interview AI, ChatGPT specifically, for a software engineering role. I have no idea how this is going to turn out. Let’s give it a whirl, shall we? You said: Good morning AI!ChatGPT said: Good morning! How can I help you today?
Dext’s docs, Xero’s workpapers partnership, Intuit buys HR tool

2 weeks ago | accountingweb.co.uk | Tom Herbert

AccountingWEB technology editor Tom Herbert rounds up the latest news and analysis from the accounting technology universe in bite-sized video form.
Switch without stress: How CASS could reshape SME banking

2 weeks ago | accountingweb.co.uk | Tom Herbert

Switching bank accounts has long been perceived as an administrative nightmare for small and medium businesses juggling standing orders, direct debits or supplier payments. First launched in 2013, the UK’s Current Account Switching Service (CASS) was introduced to simplify the process of switching bank accounts for individual and small business customers.
What is Lyme Disease? Coronation Street's Joseph Brown to be diagnosed in latest storyline

2 weeks ago | malaysia.news.yahoo.com | Tom Herbert |Amy Harris |William Mata

Coronation Street’s Joseph Brown will be diagnosed with Lyme disease in the soap's latest storyline. The scene will air next week showing the youngster, played by William Flanagan, being rushed to the hospital where doctors will tell his family that he has contracted an illness from a tick bite while on a camping holiday. The storyline follows weeks of concern over the cause of the character’s poor health leading to his stepmum Gemma, played by Dolly-Rose Campbell, being accused of poisoning him.
Personalised tax tango: Is fairness in the eye of the beholder?

2 weeks ago | accountingweb.co.uk | Tom Herbert

We cross now to the world of Uruguayan VAT, where the South American nation famous for its beaches, beef and ballrooms appears to be lightly tango-ing towards a ‘personalised regime’. Finance Minister Gabriel Oddone told a radio interviewer that Uruguay wants to be one of the first nations to roll out ‘live VAT rate adjustments’ for its population based on wealth and household expenditure – in essence, establishing different VAT rates for people instead of products.
AI agents, Xero payments, crypto coin plot

3 weeks ago | accountingweb.co.uk | Tom Herbert

AccountingWEB technology editor Tom Herbert rounds up the latest news and analysis from the accounting technology universe in bite-sized video form.
Tugger launches new portal to cut reporting complexity

3 weeks ago | accountingweb.co.uk | Tom Herbert

Tugger’s new reporting portal allows accountants to extract (or “tug”) data from accounting software such as Xero or CRM tools like HubSpot and create bespoke, branded reports from within the vendor’s own system. Initially created as a data warehouse ready to connect with complex reporting tools such as Microsoft’s Power BI and Tableau, the release of the portal marks a significant shift from Tugger’s previous practices, as it bypasses the need for individual Power BI licences.
Agentic AI edges closer to accounting adoption

3 weeks ago | accountingweb.co.uk | Tom Herbert

In the great river of technology trends, it’s easy to get caught up in the torrent of terminology. The arrival of personal computing spawned myriad technical tributaries, from user-friendly interfaces to plug-and-play peripherals, while the dawn of the internet gave rise to dot-com and the information superhighway.