AM

Annie Makoff

I’m an NCTJ-qualified freelance journalist with solid experience in news and feature writing, copywriting, digital marketing and PR.

I specialize in
- Business and finance covering leadership, automation, accountancy, pensions, insurance
- HR and recruitment covering outsourcing, employee benefits, health & wellbeing, PMI
- Disability covering accessibility & provision, disability rights, discrimination

I write across sectors for publications such as Accounting Technician (AT), Costco Connection, People Management, Post and C&IT among others.

http://anniemakoff.co.uk/

Covers

Publications

  • AAT
    6 articles
  • AAT Comment
    1 article
  • Freelance Journalist
    1 article
  • D&I Leaders
  • CMI's Professional Manager Magazine

Writes Most On

AccountantsAccountantTaxPolicyMTDAATCouncilTaxComplianceTaxProfessionalsTaxationTaxPlanningTaxAdvisorsSMEsTaxprofessionalHMRCMakingTaxDigitalTaxAdvisorDigitallyexcludedTaxReductionManagingMoneyIssuesSuccessfulprogrammeDigitaltaxrecordsBusinessSupportFinanceExpertIncomeTaxSelfAssessment2027MTDforVATEcoFriendlyImprovementsUpfrontCostsPropertyEvaluationsBusinessPrioritiesDigitalTransformationTaxSimplificationGreenBusinessDirectoryDecarbonisationNAOrecommendationsNationalAuditOfficeReduceEnergyBillsIncomeTaxSelfAssessment2026RevenueNAOreportCollaborativeApproachGovernmentSupportEsgstrategyInvestmentAllowanceEnergyEfficiencyFinancialDistressGreenInitiativesUkbusinessesTaxIncentivesProgrammechallengesFutureShapeEconomicCrisis
  • Most Popular
  • Recent Work
  • Requests
  • Now is the time for VAT simplification
    25 Jul 2024—AAT
    Accountants argue that the change of government brings a unique opportunity to simplify VAT. There’s been a lot of talk of VAT simplification lately. Professional bodies have been calling for HMRC to address SMEs’ disproportionately high tax cost burden. Talk has ramped up since the change of government, with many suggesting now is the time to make significant changes to the system. This problem is a global one. Many EU member states have already taken steps to address it, implementing a...
  • The tax implications of remote work
    13 May 2024—AAT Comment
    HMRC recognises work arrangements have changed permanently since the pandemic – here accountants consider the benefits and expenses that may incur tax. Hybrid working – where employees work some of the time in the office and some of the time at elsewhere – has been in place for most businesses since the pandemic. Some companies are trying to bring employees back to the office, though. Such a requirement would significantly increase travel costs and affect work-life balance. There have,...
  • Will you be signing clients up to HMRC’s MTD for ITSA pilot?
    3 May 2024—AAT
    Accountants react to HMRC’s request to take part in its latest Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment pilot. HMRC is urging accountants and tax agents to take part in its latest pilot to test out Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment (MTD for ITSA) before it becomes mandatory – in stages – from April 2026. The MTD for ITSA pilot was officially launched this April, after it had been previously trialled in June 2022 and subsequently paused a few months later. Under the...
  • Helping businesses understand the capital allowances available
    8 Mar 2024—AAT
    Accountants play a crucial role supporting businesses in financial distress. Here are some of the allowances they’re utilising. Huge numbers of UK businesses are believed to be in financial distress. Nearly 600,000 face significant difficulties and 47,000 are on the ‘brink of collapse’, according to a recent Red Flag report by insolvency specialist Begbies Traynor. Health and education, construction and property sectors are among the hardest hit. The number of struggling businesses within...
  • What accountants are doing to keep clients green in the cost-of-living crisis
    31 Aug 2023—AAT
    Business priorities for many SMEs have moved from environmental commitments to survival. Here’s how accountants are helping clients make the best of a bad situation. Despite growing consensus that greener business practices are essential, the cost-of-living crisis is forcing some firms to press pause on environmentally friendly initiatives. Survival is the more pressing concern, so businesses are prioritising revenue and attracting customers and clients. A body of research finds UK businesses...

People Also Viewed