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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.
Posted on: 10th May 2017Current Limitations to the Scope of Virtual Account Systems if Full AML-CFT Compliance is to be Ensured
By: Bob Lyddon | 10 min read | 0Corporates generally wish to reduce the number of bank accounts they run, and to have greater central control over the activity across them. This means integrating the...
Posted on: 19th Apr 2017When Does Architectural Design & Engineering Qualify for R&D Tax Credits?
By: Linda Eziquiel | 5 min read | 0In the UK we have a great tradition of architectural and engineering innovation and with the advance of technology, the design process involves not just pioneering ideas but pioneering methods to test and...
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: 10th Apr 2017Announcements of the Eurozone Economy's Recovery May Be Premature
By: Bob Lyddon | 11 min read | 0A lot has been made of the recent, more positive statistics on Eurozone growth, which might lead Cash Managers to anticipate a rise in Euro interest rates and a possible reduction in the Quantitative Easing programme of the European Central Bank.
Posted on: 5th Apr 20175 Tips to Improve Your Work-Life Balance
By: accountingcpd | 4 min read | 0It's not unusual to be feeling worn down and it's no wonder why either. This blog features 5 top tips to help improve your work-life balance.
Posted on: 28th Mar 2017Brexit Means Bribes?
By: John Taylor | 8 min read | 0If the UK government negotiates a 'hard Brexit' and therefore is excluded from the single market, post-Brexit deals with morally bankrupt countries will assume much greater importance and the danger is that an unwanted...
Posted on: 22nd Mar 2017The Self- Employment Issue
By: Rob Weaver | 2 min read | 0The Chancellor did a well-documented hand brake turn with his reversal of the self-employed National Insurance increases. Though he had plenty of encouragement, he should have avoided this political own goal. Whenever the next election is...
Posted on: 16th Mar 2017Basel III Promises Huge Shake-Up in Cash Management Products
By: Bob Lyddon | 7 min read | 0The new Basel III rules promise to significantly disrupt some of the flagship services offered by banks to their corporate customers under the heading of International Cash Management. Basel III will impact those services the most where the...
Posted on: 9th Mar 2017The Budget: A Broken Political Promise?
By: Rob Weaver | 3 min read | 0With two budgets this year, there was every chance that this was going to be a bit of a damp squib and largely it was. With the exception of giving small business owners and the growing number of self-employed a bit of a...