From CPD to the Grand Prix: When Learning Comes With Prizes
By: accountingcpd | Posted on: 30th Apr 2026
Here at AccountingCPD, we believe that good CPD leads to great things. The right course can educate and inspire, pushing you to the next big…
Just when you thought it was all going so well!
By: John Taylor | Posted on: 28th Apr 2026
The Rise (and Overreach) of Brewdog James Watt and Martin Dickie set out to revolutionise the craft beer industry. Through hard work and hard times…
The Briefcase #39: Come Get Your Tax Avoidance!
By: accountingcpd | Posted on: 16th Apr 2026
Accountants can sometimes struggle to market themselves. It’s not really part of the skillset. Often, an advert for an accountancy firm will centre around a…
The Briefcase #38: Creativity for Accountants
By: accountingcpd | Posted on: 10th Apr 2026
Generally, accountants are seen as a stable pair of hands. They might even be thought of as a little bit predictable. A truly reductive individual…
The Briefcase #37: The Accountant from the Future
By: accountingcpd | Posted on: 2nd Apr 2026
It was a beautiful summer evening. You and a few accountant buddies were hanging out, playing with a telescope, sipping beers, wondering whether you could…
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 #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 #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…
Auditing is Boring – Until It Matters
By: John Taylor | Posted on: 26th Jan 2026
In 2018 giant construction and facilities management business Carillion collapsed. The loss of jobs and the cost to the government led to calls for the…