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Colin: Post Office pushes the envelope

Colin takes a sideways glance at the Post Office finally looking at its own software over accounting errors

07 Jan 2013

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Colin: Have a value-added Christmas

Colin wishes you all a merry Christmas - and don't forget to leave a 64-8 out for when Santa comes down the chimney

20 Dec 2012

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Taking Stock: Greentree gets charitable in biz software giveaway

TS loves to see good deeds...

18 Dec 2012

Colin: X marks the spot

How offshore tax settlements agreements used to be conducted

12 Dec 2012

Practice Manager: Small firms must use size to their advantage

KPMG's move into Tech City illustrates that smaller firms must take advantage of their size and move quickly, says Kevin Reed

07 Dec 2012

Taking Stock: Licence to ... audit your tax returns

Sex, drugs and violence. All in the day and life of an undercover accountant...

03 Dec 2012

Colin: Hidden in plain view

"What goes on behind closed doors?" asks Colin

30 Nov 2012

SMEs' travails should prick the ears of practices

Lack of finance. Lack of recognition of government initiatives. Are advisors doing enough to help boost their clients?

27 Nov 2012

Colin: Cutting red tape not always subtle

Setting new UK accounting standards is a delicate issue, notes Colin

27 Nov 2012

Colin: What's accounting got to do with the price of fish?

The glitz and glamour wasn't the only reason guests attended the British Accountancy Awards, notes Colin

23 Nov 2012

Colin: Autonomy can be a lonely place

Colin takes a wry look at one of the week's bigger developments

22 Nov 2012

ICAS is right – Scottish tax autonomy needs defining

The issues regarding Scotland's increasing tax autonomy need urgent addressing, notes Calum Fuller

16 Nov 2012

Standard setters vie for seat at IASB's top table

With limited space, national standard setters could be left scrapping for a seat on the new IASB’s advisory forum. The fight to influence proceedings begins now

15 Nov 2012

Taking Stock: Hibs take tax song to Heart(s)

TS loves a witty ditty

15 Nov 2012

Colin: It doesn't smell like coffee...

Colin muses on other borderline areas of the law

13 Nov 2012

Colin: Tax - there's no app for that

An iProfit to make your eyes water

08 Nov 2012

Don’t panic about KPMG’s false alarm

KPMG staff get unexpected break when UK chairman accidentally sets off fire alarm

05 Nov 2012

Offshore evaders' deals highlight 'name and shame' possibilities

The settlements reached with several offshore evaders on a list given to HMRC by French authorities illustrates that its naming and shaming scheme should work

05 Nov 2012

Colin: McDonald's golden promotion

A promotion at McDonald's caught Colin's eye this week

05 Nov 2012

Ever heard of the complexity gnome?

TS couldn't help but chuckle when MPs asked the chief executive of HMRC about the possibility of a gnome complicating the tax system

01 Nov 2012

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How software as a service can meet the strategic needs of a growing business

Organisations are now looking for a software service that is cost effective, flexible, streamlined and able to meet the needs of the business both today and in the future

Organisations are now looking for a software service that is cost effective, flexible, streamlined and able to meet the needs of the business both today and in the future

Profession reaches end of its tether with PAC

After the Public Accounts Committee's latest hearing - in which it heavily criticised Google's tax affairs - many advisers have had enough

#AAYP 2013: Talent is ageless, but youth unemployment is a problem

The principles of developing future leaders apply whether you've just left school or got years of experience under your belt

To quota or not to quota: that is the problem

Women on board quotas may have a bad rep, but it’s the only way to address inherent bias argues Fiona Hotston Moore

CABA's Wendy Saunders and CEO Kath Haines

Feature: Inside the Chartered Accountants' Benevolent Association

After seeing a 70% rise in demand, Calum Fuller visited the Chartered Accountants Benevolent Association to learn more about its efforts to provide support

Success of FRS 102 needs to be replicated on going concern

The consultation process for FRS 102 was arguably the most wide-ranging the FRC has ever conducted. It should apply the same rigour to going concern

Colin: Colin was here

Colin loves to be the centre of attention, as the Sky News Twitter account can testify

Taking Stock: Life in the slow lane

It was less Wacky Races and more Sunday driving as a team from Reeves helped raise £15,000 for charity as part of a race to Monaco

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Briefings

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Why budgeting fails: One management system is not enough

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

In this white paper CCH provide checklists to help accountants and finance professionals both in practice and in business examine these issues and make plans. Also includes a case study of a large commercial organisation working through the first year of mandatory iXBRL filing.