7 April 2009
44% of all UK accountancy practices*, receive their
new release in time for new tax year, and are assured of full
compliance
The IRIS Accountancy Practice
Solutions Division has announced its biggest ever product release
so that over 14,000 firms relying on the three IRIS families of
software products, Drummohr, PTP and IRIS Practice Suite to run
their businesses, are fully compliant from the beginning of the new
tax year.
Despite a significant number of changes to legislation, tax rates
and allowances and changes to returns, the IRIS accountancy
practice development teams completed rigorous testing of the April
releases, on schedule.
With an unparalleled wealth of experience and
deep domain expertise accrued over 30 years in the Accountancy
Software market, IRIS is the only developer to provide a
comprehensive range of software solutions for all sizes and types
of practice, including the integrated, market leading, IRIS
Practice Suite.
Phill Robinson, Managing Director of IRIS
Accountancy Practice Solutions commented: “The team has worked
incredibly hard to ensure that all our customers receive their new
release on time, including those that have products sold under the
Drummohr and PTP brands. There continue to be a significant number
of legislative changes, which we have worked hard on to ensure they
are reflected in our products, enabling our customers to remain
compliant. There are also exciting new areas of functionality,
including features that have been designed to increase peace of
mind for customers as they take advantage of the Internet within
their Practices.”
IRIS Practice
Suite v9.3
IRIS Practice Suite users will find
that the latest release, version 9.3, has continued to focus on
secure communication, with the Internet at the forefront
of the technological changes impacting the accountancy profession.
The extensive electronic filing capabilities already present in the
tax, accounts production, company secretarial and company
formations software modules are expanded in v9.3.
Use of the Companies House XML Gateway for all
e-filings and company formations is automatic, once IRIS Practice
Suite v9.3 is installed, providing heightened security - with
documents far more difficult to intercept. Practices can save
time and guarantee accuracy with the use the Companies House
Online Service which gives them the ability to draw a range of
electronic information from the Companies House register directly
into their IRIS applications.
Available to all accountancy practices, the
latest version of IRIS Staff Planning includes closer links to
Microsoft Outlook, enabling customers to further strengthen their
internal planning and communications. Staff are e-mailed their time
bookings, from IRIS, which can then be used to maintain personal
Microsoft Outlook Calendars.
Availability
IRIS Practice Suite v9.3 shipped on April
6th 2009. The latest version of Drummohr will be
available as a download on April 7th and the
latest release of PTP software will ship earlier than ever before
beginning on April 8th.
* Source: ONS includes 32,000 organizations : “Accounting and
auditing activities; tax consultancy”
About IRIS
Accountancy Practice Solutions
With over 14,000 accountancy practices of all
sizes and with over 40% of the top 50 firms as clients, IRIS is the
market leading provider of software and services to UK accountancy
firms. IRIS’ objective is to provide the tools and services to
empower accountancy professionals, optimise operational efficiency
and enable the best chance of competitive advantage. With an
unparalleled wealth of knowledge and experience of the practice
software market and a first class reputation for delivering the
highest standards of software and service, IRIS demonstrates
consistent success in the surveys conducted by the Institute of
Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and has an
outstanding customer retention rate of 97%.
