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The EU Data Act: Connected Products, Data Sharing and Cloud Switching Explained
A summary of Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 based on Commission pages: connected product data, data sharing, cloud switching, key dates and Irish implementation.
The EU Data Governance Act: What It Means for Irish Businesses
A plain guide to Regulation (EU) 2022/868: public sector data reuse, data intermediation services, data altruism, the Data Innovation Board and the CCPC's role in Ireland.
Choosing the Right Chart: Data Visualisation for Finance Reports
How to choose and label charts for finance reports, using the UK Government Analysis Function's published chart guidance as a reference (UK method guidance, not Irish rules).
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Alteryx Designer for Finance Teams: Workflows and Data Preparation Explained
How Alteryx's own documentation describes Designer workflows, tools, joins, summaries and scheduling, and how finance teams might think about data preparation.
Alteryx Intelligence Suite: Machine Learning and Text Mining for Finance Data
What Alteryx's own documentation says the Intelligence Suite contains, how its machine learning and text mining tools work, and what finance teams should check first.
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.
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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.
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.
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.