In the wake of the sad news of Queen Elizabeth II's passing, the AccountingWEB team revisit the Accounting Excellence Awards, and recount the story told by this year's Outstanding Contribution winner Paul Aplin.

Also this week, the team looks ahead to a potentially tumultuous period for the UK government as we anxiously await news of an emergency budget expected in the coming weeks.

Tom Herbert and John Stokdyk also give us the lowdown on the recent Zoho Books conference and tell us how the new kid on the block stacks up against the competition