Why your clients lie, and what to do about it

To uphold financial integrity, accountants need to be able to identify deception in their client...

Succession planning, without the drama

It’s not just a plotline in Succession. For many family-run firms, deciding who takes over can...

The cognitive traps that can lead you astray

Accountants rely on judgment, but unseen cognitive biases can lead to poor advice. How can you...

History is full of failed attempts to establish new currencies. So what makes crypto different?

With political endorsements fuelling its rise, cryptocurrency seems unstoppable. But history...

Checking Ledgerbot: We diagnose the health of UK accounting’s AI assistants

The promise of an AI “ledgerbot” to run the books is here. But how does the reality of...

Stop counting heads: A practical guide to resource planning

Unlike lawyers handling one-off deals, accountants work in recurring cycles. This predictability...

Housebuyers hate stamp duty. Why hasn’t it been reformed before now?

For years, academic economists have argued that council tax and stamp duty are deeply flawed....

AI stars prepare for a new game

Though AI can excel at writing, no-one yet trusts ChatGPT with a balance sheet. But some of the...

Breaking up: a guide to client offboarding

Winning new clients is an accountant’s bread and butter. But knowing when and how to fire a...

HMRC disputes: When to settle, when to fight

When an HMRC dispute happens, accountants are clients’ first line of defence. We have...

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