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Accounting, Tax & Technology
Practical writing on UK accounting, tax and technology, with attention to the systems behind the numbers and the professional judgement that still matters.
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A professional perspective, not a sales pitch.
This section is written from practical experience across accounting, finance and tax in the UK, principally involving owner-managed and smaller businesses.
The emphasis is not on publishing a career history. It is on explaining useful subjects clearly: changes in tax, the practical behaviour of accounting software, productive integrations and the point at which a simple process becomes more complicated in real life.
Curiosity is useful only when it is paired with verification, context and professional judgement.
What belongs here
Rules, systems and judgement in practice.
Clear explanations shaped by how work actually happens.
Systems and software
How tools connect, where information moves and what still needs a person to check it.
Automation with judgement
What software can accelerate, what still needs review and when human context must lead.
Subjects in view
Professional work meets practical technology.
- Corporation tax
- Personal tax
- Capital gains tax
- VAT and CIS
- Accounting software
- Process design
- AI and automation
- Record keeping
Important information
General commentary, not individual advice.
The accounting, tax and technology material on The Perry is personal commentary and general information only. It is not accounting, tax, legal, investment or other professional advice, and it does not take account of any reader’s circumstances. Check current official guidance and obtain advice from an appropriately qualified professional before acting.
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