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 […]

Can learning about finance be fun? I believe the answer is yes! There are many ways to make financial training fun and here are some examples: Cashflow 101 Robert Kiyosaki of Rich Dad / Poor Dad fame has developed a board game called Cashflow 101 to reinforce the financial principles developed in his books. The […]

Learn about Accountancy Practice Management Online • Are you an accountant in practice? • Do you have an agreed strategy for your firm? Successful accountancy practices understand what makes them different. They have a clear plan, they understand their practice model and have strong people, technology, risk management and client relationship strategies. Practice Management for […]

One of my favourite optical illusions is the spinning lady illusion. This is a apparent test of left and right brain dominance. Clockwise and Anti-Clockwise (Counter-Clockwise) Firstly let’s establish our understanding of clockwise and anti (or counter) clockwise. The first arrow is definitely pointing clockwise and the second anti clockwise Spinning Lady Optical Illusion Now […]