by Sholto Macpherson | Feb 25, 2026 | Features
At a glance: New challengers use AI to reinvent spreadsheet workflows, not just replicate Excel’s formulas. AI-native spreadsheets use conversational prompts to automate entire processes from data to summary. Other tools add an AI layer to Excel, automating...
by Sholto Macpherson | Feb 25, 2026 | Features
At a glance: Use Tab Groups and Split View to organise your browser tabs. Use the Gemini side panel in Gmail to summarise emails and create tasks. Turn cloud software into standalone apps with Progressive Web Apps. Cloud accounting software has fundamentally altered...
by David Walker | Feb 25, 2026 | Features
At a glance: Clients who use a specialist accountant rarely return to a generalist practice. A fifth of clients will pay a 25% premium for specialised accounting services. Specialised firms can achieve significantly higher valuations than generalist firms. For...
by David Walker | Feb 19, 2026 | Features
At a glance: Accountants must communicate complex ideas of risk and uncertainty to their clients. To be trusted, professionals should focus on demonstrating their trustworthiness. Be open about what you know, what you don’t, and that advice may change. Exposing your...
by Phoebe Armstrong | Feb 19, 2026 | Features
At a glance: Firms are shifting from compliance work to a more consultative, advisory model. However, compliance workloads remain the biggest practical barrier to scaling advisory services. Tax planning is the most common advisory, with ESG and crypto on the rise....
