What does it really take to lead an accountancy practice?

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The Briefcase #36: Hollywood Accounting A look at scandalous Hollywood accounting, where billion-dollar blockbusters somehow make no profit. From Lord of the Rings to Disney.

In Hollywood, making money and making a profit aren’t always the same thing.

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The Briefcase #35: Just One More Thing... Accountants and Professional Scepticism Understand Professional Scepticism and its relevance in accounting. Develop an enquiring mind to enhance your professional practice.

“Just one more thing…”

Professional scepticism might not involve cigars or long coats, but it does require the same instinct - asking the question others might overlook.

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#AccountingCPD #TheBriefcase #ProfessionalScepticism #Audit #AccountingLife

2026 Spring Update: UK Tax <strong>Part of a series of Quarterly UK Tax Updates.</strong> Stay up to date with the latest UK tax developments, including the Scottish Budget 2026�27, new work van and fuel benefit charges, APR an...

Our 2026 Spring Update: UK Tax course brings together the key developments from the first quarter of the year, helping you stay current with the latest legislation, guidance and case law.

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The Briefcase #34: Accounting in Music From the Beatles to Monty Python and Jeezy, this Briefcase explores the strange and funny ways accounting shows up in music.

“It’s fun to charter an accountant and sail the wide accountant sea!”

In the Briefcase this week, we look at the surprising ways the profession appears in songs.

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The Briefcase #32: What It’s Like to Work for the Big Four What’s it really like to work at the Big Four? Reddit stories, Glassdoor ratings, and the truth behind the prestige.

Every accounting graduate seems to want one thing: the Big Four.
The prestige. The clients. The CV boost.
But what’s it actually like to work there?

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#AccountingCPD #TheBriefcase #BigFour #AccountingCareers #AccountingLife

The Briefcase #31: Computer Games For Accountants From spreadsheet simulators to intergalactic banking scandals, The Briefcase explores the computer games that secretly feel like accounting.

Plumbers have Mario, doctors have Theme Hospital, and psychopaths have The Sims. But where are the games for accountants?

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The Briefcase #30: A Love Letter to an Accountant’s One True Love 💘 This Valentine’s, we wrote a love letter to the one companion accountants spend the most time with. You know the one.

Every accountant has one true love.
It’s dramatic.
It’s unreliable.
It ruins the occasional Friday evening.
And yet… we can’t quit it.

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#AccountingCPD #TheBriefcase #AccountingLife

The Briefcase 29: Advice For The Year Ahead 2026 is shaping up to be a year of rapid change. Discover what 14 experts in accounting, tax, and tech think professionals should focus on this year.

What’s the single most important piece of advice for accountants heading into 2026?

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#AccountingCPD #TheBriefcase #FutureOfAccounting #CPDforAccountants #ProfessionalJudgement #AccountingLife

AI is transforming finance and accounting - but with great power comes great ethical responsibility.

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FRS 105 and FRS 102 serve different types of entities - but what are the key differences in how they work?

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Acting for Small and Micro-Entities The FRC's recent periodic review has changed how small and micro-entities prepare their financial statements. This course helps you navigate the updates for your clients or organisation.

Are your small entity clients ready for the FRC’s latest changes? Get up to speed with the updated reporting rules and frameworks.

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IFRS: Core High Level Standards Understand the high-level IFRS standards that underpin financial reporting, from accounting policies and post-reporting events to foreign currency and fair value.

Are you confident with the IFRS standards that underpin most financial reporting?

This course brings the fundamentals into focus.

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🤖 How is AI Going to Affect Your Role?

At Accountex London 2025, we asked accountants to share their thoughts on one of the profession’s biggest questions.

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2025-26 Update: Ethics Ethics doesn't stand still. This course explores how accountants can maintain integrity as AI, ESG, and global developments create new ethical risks and responsibilities.

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Ethics doesn’t stand still - and neither can you.

As the world changes, so do the ethical challenges accountants face. From AI to ESG and global regulation, today’s landscape demands a fresh perspective.

#AccountingCPD #EthicsInAccountancy #IESBA

Excel just got smarter. In this quick explainer, we break down how AI tools like Copilot and ChatGPT are changing the way we use Excel.

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You’re great at accounting. Growing your firm? Different story.

Join #GrowthBites — 8×20min sessions packed with tactics to scale your practice.

🎯 No fluff. Just what works.

📅 Oct 23, 10AM UK
💻 Free:

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2025-26 Update: CFO Issues Stay ahead of the curve by understanding the key trends and challenges facing CFOs today. This course explores forecasting, agility, AI, ethics and more.

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From forecasting under uncertainty to the ethics of AI, today’s finance leaders must adapt fast, without losing sight of trust, integrity, or agility.

#AccountingCPD #CFO #ChiefFinancialOfficer #FinanceLeadership #CPD #Accounting

Stress Management Being an accountant is a stressful job. Workloads pile up, deadlines loom, and burnout can creep in. This course offers practical ways to reduce stress and and stay balanced.

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World Mental Health Day is this Friday, a time to check in on your wellbeing.

Accounting is high-pressure. This course helps you spot stress, manage workload & build resilience.

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The Briefcase 12: Times When Accounting Made the World Better When accountants do good: whistleblowers, forensic legends, and nation-builders. These real-world stories show the profession at its world-changing best.

Last week in The Briefcase, we trawled the darkest corners of the ledger - This week? We turn to the light.

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2025 Autumn Update: UK Tax <strong>Part of a series of Quarterly UK Tax Updates. </strong> Stay up to date with the latest UK tax developments from July to September 2025, including legislative updates, HMRC initiatives, and im...

🚨 NEW CPD 🚨 bit.ly/46IX1o8

Stay up to date with UK tax changes from July to September 2025, including Finance Bill updates, salary sacrifice, case law, AI in tax, and HMRC digitisation.

#AccountingCPD #UKTaxUpdate #CPD2025 #FinanceBill #HMRC #UKTax #CPD #Accounting

The Briefcase 9: The Strange World of Tax-Free Organisations From churches and castles to quarterbacks and Jedi, this blog explores the strange, and sometimes strategic, world of tax-free organisations across history, religion, and sport.

Why do some of the richest institutions on Earth pay no tax?

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#TheBriefcase #AccountingHumour #TaxExempt #accountingcpd #TaxHistory #Tax #Accounting #Accountant #Accountancy

The Briefcase 8: 5 CPD Lies We Tell Ourselves From holiday heroics to webinar shortcuts, these are the CPD lies accountants tell themselves�and how to do things better. A sharply funny, gently honest look at professional development procrastinati...

💼 This week’s Briefcase takes a (lightly) forensic look at the excuses we make, and the solutions that make CPD feel a little less like a deadline, and a little more like growth.

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Struggling to manage costs in uncertain times? In this new course, Ross Maynard shares agile cost management strategies to help you plan smarter and adapt faster.

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The Briefcase 6: What�s So Big About the Big Four? Why do Deloitte, PwC, EY, and KPMG dominate accounting? Explore the history, power, and reality of the Big Four in this witty Briefcase breakdown.

🧠 Ever wonder why Deloitte, PwC, EY, and KPMG seem to tower over the rest of the accounting world?

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The Briefcase 4: Excel Formulas That Impress Non-Accountants Discover Excel formulas that are easy to learn but rarely used - perfect for impressing non-accountants and showing off your spreadsheet superpowers.

This week’s Briefcase looks at some relatively simple Excel formulas that are easy to use, but make you look like a wizard. 🧙

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🚨 New Course: Agility in Finance
Chartered Accountant & agility expert Alistair Corrie shows how to apply agile practices to finance processes, planning & risk.

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#AgileFinance #AccountingCPD #CPD2025 #FinanceTransformation

Think you’re not using AI in Excel? You probably are.

Flash Fill, Analyze Data, and Forecast Sheet all use AI - and our new course shows you how to go further with ChatGPT and Copilot.

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#Excel #ChatGPT #AccountingCPD #CPD #CoPilot

AI Tools in Excel Learn how to use ChatGPT and Copilot to speed up and simplify your Excel work, from cleaning data and writing formulas to generating insights.

ChatGPT and Copilot are transforming how we work in Excel, this course shows you exactly how to make the most of them.

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IFRS 18 is changing the way financial statements are presented. Find out what’s new and what it means for you in our 3-minute explainer 🎥

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