Colin: A spoonful of investment...
Governance

Colin: A spoonful of investment...

7y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Colin: A spoonful of investment...

Colin's take on the chancellor's £27bn cushion fund for rainy days ahead, announced in the Autumn Statement Read More...

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Colin: Is the grass greener in commerce, rather than practice?
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Colin: Is the grass greener in commerce, rather than practice?

7y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Colin: Is the grass greener in commerce, rather th...

Colin reacts to accountants considering the swap from practice to commerce - is the grass greener? Read More...

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Colin: World markets are 'Trumped'
Governance

Colin: World markets are 'Trumped'

7y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Colin: World markets are 'Trumped'

Colin reacts to the US Presidential election result, and the feeling of the UK profession Read More...

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Colin: Tell them about the money, mummy
Business Regulation

Colin: Tell them about the money, mummy

7y Taking Stock

Colin: Tell them about the money, mummy

As advisers prepare for another Autumn Statement, they and their clients hope to avoid the grip of more red tape Read More...

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Colin: Darwin's theory...applied to accountants
Accounting Firms

Colin: Darwin's theory...applied to accountants

8y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Colin: Darwin's theory...applied to accountants

Colin responds to the call for 'Darwinism' in accountancy Read More...

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Taking Stock: Not a RomCom, more a NumCrun
People Practice

Taking Stock: Not a RomCom, more a NumCrun

8y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: Not a RomCom, more a NumCrun

Ben Affleck, The Accountant, in a cinema near you soon Read More...

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Colin: Forget Bitcoin, there's a new currency in town
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Colin: Forget Bitcoin, there's a new currency in town

8y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Colin: Forget Bitcoin, there's a new currency in t...

Colin provides insight into the Tesco and Unilever scandal over Marmite Read More...

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Colin: The sum of all fears
Technology

Colin: The sum of all fears

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Colin: The sum of all fears

Colin responds to the news that four in ten accountants are worried that technology and automation will make their jobs obsolete in the future Read Mo...

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Colin: No more dirty money
Corporate Finance

Colin: No more dirty money

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Colin: No more dirty money

Colin reacts to the news that a the Bank of England is releasing 440 million new £5 polymer notes Read More...

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Taking Stock: BDO audit partner bets the fruit farm
Audit

Taking Stock: BDO audit partner bets the fruit farm

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Taking Stock: BDO audit partner bets the fruit far...

Senior audit partner, James Roberts, who is well known for his contribution to the audit reform debate, will retire from BDO next month after 40 years...

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Colin: Curiosity killed the cat, but not the watchdog
Accounting Firms

Colin: Curiosity killed the cat, but not the watchdog

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Colin: Curiosity killed the cat, but not the watch...

Curiosity killed the cat, but doesn't appear to afflict accounting watchdog the FRC, muses Colin Read More...

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Colin: Brexit jobs for the Boys
Politics

Colin: Brexit jobs for the Boys

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Colin: Brexit jobs for the Boys

Brexit is creating jobs but in all the wrong departments, muses Colin Read More...

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Colin: Undertaking a Pokemon audit
Audit

Colin: Undertaking a Pokemon audit

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

Colin: Undertaking a Pokemon audit

Colin ponders how the Pokemon craze is permeating the world of accountancy Read More...

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Colin: Brexit is creating jobs already
Accounting Firms

Colin: Brexit is creating jobs already

8y Taking Stock

Colin: Brexit is creating jobs already

Colin takes a wry look at KPMG's decision to appoint a head of Brexit Read More...

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Colin: What could make someone this happy about an audit?
Audit

Colin: What could make someone this happy about an audit?

8y Taking Stock

Colin: What could make someone this happy about an...

Colin wonders what could make someone this happy about an audit? Read More...

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Taking Stock: Xero sings to the tune of frustrated SME owners
Accounting Software

Taking Stock: Xero sings to the tune of frustrated SME owners

8y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: Xero sings to the tune of frustrated...

Xero is getting in to the music business with a parody of one of Adele's biggest hits Read More...

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Taking Stock: Harry Potter and the curse of the £1m VAT refund
Legal

Taking Stock: Harry Potter and the curse of the £1m VAT refund

8y Idris Nagri

Taking Stock: Harry Potter and the curse of the £1...

Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint is looking to cast a spell over HMRC... Read More...

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Taking Stock: The FRC’s HBOS non-announcement announcement
Accounting Firms

Taking Stock: The FRC’s HBOS non-announcement announcement

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Taking Stock: The FRC’s HBOS non-announcement anno...

The FRC says it best when it says nothing at all Read More...

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Colin: That winning feeling
Politics

Colin: That winning feeling

8y Idris Nagri

Colin: That winning feeling

Colin ponders why Boris Johnson and Michael Gove looked grimmer in their Brexit victory than David Cameron did in defeat Read More...

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Taking Stock: PwC outdoes ICAEW in the nibble stakes (steaks)
Accounting Standards

Taking Stock: PwC outdoes ICAEW in the nibble stakes (steaks)

8y Idris Nagri

Taking Stock: PwC outdoes ICAEW in the nibble stak...

In Taking Stock's day of troughing, PwC beats ICAEW in keeping us well fed Read More...

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Colin: Double bogey for Deloitte partner promotions?
Accounting Firms

Colin: Double bogey for Deloitte partner promotions?

8y Idris Nagri

Colin: Double bogey for Deloitte partner promotion...

Colin guesses that Deloitte's female partner appointments won't be good news for everyone Read More...

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Taking Stock: Refereeing Brexit...kind of
Accounting Firms

Taking Stock: Refereeing Brexit...kind of

8y Idris Nagri

Taking Stock: Refereeing Brexit...kind of

When politics, accountancy and sport meet Read More...

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Taking Stock: VAT tribunal wraps up Chilango HMRC battle
Administration

Taking Stock: VAT tribunal wraps up Chilango HMRC battle

8y Idris Nagri

Taking Stock: VAT tribunal wraps up Chilango HMRC ...

Mexican takeaway chain Chilango has lost its £700,000-plus VAT refund battle with HMRC after the taxman secured victory in a first-tier tribunal Read ...

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Taking Stock: Life’s a puzzle for Ben Affleck in The Accountant
People Business

Taking Stock: Life’s a puzzle for Ben Affleck in The Accountant

8y Idris Nagri

Taking Stock: Life’s a puzzle for Ben Affleck in T...

Ben Affleck shoots punches and bean-counts in the first trailer of his upcoming accountant action flick Read More...

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Colin: PwC's foot in mouth moment
Accounting Firms

Colin: PwC's foot in mouth moment

8y Idris Nagri

Colin: PwC's foot in mouth moment

Colin imagines how PwC's dress code snafu could have turned out Read More...

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Colin: UK's byzantine Brexit ballot
Politics

Colin: UK's byzantine Brexit ballot

8y Idris Nagri

Colin: UK's byzantine Brexit ballot

Colin gets a sneak preview as to what the Brexit ballot paper will look like on June 23rd Read More...

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Colin: Austin Reed's 'tailored' administration
Business Recovery

Colin: Austin Reed's 'tailored' administration

8y Idris Nagri

Colin: Austin Reed's 'tailored' administration

Colin envisions how the Austin Reed administration is unfolding behind closed doors Read More...

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