The Briefcase #2: The 5 Biggest Accounting Scandals of All Time
For most of us, the biggest scandals our office will be involved in is whether Aidan turned the dishwasher on…
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Accountants don’t usually get top billing in TV and film. Unless they’re cooking the books or dodging bullets. But every…The History of Accounting
Luca Pacioli (pictured above) might have popularised the double entry method, but the history of accounting goes beyond him –…
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The Briefcase #40: Blockchain and Accounting
By: AccountingCPD | Posted on: 24th Apr 2026
This week, we’re looking at blockchain. But, before we talk about it, we need to deal with the elephant in…
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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…
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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…
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The Briefcase #36: Hollywood Accounting
By: AccountingCPD | Posted on: 26th Mar 2026
As we at the Briefcase love saying, there are only two types of people in the world. The first type…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…