The Briefcase #35: Just One More Thing… Accountants and Professional Scepticism
By: accountingcpd | Posted on: 20th Mar 2026
As Lieutenant Columbo reached for the doorknob, he suddenly halted. He turned his head and, bringing his cigar away from his lips, said: “Just one…
The Briefcase #34: Accounting in Music
By: accountingcpd | Posted on: 12th Mar 2026
There are many types of people in the world, but for the purposes of this introduction, let’s imagine that there are actually only two types…
The Briefcase #33: 5 Greenwashing Hall of Fame Inductees
By: accountingcpd | Posted on: 5th Mar 2026
Greenwashing isn’t just what leprechauns call one of their laundry cycles – even though they do call it that. No, it’s not only that, greenwashing…
The Briefcase #32: What It’s Like to Work for the Big Four
By: accountingcpd | Posted on: 27th Feb 2026
Ask any accounting graduate what they want to do post-uni, and there’s a decent chance they’ll say “Big Four.” And why not? Think of the…
The Briefcase #31: Computer Games For Accountants
By: accountingcpd | Posted on: 19th Feb 2026
Plumbers have Mario, doctors have Theme Hospital, and psychopaths have The Sims. But where are the games for accountants? You might think a game that…
The Briefcase #30: A Love Letter to an Accountant’s One True Love
By: accountingcpd | Posted on: 13th Feb 2026
Roses are red,Violets are blue,I love the warm feelingOf clicking “Spreadsheet”, then “New”. You #SPILL when I LOOKUP,You #REF when I err,But I always come…
The Briefcase #29: Advice For The Year Ahead
By: accountingcpd | Posted on: 5th Feb 2026
A while ago, we asked our authors a couple of questions – what trends and challenges accountants should be watching in 2026, and what kind…
The Briefcase #28: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities in 2026
By: accountingcpd | Posted on: 29th Jan 2026
This week at The Briefcase, we thought we’d take a week off and let our authors do the writing for a change. So, we sent them…
The Briefcase #27: Five Taxes That Refuse to Die
By: accountingcpd | Posted on: 23rd Jan 2026
Tax law evolves extremely slowly, like the drip-drip-drip growing into a mighty glacier. And like glaciers, a tax law can survive for centuries – long…