About the author: Jon Smith
I am a chartered accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. I have many years of experience both in accountancy and bookkeeping and in distance learning. I am also very enthusiastic about bringing the teaching of bookkeeping into the 21st century using the power of the web.
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Category Archives: Accounting in the Economy
Accounting for Renewable Energy Costs
The Department of Energy and Climate Change is already reconsidering its calculations on at least some renewables. Continue reading
Writing on Accounting Wall for RIM
Things go from bad accounts to worse operations at RIM. Continue reading
Pub game over
Karen Murphy is vindicated by the ECJ but pubs will not be able to follow her example. Continue reading
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Scandal of Accounting for Parliamentary Expenses
The new system for paying MPs expenses, as described by the National Audit Office, is cumbersome and inefficient. Continue reading
Whose bank account is it anyway?
Many bank customers might be very pleased to find that cheques aren’t going to be abolished. Continue reading
The cost of lending books
‘Future Libraries’ does not take us very far towards the future of the library service. Continue reading
IMF’s Limited Financial Wisdom
The IMF review of the UK economy stops short of recommending real change in UK economic policy or the banking system. Continue reading
Government IT projects: an institution of failure
The Public Administration Committee explores the persistent failures of government IT projects. Continue reading
Auditing the tax man
The National Audit Office report on Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs is a disaster waiting to happen. Continue reading