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Boost Your Career With AAT Qualification | Pros & Cons For Career Changers

Thinking of changing careers? Accounting can be an attractive option. Whether it is for stable job prospects, a better salary, or simply an interest in the field; many people consider beginning an accounting course to start their new career. The Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) is often provided as the quintessential...

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How Studying Accounting Can Begin A Career in Forensic Accounting

What first comes to mind when you hear the word "accounting"? Tax forms and Spreadsheets?   In accounting, there is a career that many tend to overlook. Forensic accounting may be the perfect field for you if you have an eye for detail and love solving puzzles. There are many opportunities in this role,...

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Debunking the Top 5 Myths about Accountants

Do you think accountants are boring? Think they're all maths whizzes completing tedious tasks daily? If so, you're wrong! In this blog post, we'll debunk five of the most common misunderstandings that surround accounting. Accountants are actually very different to what you may think. In many ways, they are a lot more exciting...

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Making Tax Digital (MTD) - What this means for accounting students

Making Tax Digital (MTD) – What this means for accounting students

Tax is a complicated matter to handle, as we are told right? Complex is probably a better word for it. The proposition of Making Tax Digital (MTD) is easy though: paper records of accounting are no longer viable. Operating using the digital form of accounting will become the norm for businesses...

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Are You Charging Enough For Your Service?

Of all the challenges you face when setting up your own business, getting your price point (charging for your service) just right is arguably the most important. What you charge is an indication as to the value that you attach to your business and the service/s you provide.

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Is Bookkeeping and Accounting recession-proof?

Whilst no career is truly recession-proof, there are some professions that are more resilient than others, and bookkeeping & accounting is definitely one of them! Essentially, as long as there is “business” (be it sole traders, micro entities or even national conglomerates), then there will always be a need for bookkeepers...

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