Emily Coltman discusses her early stage implementation of Winweb and how that fits into her firm's overall product strategy for small clients.

A conversation between myself, David Terrar, Philip Woodgate and Daren Oliver of Goodman Jones on the reasoning behind the innovative web site revamp, the planning, design and content creation process. There is an interesting observation about how the entire process worked, given there were people in three different countries across three different time zones involved with the project.

Following publication of The Tax Gap , I spoke this morning with author Richard Murphy. That conversation can be be accessed as a podcast here. Key points that came out are: * The way tax is managed and reported is creating risk because companies seem to be using a combination of favourable tax regimes and UK rules on interest as a component of managing dividend policy. Financial analysts are starting to look at taxation. * There is a need for a rethink around tax accounting in reported accounts. At present, it is all to easy to obfuscate what is really going on. * IFRS 17 needs work. Current interpretations are leading to nonsensical results - especially as regards the handling of permanent timing differences and the disclosure of known timing differences. * Companies are resisting disclosure on tax risk in reported accounts. * The oft-heard claim that the UK tax burden is too high (and stifles investment) is not reflected in large company accounts where the general rate of CT is falling. * Will government push back on the charge the UK is less than generous in tax relief?

Today’s show features a discussion with Larry Phillips and Philip Woodgate, partners at Goodman Jones . The firm has recently implemented Twinfield , a ’software as a service’ (SaaS) accounting application. This is compared to a desktop or client/server accounting packaged application. The partners discuss the difference they believe a SaaS choice makes to the business and that of its clients. How to listen to the show: You will need to download a copy of a software MP3 solution like iTunes or iPodder. These are both free. Click here for a 30 second guide about how podcasts work and how you can use them in a portable fashion. You can access the show by clicking here Show notes: 00:00-00:41 - City Slickrs intro 00:41-02:30 - Larry Phillips and Philip Woodgate introduce Goodman Jones 02:31-04:02 - Why Goodman Jones was looking for a service (SaaS) solution 04:03-05:20 - Limitations of VPN solutions 05:21-07:22 - Difference a SaaS solution makes to client work 07:23-09:08 - A cost effective solution for everyone 09:09-10:06 - Functional completeness 10:07- 11:37 - Security concerns addressed 11:38-12:58 - Goodman Jones ‘go to market’ with Twinfield 12:59-13:45 - Removing ‘friction’ in client interactions 13:46-15:56 - Training and adoption 15:57-16:25 - Final observations 16:26-17:19 - Close and outro I have previously reviewed this product. The product review can be found by clicking this link .

Show Notes - CitySlickrs Podcast show no. 2 - 8th December, 2005 This is a compilation of comments and thoughts on issues that are of interest to a professional business audience. 00:00-00:42 - Intro with Father Rock 00:43-05:02 - Neville Hobson on the value of podcasting 05:03-08:53 - Shel Israel reviews big business blogging, changed perceptions and the ew world of business opportunity 08:54-14:51 - Adriana Cronin-Lucas discusses the thorny issue of measurement and value add 14:52-16:30 - David Tebbutt looks at the changing face of education 16:31-18:16 - Hugh McLeod reviews the idea of the Global Microbrand 18:17-21:52 - Yat Siu talks about ousourcing and offshoring in the Far East and China 21:53-25:00 - Loic LeMeur provides insights into the experiences of M-E LeClerc 25:01-25:40 - Closing comments and thanks to all participants 25:41-26:06 - Outro with Father Rock

A run through of recent events including the HMRC tax credit portal lockdown, compliance and offshoring