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    Are You Solving the Wrong Problem?

    The Briefcase #59: Are You Solving the Wrong Problem?

    By: AccountingCPD | Posted on: 10th Sep 2026

    Accountants solve problems all day long. It’s pretty much all you do. Cashflow is always tight, costs are always rising, and customers are always paying…

    Excel Features Everyone Forgets Exist

    The Briefcase #58 : Excel Features Everyone Forgets Exist

    By: AccountingCPD | Posted on: 4th Sep 2026

    Excel has been around since 1985, which means it has had more than 40 years to accumulate buttons. Some of those buttons have become part…

    Is John Healey an Economist And Why Does Nobody Seem to Care

    The Briefcase #57: Is John Healey an Economist? And Why Does Nobody Seem to Care?

    By: AccountingCPD | Posted on: 27th Aug 2026

    A little while ago, AccountingCPD, amongst many others, asked a simple question: is Rachel Reeves an economist? It became one of the most-read articles we’ve ever…

    CPA vs Chartered Accountant What's the Difference

    The Briefcase #56: CPA vs Chartered Accountant: What’s the Difference?

    By: AccountingCPD | Posted on: 20th Aug 2026

    Americans do a lot of things differently. They say strange things like “asphalt” and “eggplant”, play something called football largely with their hands, and put…

    The World's Weirdest Tax Deductions

    The Briefcase #55: The World’s Weirdest Tax Deductions

    By: AccountingCPD | Posted on: 13th Aug 2026

    Spend enough time as an accountant and you’ll hear all sorts of theories about what people think they can claim as a tax deduction. Barristers…

    The Secret History of Accounting Terms

    The Briefcase #54: The Secret History of Accounting Terms

    By: AccountingCPD | Posted on: 7th Aug 2026

    Accountants have a lot of jargon in their lexicon. Terms like “month-end” might seem obvious to you, but to most of the population, it’s the…

    What Is Forensic Accounting?

    The Briefcase #53: What Is Forensic Accounting?

    By: AccountingCPD | Posted on: 30th Jul 2026

    The term “forensic accounting” can evoke some weird imagery. It’s easy enough to imagine white coats and test tubes, safety specs and bunsen burners. Unfortunately,…

    How to Tell If Someone You Know Is an Accountant

    The Briefcase #52: How to Tell If Someone You Know Is an Accountant

    By: AccountingCPD | Posted on: 24th Jul 2026

    They don’t wear uniforms. They don’t introduce themselves by reciting tax legislation. Most don’t even carry calculators in belt holsters anymore. To the untrained eye,…

    The Briefcase 51 How Can Accountants Change the World

    The Briefcase #51: How Can Accountants Change the World?

    By: AccountingCPD | Posted on: 17th Jul 2026

    Accountants aren’t superheroes. They don’t don skintight uniforms and head out into the night solving crimes – although it would explain why they always look…