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: Audit and accounts
Writing on Accounting Wall for RIM
Things go from bad accounts to worse operations at RIM. 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
Macmillan accounts for its misdeeds
The investigation into Macmillan Publishers Ltd offers a lesson in how to deal with a corruption crisis. 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
Accounting for tabloid stories
Press freedom is essential except when it comes to paying for information. Continue reading
Ring-fencing is an accounting issue
Sensible accounting methods could be an important part of ‘ring-fenced’ banking reform. Continue reading
Accounting for plumbers
The thinking behind the Plumbers Tax Safe Plan Continue reading
Bribery is a failure to account
The Bribery Act attempts to guide British businesses away from corrupt practices but fails to spot that proper bookkeeping and accounting would stamp out bribery. Continue reading
OECD looks at the books
A review of the OECD UK economic survey Continue reading
Posted in Accounting in the Economy, Audit and accounts
Tagged council tax, OECD economic survey, VAT
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Square accounts in a round tax hole
HMRC’s insistence on iXBRL corporation tax returns will mean big changes to accounting in the UK. Continue reading