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The Briefcase 2: The 5 Biggest Accounting Scandals of All Time
From Enron to Satyam, discover the five biggest accounting scandals of all time, how they happened, who got burned, and what every accountant can learn from the wreckage.
Accountants in the Spotlight
Discover how accountants are portrayed in TV and film, from cult heroes to comedy icons, and why the profession deserves more credit than it gets.
The History of Accounting
From Mesopotamian clay tablets to modern ledgers, the history of accounting spans continents and civilisations.
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Posted on: 24th May 2023Gary Lineker Scored a Win Over HMRC
By: accountingcpd | 5 min read | 0Gary Lineker wins tax battle against HMRC after being pursued for £4.9m.
Posted on: 16th Jun 2020Audit Quality Indicators and the FRC
By: accountingcpd | 3 min read | 0A blog from accountingcpd
Posted on: 9th Jan 2019Peer-to-Peer's Profile Rises Among Small Business Borrowers
By: Andy Davis | 2 min read | 0A blog from accountingcpd
Posted on: 11th Oct 2017UK GAAP Transition Issues
By: accountingcpd | 6 min read | 0Many first-time adopters of FRS 102 are nervous about the transition because, in many cases, this is the first-time a transition has been undertaken.
Posted on: 12th Apr 2017Can Accountants Save this Planet?
By: Lisa Weaver | 4 min read | 0Can accountants save the planet? The answer to this question is `yes`, or at least `probably`. The ethos behind the Integrated Reporting movement, which calls on reporting entities to embed integrated thinking, focus on measuring...
Posted on: 30th Sep 2016Adding Value to Data - Olympic Style
By: Anna Faherty | 24 min read | 0Accounting and finance professionals are no strangers to sharing numerical data. But that doesn't mean it's an easy task, especially if the people you are communicating with don't have the skills to interpret the figures you share...
Posted on: 14th Sep 2016The Seven Guiding Principles of Integrated Reporting
By: accountingcpd | 2 min read | 0The Integrated Reporting movement is gaining momentum. Despite this move to embrace Integrated Reporting, many accounting and finance professionals know little about it. In this week's blog we look over the seven Guiding Principles of Integrated Repo
Posted on: 15th Jun 2016FAST Standard: The 4 Basic Principles
By: accountingcpd | 2 min read | 0In this blog we've highlighted some of the key features of the FAST standard that need to be considered when building a financial model.
Posted on: 18th May 2016IFRS Spawning Alternative Financial Reports
By: accountingcpd | 3 min read | 0We came across an article recently which suggests that due to the prescriptive nature of IFRS, companies are adding alternative reporting to annual reports and other corporate communication. Read our opinion on the article in this week's blog.