New books

A number of new books have arrived this week. Firstly, "The Impact of Financial Incentives on Decision Making: Further Evidence" which is published by ICAS. This looks at whether financial incentives improve decision making and motivate performance and furthers work undertaken by the authors for ICAS in 2006 and takes a laboratory experiment approach.

"VAT Issues and Solutions" published by Tottel publishing is a comprehensive title consisting of an updated compilation of VAT digests. Outlining the basic issues essential for understanding VAT it takes into account the schemes and accounting methods which make administering VAT simpler.

Details on the other books will be provided later this week. Please contact us if you would like to borrow either of the above - or search our library catalogue for more information on what's available to borrow.

New journals received

New journals which have come into the Information Service today include the March issue of Company Reporting. This picks up a number of issues in recently published annual reports such as accounting for acquisition; goodwill; material revaluations; REIT; and, indemnity payments to company directors. The April issue of Tax Adviser has articles on the recent UK budget including its impact on business and tax advisers. It also has an article on HMRCs progress on implementing the Carter Review recommendations. The March issue of The Journal, published by the Law Society of Scotland, has also arrived, as has Insider. Insider has a feature on the 'rising stars' of Scottish business for 2008.