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Spreadsheets…like Marmite?

In my experience, spreadsheets are like Marmite… For every person excited to use spreadsheets in the workplace, as well as at home (how else will you be able to keep track of who needs what at Christmas and how much it

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Strategy for the AAT Level 4 Synoptic Exam (PDSY)

We all have different approaches to taking exams and you may like to consider the following strategy for the AAT professional level synoptic exam (PDSY): This strategy assumes that you prefer doing calculations rather than writing about those calculations.  The strategy

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To Capitalise or Not to Capitalise (Expenditure)

Deciding whether or not to capitalise expenditure can be tricky…   Almost two decades ago a telecom giant in the USA, Worldcom, fraudulently capitalised computer paraphernalia such as cables and memory sticks.  Compare the two double entries: What was the effect of

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Struggling with AAT Variances?

Variances are often found difficult by AAT students.  Here’s an analogy that may help you to understand them better.  Eggsamine business decisions with variances: When my second son was very young we discovered that he was intolerant to gluten.  As a

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IAS18 est mort, vive IFRS 15!

IFRS 15 Revenue from contracts with customers IFRS 15 Revenue from contracts with customers is examinable in your AAT exams now, replacing IAS 18 Revenue and IAS 11 Construction contracts.  The good news is that the while there are differences, the

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Studying AAT…One Bite At A Time

Studying AAT…one bite at a time As you may know, I got mugged into joining in with the office entry for a charity Rainbow Run on the 9 June 2018. As well as having to run 5k, one gets showered along

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Which AAT Course Should I Start With?

It’s obviously hugely important that you start your AAT journey enrolled on a course that’s right for you…   Identifying the appropriate course will to a certain extent, depend on what you think your end point will be e.g. you might want

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