Control + [ • Do you ever want to find the source of a formula and see where it links to? • Is it hard to follow cell references such as =Sheet2!B7? Within a cell containing a reference to another cell – simply hold down the control key and at then press the square open […]

Poor business plans There are many examples of poor business plans. An ineffective business plan can undermine even the most inspired proposals Good business plans A good business plan can ensure your great idea gets the backing it deserves Writing a Business Plan, by Chris Bruce, takes a practical approach to how to write a […]

Market analysis is not just about the application of analytical techniques to reams of data. So often people say ‘we need more data’, when there is no more available. Anyone who has the job of putting budgets and business plans together knows the importance of the market section but market analysis is about more than […]

The debate over the ‘Social Responsibility’ of corporations (or corporate social responsibility AKA CSR) has been raging for some time, most recently focusing on how enterprises align their economic considerations with social and environmental ones. Financial Fluency’s new online CPD course: Corporate Social Responsibility for Finance Professionals including accountants, looks at the responsibilities of businesses […]

I received an email today with this headline and I couldn’t resist opening it! Here’s the apparent joke: The Four Immutable Laws of Accounting: – Trial balances don’t. – Bank reconciliations never do. – Working Capital doesn’t. – Return on Investments never will. I can see why they call it “bad”. It was a US […]

Interesting questions to ask during a recession 1 What Exactly is a Recession? 2 Could It Turn into a Depression? 3 What Happened Last Time There Was a Recession? 4 How Recessions Affect an Economy 5 A Final Bit of Economics: Income Elasticities 6 How Safe is Your Business? 7 Tracking Trend 8 Recession Dynamics […]

Pensions in the news… This is the third in a series of three articles about Pensions in the news. You can read our first article on Pensions here and our second article on Pensions here The pensions tax system’s radical overhaul A radical overhaul of the pensions tax system came into force on 6th April […]

Pensions in the news This is the second in a series of three articles about Pensions in the news. You can read our first article on Pensions here No more tax credits on dividend income! In 1997 the then Chancellor Gordon Brown removed reportedly £5bn a year out of millions of pensioner’s funds by stripping […]

Pensions in the news This is the first in a series of three articles about Pensions in the news. Defined Benefit Schemes Around thirty years ago the pensions world was relatively simple and rarely made the news. There was a state scheme in place and many people additionally were members of Defined Benefit (DB) occupational […]

Is this is end of local accounting standards The Internationalisation of Accounting Standards The UK’s Accounting Standards Board is proposing that in the next few years some UK companies and other reporting entities will be required to, or have the option to, move to a more IFRS-based financial reporting framework. The current situation in relation […]