The Loop - Accountants
Ryan Pearcy, John Toon and Indi Tatla
Would You Hand Your Client's Card to an AI?
Ryan Pearcy is joined by Lara Manton of LJ Bookkeeping and Robbie from Forbes Mazars for a run through the accounting tech news that actually matters this month, with plenty of disagreement along the way. The big one close to home: The Loop has acquired the Early Adopters Hub, the community that vet...
Hiring Freeze? Employment Costs Hit Breaking Point
Rising employment costs are reshaping the job market. Learn how a 10% increase in labor expenses is triggering hiring freezes. This analysis examines recent data showing UK employment costs surged by 10% over the past year. We break down why businesses are reacting with hiring freezes and position c...
We Bought the Bridge | Robots Beat the Humans (?!) | Be in the Loop.
John Toon is joined by guest presenters Billie McLoughlin and Kendrick Hair to work through the month's accounting tech and fintech news, with plenty of disagreement along the way. The headline story is Digits, which published a benchmark claiming its bookkeeping agent hit 97.8% accuracy against 79....
Practice management, data privacy and why the Maple Review matters for accountants
ohn Toon, Eriona Bajrakurtaj, and Leigh Stallard cover FYI's first AI features, two separate Xero conversations, BrightPay Oscar, Sodium, Record OS and the Maple Review. FYI has added its first AI features, built around the existing automation layer rather than added on top as a chatbot. Firms tha...
What the AI adoption numbers actually mean for your practice
Indi and Ryan are joined by Kevin Fitzgerald covering VAT workflow improvements, AI payroll onboarding, the month-end close race, and a blunt conversation about why most accounting professionals still are not using AI at all. FreeAgent has shipped VAT return improvements timed to the April 2026 MTD ...
Starling Says 'Job Done.' The Accountants Disagree.
Ryan Pearcy and Indi Tatla cover a big week in accounting tech, from Starling's contested MTD launch to Intuit cutting 3,000 jobs and Xero's push to own the workflow layer. Starling Bank launched Accounting Essentials in March, a free bookkeeping and MTD submission tool for sole traders and landlord...
What Accountex, Hg's write-down and Sage's CEO tell us about where accounting tech is heading
Indi Tatla, Ryan Pearcy and guest host Alastair Barlow are in the chair this week, with John Toon taking the week off. The episode opens fresh from Accountex, comparing notes on the talks, the vendors and what the arrival of a dedicated FD show on the floor might mean for the direction of the market...
Sodium, William AI and Xero Claude Integration, QuickBooks MTD Checker, Combinely and FreeAgent E...
Leigh Stallard is joined by Lara Manton and Robbie White for a packed episode recorded in the wake of Accountex 2026. Between them they cover eight stories spanning practice management, bookkeeping automation, MTD, AI strategy and the long-running question of what an accountant is actually for. Duan...