The Briefcase #20: Key Ethical Challenges Accountants Will Face in 2026
By: accountingcpd | Posted on: 28th Nov 2025
Ethics is something we’ve all had to think more about in recent years, and some professional bodies have responded to this by adding mandatory CPD…
The Briefcase #19: Why Do We Budget?
By: accountingcpd | Posted on: 21st Nov 2025
Every year, like clockwork, the UK Budget approaches, and the media goes into a total frenzy. For the last few weeks, we’ve seen newspapers trade…
The Briefcase #18: Don’t Panic! Preparing Your Finance Team For AI
By: accountingcpd | Posted on: 14th Nov 2025
According to Ravical’s recent report Accounting in the age of AI, 70% of firms are looking at how to embed AI into their workflows, and 68%…
The Briefcase #17: US GAAP vs IFRS: What’s the Difference?
By: accountingcpd | Posted on: 7th Nov 2025
Accounting might be a universal language, but that doesn’t mean we’re all on the same page. If you’ve ever looked at a set of US…
The Briefcase #16: Accounting Halloween Costumes
By: accountingcpd | Posted on: 31st Oct 2025
As a profession, accounting isn’t exactly costume-party fodder. “I’m going as a sexy accountant” are words rarely – if ever – spoken aloud. But somewhere…
The Briefcase #15: Accountants Beware: The Internet Is Breaking
By: accountingcpd | Posted on: 24th Oct 2025
When Amazon Web Services (AWS) went down on Monday, half the UK banking sector went with it. Millions of customers were locked out of apps.…
The Briefcase #14: What Could Go Wrong With AI Accountancy?
By: accountingcpd | Posted on: 17th Oct 2025
When we first heard about the rise of AI, we all thought of The Terminator, not an accountant. But if an accountant is wearing a leather…
The Briefcase #13: Talking About Talking, or How To Avoid Burnout
By: accountingcpd | Posted on: 10th Oct 2025
The very first Briefcase blog we wrote was about ways to annoy your accountant – and it turns out, there’s a strong (and deeply unfortunate)…
The Briefcase #12: Times When Accounting Made the World Better
By: accountingcpd | Posted on: 3rd Oct 2025
Last week, we trawled through the darkest corners of the ledger – stories of accountants who used their powers to fund lavish lifestyles and pernicious…