by Helen Hawkes | Feb 25, 2025 | Features
At a glance Web3, which enables decentralised financial transactions, is already here and the volume of transactions as well as clients using the Bitcoin network is fast gaining speed. Accountants need a foundational knowledge of Bitcoin principles,...
by Annie Lawson | Feb 20, 2025 | Features
Mark Babington, board member of the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) and Executive Director of Regulatory Standards at the UK’s Financial Reporting Council. Babington, who is also Executive Director of Regulatory Standards at the...
by Caroline Riches | Feb 20, 2025 | Features
At a glance A few housekeeping tasks that help to improve your systems and processes can make a huge impact on your business. These jobs include reviewing your financials and expenses, updating your website and doing a tech audit. Not all clients are equal. Make this...
by Annie Lawson | Feb 19, 2025 | Features
At a glance Family trusts offer flexible wealth structuring and asset protection whilst allowing control without direct ownership. Corporate trustees provide better long-term benefits than individual trustees despite higher initial costs. Recent tax office...
by David Walker | Feb 18, 2025 | Features
“Many of our industries are oligopolies: a few big players dominate them. We have just two major supermarket chains, three big energy retailers (who all also have big presences in energy generation), four major banks, three mobile phone networks, two domestic...