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My desk is a guilt-thrower — Adrian Pearson
http://adrianpearson.com/blog/2013/1/4/my-desk-is-a-guilt-thrower
Adrian pearson is A VETERAN UK CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT AND the founder of ledgerscope - A SOFTWARE COMPANY MAking great tools for accountants in practice. My desk is a guilt-thrower. When I wake up, the first thing I find myself doing nowadays is picking up my smartphone. Next I can check my newsfeeds, Twitter timeline and catch-up on the news of the day in the phone's web-browser. If I need to make notes about anything I have OneNote in my hand, waiting for me to type. Cras mattis consectetur purus sit ame...
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Accounting Talk - where accountants play nice? — Adrian Pearson
http://adrianpearson.com/blog/2015/8/3/accounting-talk-where-accountants-play-nice
Adrian pearson is A VETERAN UK CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT AND the founder of ledgerscope - A SOFTWARE COMPANY MAking great tools for accountants in practice. Accounting Talk - where accountants play nice? After contributing to this thread on AccountingWeb. Where accountants were complaining about perceived inadequacies in the AnyAnswers forum on that site, I decided to build one. For my site - mainly because it's an open-source project, something I am increasingly drawn to. Cras mattis consectetur purus sit am...
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Be careful being different — Adrian Pearson
http://adrianpearson.com/blog/2013/1/23/be-careful-being-different
Adrian pearson is A VETERAN UK CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT AND the founder of ledgerscope - A SOFTWARE COMPANY MAking great tools for accountants in practice. Be careful being different. I have seen many accountancy firms describe themselves as "different" on their websites. By this they mean different from other accountants, and might say "we are not like other accountants" , or "we are surprisingly different" or the classic (unimaginative) "not all accountants are the same". What could that mean? Different" c...
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Michael the Aerial man — Adrian Pearson
http://adrianpearson.com/blog/2016/11/18/michael-the-aerial-man
Adrian pearson is A VETERAN UK CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT AND the founder of ledgerscope - A SOFTWARE COMPANY MAking great tools for accountants in practice. Michael the Aerial man. An aerial man. Not Michael himself, that would be a bit weird. Here is the transcript of the conversation:. Michael: You can explain what's going where when I come. Adrian: No I can't as I can't be there. Michael: Oh, talk me through it again then. Michael: We don't use email, I prefer to talk to people so you have everything clear.
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Accountants: how's your moat doing? — Adrian Pearson
http://adrianpearson.com/blog/2014/1/14/accountants-hows-your-moat-doing
Adrian pearson is A VETERAN UK CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT AND the founder of ledgerscope - A SOFTWARE COMPANY MAking great tools for accountants in practice. Accountants: how's your moat doing? FreeAgent is accounting software. They have just introduced additional functionality. That allows small business owners to file their UK Self Assessment tax returns directly from their accounting software. Clearly Shealan is very pleased about this. I wonder if FreeAgent's accountant customers will be as pleased. Accoun...
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Making Tax Digital for the digitally challenged — Adrian Pearson
http://adrianpearson.com/blog/2016/11/18/making-tax-digital-for-the-digitally-challenged
Adrian pearson is A VETERAN UK CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT AND the founder of ledgerscope - A SOFTWARE COMPANY MAking great tools for accountants in practice. Making Tax Digital for the digitally challenged. So, we are to enter a brave new world, where four million self-employed individuals are going to happily and easily use accounting software and "digital tools" are we? Perhaps the proponents of Making Tax Digital at HMRC could take a pause to read this account. Michael the Aerial man.
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The ever decreasing circles of Twitter — Adrian Pearson
http://adrianpearson.com/blog/2013/1/10/the-ever-decreasing-circles-of-twitter
Adrian pearson is A VETERAN UK CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT AND the founder of ledgerscope - A SOFTWARE COMPANY MAking great tools for accountants in practice. The ever decreasing circles of Twitter. OK, so you've decided that Twitter would be a great way to generate interest in something; maybe your new product, service or idea. You need to start with realistic expectations. Let me help. But that's OK, because your followers are the ones interested in what you have to say anyway, right? Of the remainder, some m...
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10 New Year's Resolutions for Accountants — Adrian Pearson
http://adrianpearson.com/blog/2012/12/31/10-new-years-resolutions-for-accountants
Adrian pearson is A VETERAN UK CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT AND the founder of ledgerscope - A SOFTWARE COMPANY MAking great tools for accountants in practice. 10 New Year's Resolutions for Accountants. It's the time of year when we all tend to reflect on the year just ending and wonder what the next one will bring. With my accountant friends in mind, here is my list of suggested resolutions:. I will be very specific regarding the work I accept. I will get rid of all clients I don't like working with.
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