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AccountingWEB.co.uk editor John Stokdyk came away from this week’s high-tech, high-concept CGMA launch with a feeling of ambivalence.
With gossip swirling around RSM Tenon, John Stokdyk looks at the events at last week through the eyes of a wannabe sports reporter.
Jennifer Adams looks back at the administrative issues that caused the most grief in 2011 and sets the scene for the year ahead.
If you have browsed through or posted in the Opportunities area of the site recently, you may have noticed that we’ve updated the way it works.
It’s that doleful time of the year for many accountants when the world around you becomes obsessed with booze, party frocks and bad TV - and all you’ve got to look forward to are long days and nights juggling accounts, dividend statements and clients’ Self Assessment tax returns.
The Chancellor's autumn statement was fun while it lasted. Afterwards were were left with a haze of growth-stimulting spending commitments and, with a few exceptions, a dearth of detailed tax announcements. John Stokdyk looks back.
It’s been a staggered start for Google+. First, membership was restricted to invite-only for a lucky few; next, personal pages were made available to everyone in June; and finally, after a tumultuous relationship, Google last week unveiled its brands and business pages.
AccountingWEB founder and “Prudent Surfer” Ben Heald this week published a blog examining the major shifts taking place in accountancy publishing. This is an extract of his thoughts.
The latest developments in the accountancy publishing industry are rather intriguing.
In her recent round of tax lectures, Rebecca Benneyworth warned that reforms to the penalty system brought in by the Finance Act 2011 have taken away two of the profession’s favourite s












