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Coming soon… Advance Bookings
You asked, and we listened! We’re very excited to share with you that our new Advance Bookings functionality is soon to be released. The update includes a number of helpful…
Creating a Non-Profit Annual Report Which Influences People
There’s a number of reasons to create a non-profit annual report, whether it’s to generate positive PR, to demonstrate to donors and trustees how their money is being used, or…
How important is parental engagement in Early Years?
Why do you need to have engaged parents in your nursery setting? Apart from the crucial role engaged parents play in your Ofsted inspection, the number one reason, of course,…
Applying IFRS 16 – Simplifying Compliance for Entities with Smaller Lease Portfolios
IFRS 16 specifies how a business reporting under IFRS will recognise, measure, present and disclose leases in its financial statements. The standard provides a single lessee accounting model, requiring lessees to…
Time and budget fears causing accountants sleepless nights
29 May 2019 Amidst the cacophony of views in the post-MTD debate, IRIS Software Group has found almost two in five accountancy professionals are most worried about the ability to…
Budget forecast return three-year 2019: What can we expect?
Now that academies have submitted their budget forecast return outturn, what’s next? It’s the perfect time to start planning for your budget forecast return three-year (BFR3Y) – the next step…
How can you increase employee productivity?
It is well known the UK has something of a persistent productivity problem, but a concrete solution for such a complex and widespread issue has so far proved to be…
Adopting IFRS 16 – The Pitfalls and Pluses
Every business will have been aware of the introduction of IFRS 16 for accounting periods beginning on or after January 1st, 2019, even if that deadline does not necessarily apply…
Parents’ Evening Manager saves time for schools and parents
Parents’ Evening – it’s a stressful event for any school, big or small. Staff at Wadhurst Primary School were all too familiar with the issues surrounding parents’ evening. Staff and…
Applying IFRS 16 – Adoption challenges facing UK Public Sector bodies
Important Announcement – March 2020: In light of COVID-19 pressures, HM Treasury and the Financial Reporting Advisory Board (FRAB) have decided that the IFRS 16 implementation deadline of 1 April…
FRS 102: Ending confusion about non-distributable profits
FRS 102 – The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland – is becoming more established among practitioners. The Financial Reporting Council has recently published some…
How important is parents’ evening?
A new study published in the European Economic Review (volume 111) has revealed the real impact of parent-teacher meetings. Asad Islam reported on a randomised experiment in rural Bangladeshi schools,…
Top considerations when implementing a paperless purchase order system
Paperless purchase order systems can be a huge boon for organisations. On a surface level, the immediate benefits include savings on paper costs and a reduction in wasted admin time,…
Saving your teachers from endless email onslaught and white bears
Parents are invested in their children’s education, and they’re going to ask teachers questions. That’s something that can’t and shouldn’t be avoided. However, when teachers are flooded by emails and…