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Articles by Taking Stock

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Can IFRS be understood by dummies?

Leavitt Walmsley Associates audit and technical director Steve Collings reckons he knows IFRS so well he could train a dummy – TS was the test case

23 Jul 2012

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Colin: Last day for award submission sees some surprising entrants

New categories could prove quite popular

20 Jul 2012

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Big Four chiefs should aim for village fete roles

No rest for the wickedly busy ex-Big Four chiefs in retirement. But that road leads to hassle, argues Taking Stock

18 Jul 2012

Colin: Olympian cock-up

Gold medallist in cock-ups

18 Jul 2012

Colin: For every occasion...

There's could be a bright side at Clintons if you look hard enough

17 Jul 2012

E&Y run away with the Great City Race gong

It’s all over for now at the Standard Chartered Great City Race

16 Jul 2012

Colin: French tart

French tax reform in the world of Colin

11 Jul 2012

Colin: Accountants the new sexy...

Life imitates art

09 Jul 2012

Just 2.2% of people think accountants are skilled

In a poll this week, the British public revealed the esteem in which they hold accountants

05 Jul 2012

Colin: Diamond's carrot?

Will Diamond or won't Diamond sit before the select committee?

03 Jul 2012

Colin: Unwelcome interest

Watch out, celebrities

22 Jun 2012

Three days on the Wall

TS uncovers that the Great Wall of China can help your practice

21 Jun 2012

Colin: Jimmy Carr – National Treasure

Not a joke

20 Jun 2012

Colin: Nevermind the quality

Big firms make big changes

18 Jun 2012

Colin: We need to talk

HMRC it's good to talk

15 Jun 2012

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If budgeting is to have any value at all, it needs a radical overhaul. In today's dynamic marketplace, budgeting can no longer serve as a company's only management system; it must integrate with and support dedicated strategy management systems, process improvement systems, and the like. In this paper, Professor Peter Horvath and Dr Ralf Sauter present what's wrong with the current approach to budgeting and how to fix it.

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iXBRL: Taking stock. Looking forward

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