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Articles by Taking Stock

Colin BBC Merchant of Venice

Colin: Government chases its pound of flesh

The Public Accounts Committee could be Shylock to the BBC's Antonio, notes Colin

08 Oct 2012

Colin EY locusts

Colin: E&Y figures go biblical

Ernst & Young's revenue breakdown is enough to stop a plague in its tracks, notes Colin

04 Oct 2012

Haggis

ICAS' Savoy stand-ups impress TS

Anton Colella and Sir David Tweedie got their laughing gears working last night at the Scottish institute's annual dinner

02 Oct 2012

Colin: HMRC's got its head in the cloud

Colin gives a wry warning as HMRC takes a big step

28 Sep 2012

KPMG's crowdsourcing tie-up twists TS into knots

What are 'customisable forums' and digital market insights'? TS attempts to find out

25 Sep 2012

Colin: We love a good legal (tax) drama

Recommended reading for lawyers...

21 Sep 2012

Colin: Audit reform changes tack

Colin sums up what many think about the new direction that the EC's audit reform plans are taking

19 Sep 2012

MPs grill Newman over Accountancy Age Awards

Jeremy Newman faces up to tough questioning over his Accountancy Age award-winning exploits prior to his appointment as Audit Commission chairman

13 Sep 2012

Colin: Non-doms a joke for TUC

Taking non-dom issues to the stage

07 Sep 2012

If there were gold medals for taxes...

TS wonders whether tax really is an Olympic-sized task

31 Aug 2012

Colin: Clegg tax-idermy

Nick Clegg proves taxing, notes Colin

31 Aug 2012

Colin: For everything else, there's CIMA

A qualification worth having

29 Aug 2012

Colin: Accountants to stand up and be counted

Colin's take on plans by accounting regulator to better codify whistleblowing rules

28 Aug 2012

Colin: Tax fugitives find perfect hiding place

Colin wonders whether he may have worked out where the taxman's 20 most-wanted might be

22 Aug 2012

Colin: Major audit for PwC

G4S get more than it bargained for

15 Aug 2012

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