John Taylor
About John Taylor
John is a Chartered Accountant who spent many years advising small and medium-sized businesses across the North of England.
He worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers before moving into industry as finance director of a medium sized plc.
He later joined Leeds Beckett University where he specialised in teaching auditing and management accounting on ACCA professional courses, and Forensic Accounting at Masters level.
John is the author of two industry standard textbooks Millichamp - Auditing and Forensic Accounting. He has also written several auditing textbooks for AAT courses.
What makes John tick?
John cares about ethical practice and fair dealing in business and requiring businesses to honestly recognise their responsibilities to the environment.
CPD Courses
The ICAEW Code of Ethics
All accountants, ICAEW member or otherwise, have a public duty to remain ethical. This course explains why integrity and independence are essential for accountants and how to uphold them throughout your work.
The Role of a Forensic Accountant
In this bite, we'll break down what a forensic accountant actually does, including the areas they specialise in and the different fraud-related work they might undertake.
The Role of the Expert Witness
As an accountant, you may be required to testify in court as an expert witness. But what does this involve? In this bite, find out about the role of the expert witness, and the reports and evidence they must provide.
The Role of the Trusted Business Advisor
What makes a trusted business advisor? Use this bite to discover how you can take on this role as well as the benefits it can deliver to you and your clients.
The Trusted Business Advisor
These days your clients are looking for more from their accountants, they want a trusted business advisor. This course looks at the processes, steps and technology that enable you to understand your clients' businesses, build stronger relationships and add real value.
The Wild Frontier of Cryptocurrency
Greater regulation and improved security is required before cryptocurrencies can become mainstream.
Valuation
This course introduces valuation processes and provides an overview of the main methods involved. You'll explore the use of asset-based, earnings and cash flow-based valuations as well as the complexities involved with non-standard and internet-based businesses.
Ethics: Dilemmas and Threats
FREE 1-hr CPD module. Understanding right from wrong is only a small part of the ethics equation. As an accounting professional, when you notice anything inappropriate, you have to know how to respond and - most importantly - to actually do something about it.
