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Webinar Series
Dext’s Tax Talks: Mini-series provides accountants and bookkeepers with a deep understanding of the complex tax environment surrounding their industry.
Back for its 2nd year, these informative sessions will be hosted by our team of experts, including Dext’s VP of Accounting & Product Strategy Paul Lodder, Senior Product Marketing Manager Katie Dutton and Product Domain Expert Max Whiteley. Our speakers will cover topics including the evolving role of AI in tax, the spring statement updates, plus how to avoid common errors on VAT returns and streamlining HMRC enquiries.
Register today to navigate the tax landscape for 2025!
Coming up
HMRC reveal the latest on e-invoicing and their digital transformation programme
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Speakers:
- Max Whiteley, Product Domain Expert, Dext.
- Simon Williams, Director Product Management, Dext.
- Rachel Stirrat, E-invoicing project – external engagement lead, HMRC.
- Paul Aplin OBE, MTD & UK Tax Specialist Consultant.
UK tax specialist Paul Aplin will join Dext and HMRC as they explore the value of e-invoicing for accountants and bookkeepers and get the latest on HMRC's consultation programme.
The evolving role of AI in tax: What does the future hold?
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Speakers:
- Katie Dutton, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Dext
- Paul Aplin OBE, MTD & UK Tax Specialist Consultant.
- Steve Cox, Director, Business Intelligence (Commercial), IRIS Software Group
The webinar begins with an overview of where AI stands today, exploring emerging trends and how it is expanding across industries. The panel will be highlighting AI's transformative role in compliance, reporting, fraud detection and tax optimisation. Then looking ahead, they will delve into the future of AI in tax, and how it is set to further revolutionise tax planning, filing, and monitoring.
Katie will conclude the webinar by highlighting Dext’s role in leveraging AI to improve data accuracy, mitigate risks and enhance efficiency in both tax and financial processes.
Spring Statement updates: What you need to know
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Speakers:
- Paul Lodder, VP Product Strategy & Accounting, Dext.
- Paul Aplin OBE, MTD & UK Tax Specialist Consultant.
Join Paul Lodder and Paul Aplin OBE as they breakdown the 2025 Spring Statement, discussing the key takeaways and their implications on the year ahead.
Common bookkeeping errors made on VAT returns & how to avoid them
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Speakers:
- Max Whiteley, Product Domain Expert, Dext.
Dext's Product Domain Expert, Max Whiteley will be talking through some of the common errors encountered on VAT returns and those that may arise concerning property rental and self-employed individuals - highlighting how Dext can effectively help mitigate the risk of such errors occurring.
Streamline HMRC enquiries with Dext: The ultimate solution for stress-free bookkeeping
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Speakers:
- Max Whiteley, Product Domain Expert, Dext
Facing a tax enquiry can be a daunting experience. Receiving a letter from HMRC indicating an inquiry into your Self Assessment return or a review of your VAT returns, spanning the past 4 years, naturally raises concerns.
However, with a solid foundation of financial management and efficient record-keeping, there's no need to panic -especially when equipped with Dext, the perfect solution for stress-free bookkeeping and accurate records.
In this webinar Max will be delving into how Dext can streamline an HMRC enquiry, due to the advanced search capabilities, demonstrating how specific documents can be located effortlessly by supplier, category, amount, or date range, and then conveniently downloaded as a single PDF.
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Webinar speakers
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Paul Lodder
VP: Product Strategy and Accounting expertise, Dext
Paul joined Dext with 20+ years in practice where he was a partner heading up the cloud accounting offering. ACCA qualified since 2003 Paul led the firms MTD and digital strategy, and provided support on digitalisation to accountants & bookkeepers across the country as well as providing solutions to clients’ challenges and supporting them to achieve their goals across accountancy, taxation and business advisory services.
Max Whiteley
Product Domain Expert, Dext
Max has a passion to change the accountancy industry and the lives of owner managed businesses across the UK. A specialist in all things Cloud accounting, Max recently joined Dext having spent 12 years in practice helping owners spend more time ON their businesses rather than IN their businesses, using real time information and the latest tech.
Max is now a Product Domain Expert at Dext, his role is to connect and listen to accountants, sharing his expertise and knowledge of the market to help Dext continue to create game changing software.
Katie Dutton
Senior Product Marketing Manager, Dext
Paul Aplin OBE
MTD & UK Tax Specialist Consultant
Steve Cox
Business Intelligence Director, Iris
Rachel Stirrat
E-invoicing project – external engagement lead, HMRC
Rachel is HMRC’s external engagement lead on e-invoicing policy. Rachel has over nine years’ experience working in policy at HMT and HMRC. In previous roles, she has led HMT’s work on the VAT treatment of financial services and public sector bodies, and has worked on EU exit negotiations.