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Excel PivotTables Explained for Finance Professionals
A plain guide to Excel PivotTables for finance work, based on Microsoft's own documentation: source data, fields, summarising values and refreshing.

XLOOKUP in Excel: A Guide for Finance Professionals
How XLOOKUP works according to Microsoft's documentation: syntax, match and search modes, if_not_found, and how it differs from VLOOKUP.

Descriptive Statistics for Finance Professionals: Mean, Variance and Standard Deviation
Mean, median, variance and standard deviation explained for finance professionals, using definitions from the NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook and clearly fictional examples.
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Tableau for Finance Reporting: Data Sources, Worksheets and Dashboards Explained
How Tableau's own documentation describes data sources, worksheets, dashboards and publishing, and what that means for finance reporting.

Data Literacy for Finance Professionals: What the EU DigComp Framework Says
What the European Commission's DigComp framework says about data and information literacy, and how finance teams can use it as a reference point for skills.

Section 110 Companies in Ireland: Revenue Rules for Securitisation Vehicles
An outline of how section 110 companies are taxed in Ireland, the qualifying conditions, profit participating notes, anti-avoidance and notifying Revenue.
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Deposit Guarantee Scheme in Ireland: Central Bank Guide for Banks, Credit Unions and Savers
How the Deposit Guarantee Scheme in Ireland works: who runs it, what and who is covered, credit unions, the legal basis and a real payout example.

Remote Working Tax Relief in Ireland: Revenue Guide to e-Working Costs
How Remote Working Relief works in Ireland: the employer-paid daily allowance, the employee claim for electricity, heating and broadband, and the records both sides should keep.

Foreign Earnings Deduction in Ireland: Revenue Guide for Employers and Employees
How the foreign earnings deduction (FED) works for employees working abroad: who qualifies, relevant states, the days test, how to claim and what employers should record.

VAT One Stop Shop (OSS) in Ireland: Revenue Guide to EU E-Commerce Sales
An outline of the Union, non-Union and Import One Stop Shop schemes in Ireland: what they cover, who can register, and how returns and records work.

Intrastat in Ireland: Reporting Intra-EU Trade in Goods
Who must file an Intrastat return in Ireland, what it covers, how it differs from VIES, and why the Revenue and CSO pages show different thresholds.

Knowledge Development Box in Ireland: Revenue's Reduced Rate on IP Profits
How the Knowledge Development Box works: qualifying assets, the nexus calculation in outline and the records Revenue expects, with the rates and dates each source shows.