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…
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…
Getting to know all about you
By: John Taylor | Posted on: 2nd Apr 2025
Probably the only work of fiction written about auditing is Bruce Marshall’s ‘The Bank Audit’ written in 1958. (Surely time for another one?). The Bank…
The Challenges in the Audit Profession
By: Steve Collings | Posted on: 5th Mar 2024
I have written extensively over the years on the challenges currently faced by the auditing profession, largely because confidence in audit has been eroded due…
Unravelling the Post Office Scandal: The Role of Internal Audit
By: Alan Nelson | Posted on: 7th Feb 2024
Much has been written about the Post Office scandal especially in the wake of the ITV drama series Mr Bates vs The Post Office. The…
Wirecard – Yet Another Classic Fraud Missed by the Auditors
By: John Taylor | Posted on: 25th Nov 2020
So after Enron (2001), Worldcom (2002), Parmelat (2003), Satyam (2009) and Olympus (2011) the world was waiting for the next big scandal. Of course, in…