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Too Many Accountants Not Keeping Pace with Technology

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  • Post author By Daniel Rose
  • Post date October 20, 2017
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It would seem that in the era of cloud computing and software as a service (SaaS), more accounting professionals would leave behind their paper ledgers and legacy spreadsheets. Apparently, that is not the case. A surprising new report suggests that far too many accountants are not keeping pace with technology.

Our approach to accounting here at More Than Accountants is to use technology to the benefit of our clients. We believe that moving accounting into the cloud is one of the best ways to do so because it gives accounting professionals access to great online tools, a more efficient environment for completing accounting tasks, and a way to do what they do in a more cost effective approach.

The previously mentioned report from Xero suggested a fair number of accounting professionals do not see things the same way. Despite 61% of the accountants surveyed for the report admitting that technology has put accounting at a crossroads, 64% also admitted to being familiar with someone who still handles accounting tasks using paper ledgers and outdated, desktop spreadsheets.

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  • The Time for Technology Is Now
  • More Education Is Necessary

The Xero report gets even more perplexing when you consider how many business owners have a reasonable expectation that account professionals will be up to date with technology. In other words, clients expect their accountants to be on the cutting edge of technology. We wonder how many of them know if their accountants actually are.

It turns out that just under 80% of UK accountants working for accounting or bookkeeping firms still make heavy use of desktop spreadsheets. Just under 20% are still using paper ledgers to keep track of client finances. Remember now, the paper ledger dates back centuries. Isn’t it time to put the paper aside and move accounting to the cloud?

More Education Is Necessary

More Than Accountants agrees with Xero’s assertion that the industry needs to put forth a greater effort to encourage accountants and bookkeepers to move their systems online. We recognise that nearly half of UK accountants are worried about the speed of technology and how not keeping up will leave some falling behind, and many of those facing technology questions are concerned that they do not have enough access to training and education.

A case in point is the pending Making Tax Digital scheme the government is currently preparing for roll-out. According to the Xero report, a surprising 25% of accountants are completely unaware of the scheme. Furthermore, 25% of their clients believe that the responsibility of keeping up with legislative changes, including the pending scheme, lies with them. Yet if accountants do not know what’s going on, their clients are going to be left behind whenever legislation does change.

It is apparent that accounting at some UK firms is well behind the times. Thankfully, there are technology-based solutions. More Than Accountants offers such solutions. If you are an accounting professional still depending on legacy systems, we can bring you into the 21st century by introducing you to cloud-based technology. If you are a small business owner still handling accounting in-house, More Than Accounting has technology-based solutions for you as well.

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By Daniel Rose

Daniel is the co founder of More Than Accountants and an ACCA Chartered Accountant. He will be more than happy to help More Than Accountants clients implement any guides or strategies that he has posted to the blog. If you would like to learn more about becoming a More Than Accountants client you can quote online by using our Unlimited Accountancy Services Quoting Tool.

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