- It can be expensive being a tax adviser
Arriving by train in Penrith, Cumbria, to present a talk to the local CIOT branch, I took a cab to the venue. The driver asked me what I was doing in Penrith and I explained: “I’m here to give a lecture to a group of tax advisers”. For a momen…
Published - 6 days ago, 17 Feb 12, 9:45am
- A Sexy Poem About Kashflow
This poem was contributed by Sue Lee (no relation) to the kashflow Valentine's day facebook competition. For those who don't know, kashflow is an online accounting software package.Sue says her poem was written "in the style of Jane Birkin and Serge…
Published - 7 days ago, 16 Feb 12, 12:42am
- I can destroy you, Moira Stewart tells self-assessment taxpayers
Well - at least that's what 'The Daily Mash' (a satirical online newspaper) is reporting. Their spoof article continues:MOIRA Stewart, the all-seeing God of Tax, has warned of great suffering for those self-employed workers whose forms displease her.…
Published - 28 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 9:40am
- The Inland Revenue episode of QI
A recent episode of the current series of BBC TVs QI focused on the Inland Revenue. Clearly no one had told the researchers or producers that HMRC took over from the Inland Revenue almost 7 years ago (April 2005).Still, that quibble aside, some of th…
Published - 31 days ago, 23 Jan 12, 11:40am
- Kids explain why they want to be tax accountants when they grow up
Sadly there's an element of truth in a lot of what they say. (In the UK it's worth noting that when these kids talk about 'auditors' they are referencing the IRS not their accountancy colleagues in the audit dept)
Published - 49 days ago, 5 Jan 12, 9:50am
- An ode to auditing
Auditors are people too, we’re not nasty and meanNo need for fear and loathing whenever we are seenDon’t hide behind your desk or go and nervously take flightWe’re only there to try to make sure everything’s all rightSo when we do a test it i…
Published - 51 days ago, 3 Jan 12, 9:55am
- Two HMRC related analogies that made me smile
If HMRC ran a café it would drag passers-by in from the street, force them to cook their own lunch, then fine them for overcooking the eggs. Two weeks later, it would dispatch a leaflet explaining that cooking eggs is easy! But doubling the fine.If…
Published - 63 days ago, 22 Dec 11, 9:42am
- Some fun tax and accountancy related tweets
Just written a cheque for my accountant, who has the longest address in Christendom. It's a good job biro ink is tax-deductible.@adatealSmaller than expected tax return further crunched by larger than expected bill from accountant. Bugger.@Gunslinger…
Published - 69 days ago, 16 Dec 11, 12:31pm
- Tax dispute of the week: Snakes in the office
What do you if you don't want to pay your tax bill?Protests against the Indian tax system turned venomous this week when an angry snake charmer dumped three bags of around 40 poisonous snakes at officials' feet in his local tax office. Whilst we mig…
Published - 82 days ago, 2 Dec 11, 7:52pm
- New form P45 published by the Indolent Revenue. Read it carefully.
Another spoof form from the clever and fun official looking (but fake) website for The department of social scrutiny which is promoting a book published by Ian Vince.
Published - 9 Nov 11, 10:39am
