{"id":19915,"date":"2023-02-03T16:33:07","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T16:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moorethompson.co.uk\/blogs\/?p=19915"},"modified":"2023-02-03T16:33:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T16:33:09","slug":"ready-to-make-a-move-to-the-cloud-find-out-how-you-can-migrate-smoothly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moorethompson.co.uk\/blogs\/ready-to-make-a-move-to-the-cloud-find-out-how-you-can-migrate-smoothly\/","title":{"rendered":"Ready to make a move to the cloud \u2013 Find out how you can migrate smoothly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moorethompson.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/M.T.-Blog-Graphic-03.02.23-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moorethompson.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/M.T.-Blog-Graphic-03.02.23-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.moorethompson.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/M.T.-Blog-Graphic-03.02.23-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.moorethompson.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/M.T.-Blog-Graphic-03.02.23-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.moorethompson.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/M.T.-Blog-Graphic-03.02.23.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Cloud accounting offers many useful features that can help to save time and make your business more efficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>If you aren\u2019t already using cloud accounting technology to advance your business, you should consider making the change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following HM Revenue &amp; Custom\u2019s introduction of the Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT programme, many businesses are already using cloud accounting and bookkeeping software to remain compliant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are various cloud accounting systems for small to medium-sized businesses, such as Xero, Quickbooks, FreeAgent and Sage that are compatible with MTD and enable you to share data with your staff or accountant securely in real-time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Migrating your business to the cloud is easy, but it is best to seek professional advice beforehand to make the most of what this powerful technology can offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is the best app for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get help assessing the app that meets your needs. One of the main benefits for businesses is that cloud accounting means a more efficient compliance workflow, reducing the chance of duplication. This means your accountant can spend more time advising on how to grow your business.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Planning the migration and testing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your business is running well, you must minimise disruption. Take a close look at your schedule and figure out how to best time your transition. Determine the order of migration, and&nbsp;set some deadlines and metrics to define success. Make sure you can operate both systems for a short while to cover major teething problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Plan for the unexpected<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plan for the impact on business users, and your operations team, and work out an action plan for problems. Also, prepare for the worst with a disaster recovery plan in case any complications arise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Need help getting started with cloud accounting or choosing the right apps for your business? Contact us today.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cloud accounting offers many useful features that can help to save time and make your business more efficient.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,26,121],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-accountancy","category-blog","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.moorethompson.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.moorethompson.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.moorethompson.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moorethompson.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moorethompson.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19915"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.moorethompson.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19915\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19917,"href":"https:\/\/www.moorethompson.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19915\/revisions\/19917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.moorethompson.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moorethompson.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moorethompson.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}