Site suggestions

Following the recent forum reorganisation, I was just wondering whether anyone has any suggestions for the site?

One thing that we have considered is the introduction of accounting news, and maybe also deadline prompts. Would these be useful to you?

All reasonable suggestions and comments are very welcome!

I think the removal of separate accountancy and tax sections for the US and the UK makes the forum less user friendly. From the thread title, it's not always immediately obvious whether the thread has been posted by a US or UK user. If the user refers to '£' or '$' or 'IRS', it's fairly obvious which country they're from (and so which accounting and tax rules apply) but for more general questions, it could be difficult to tell and lead to incorrect advice being given.

Hi Robert,

That is a good point, thanks for your feedback.

We are currently in the process of adding a country flag to each topic - when a member creates a new topic they would be required to select which country their query relates to and this would be shown next to the topic title. This should hopefully mean that you can quickly tell at a glance whether the query is US / UK or other.

This should hopefully be complete by the end of next week, and I'd be very grateful if you could let us know what you think about it once the changes are implemented. If it is not adequate, we will think of alternative solutions

If you've got any more ideas please do let us know - I'm really keen to improve the forums as much as possible.

We have now added the option to include a flag when posting a new topic - this will mean that other members will be able to tell which country the query relates to at a glance.

I had a PM from another member suggesting 'Thanks' buttons, so these have also been added. When another member is helpful, you are now able to say thank you at the touch of a button!

I hope you find these changes useful, and if you encounter any issues with them please do let me know.

The thanks button is a fantastic idea.

Tells the poster that the info's been appreciated, but it also can be used by others to show that the advice given is agreed on.

So ...... Thanks