The Briefcase #21: Beyond the Balance Sheet: What Do Accountants Do Next?
By: accountingcpd | Posted on: 5th Dec 2025
It seems almost unimaginable that someone would not want to be an accountant, but there really are people out there who want to do something…
The Briefcase #20: Key Ethical Challenges Accountants Will Face in 2026
By: accountingcpd | Posted on: 28th Nov 2025
Ethics is something we’ve all had to think more about in recent years, and some professional bodies have responded to this by adding mandatory CPD…
The Briefcase #18: Don’t Panic! Preparing Your Finance Team For AI
By: accountingcpd | Posted on: 14th Nov 2025
According to Ravical’s recent report Accounting in the age of AI, 70% of firms are looking at how to embed AI into their workflows, and 68%…
The Briefcase #17: US GAAP vs IFRS: What’s the Difference?
By: accountingcpd | Posted on: 7th Nov 2025
Accounting might be a universal language, but that doesn’t mean we’re all on the same page. If you’ve ever looked at a set of US…
The Briefcase #14: What Could Go Wrong With AI Accountancy?
By: accountingcpd | Posted on: 17th Oct 2025
When we first heard about the rise of AI, we all thought of The Terminator, not an accountant. But if an accountant is wearing a leather…
The Briefcase #13: Talking About Talking, or How To Avoid Burnout
By: accountingcpd | Posted on: 10th Oct 2025
The very first Briefcase blog we wrote was about ways to annoy your accountant – and it turns out, there’s a strong (and deeply unfortunate)…
The Briefcase #9: The Strange World of Tax-Free Organisations
By: accountingcpd | Posted on: 12th Sep 2025
There’s nothing quite as divine as tax exemption. Whether it’s religion or royalty, some organisations float above earthly matters – earthly matters such as funding…
The Briefcase #4: Excel Formulas That Impress Non-Accountants
By: accountingcpd | Posted on: 7th Aug 2025
As an accountant, there’s a good chance someone, somewhere, has asked you for help with Excel – especially if you’re the only finance professional in…
The Cyborgs Are Coming!
By: John Taylor | Posted on: 9th Jul 2025
Well they said it would happen and now it has. The Big4 (Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC) have announced that they are reducing graduate recruitment…