Why the 2026/27 tax year will be unusual
Published: Wed, 01/28/26
Updated: Wed, 01/28/26
Hi The ta years 2026/27 and beyond are going to bring a number of changes to the way employees are ta ed. As with the start of any new ta year, there…
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[The Future of Accounting - 7 ]: 24/7 access to accounting advice
Published: Tue, 01/27/26
Updated: Tue, 01/27/26
Hi Most of us are used to accounting being a nine-to-five service. If you email on Friday night, you e pect to hear back sometime on Monday. If you…
Which Large Language Model (LLM) is best?
Published: Mon, 01/26/26
Updated: Mon, 01/26/26
Hi I recently subscribed to the paid version of Claude, but not having got much of substance from it was thinking of downgrading to the free version…
[The Future of Accounting - 6 ]: Knowledge as a commodity
Published: Thu, 01/22/26
Updated: Thu, 01/22/26
Hi For a long time, technical knowledge was the accountant’s moat. You paid for access to what they knew about ta, accounts and regulation. The…
[The Future of Accounting - 5 ]: Why your accounting tech should feel invisible (and what that means for you)
Published: Tue, 01/20/26
Updated: Tue, 01/20/26
Hi Right now, most business owners are painfully aware of their “tech stack”. You know which app does invoicing. Which one reads receipts. Which one…
[Sunday supplement]: Why Better Business Decisions Start With You
Published: Sun, 01/18/26
Updated: Sun, 01/18/26
Hi If you run your own business, you’ll know this feeling: You’re busy. You’re responsible for everything. You’re making business decisions all the…
[The Future of Accounting - 4 ]: Data Quality Will Determine Success
Published: Thu, 01/15/26
Updated: Sun, 01/18/26
Hi Every system you use throws off numbers – sales platforms, payment providers, inventory tools, CRMs, payroll apps. The temptation is to collect…
[The Future of Accounting -3 ]: Why the Most “Human” Accountants Will Win
Published: Tue, 01/13/26
Updated: Tue, 01/13/26
Hi As more of the technical accounting work is automated, something curious happens. The businesses that win will not be the ones with the cleverest…
[Sunday supplement]: Your 2026 plan doesn’t need more motivation. It needs better structure
Published: Sun, 01/11/26
Updated: Sun, 01/11/26
Hi Most business owners I speak to aren’t short of ambition or motivation. They’re short of bandwidth. So they do what smart, capable people do under…
[The Future of Accounting -2 ]: The End of the Traditional Accounting Firm
Published: Thu, 01/08/26
Updated: Sun, 01/11/26
Hi Picture the “typical” accountancy firm you grew up with.High street office. Filing cabinets. Busy season. Staff chained to their desks in March and…