Colin: Tell them about the money, mummy

Business Regulation Colin: Tell them about the money, mummy

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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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Taking Stock: Not a RomCom, more a NumCrun

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

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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: Brexit is creating jobs already

Accounting Firms Colin: Brexit is creating jobs already

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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?

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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

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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: HMRC holds its hands up after PAYE letter error

Personal Tax Taking Stock: HMRC holds its hands up after PAYE letter error

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Taking Stock: HMRC holds its hands up after PAYE l...

HMRC left a tax tribunal red faced after a letter revealed a monumental error by the government department Read More...

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Colin: Easy-peasy Brexit calculator

Corporate Finance Colin: Easy-peasy Brexit calculator

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Colin: Easy-peasy Brexit calculator

Colin has come up with a new invention to help take the 'slog' out of accounting as Brexit becomes a reality. 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

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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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Colin: That winning feeling

Politics Colin: That winning feeling

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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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Colin: Glass half full Brexit

Business Recovery Colin: Glass half full Brexit

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Colin: Glass half full Brexit

Colin sums up some people's attitude towards the result of the EU referendum using just two cups Read More...

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Colin: #EURef bankers a problem

Business Regulation Colin: #EURef bankers a problem

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Colin: #EURef bankers a problem

The EU referendum campaign seems to be the very definition of partnerships you just don't want to be in Read More...

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Colin: Disappearing into Osborne's black hole

Personal Tax Colin: Disappearing into Osborne's black hole

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Colin: Disappearing into Osborne's black hole

Colin makes a wry observation on where the Treasury gets it's Brexit figures Read More...

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Taking Stock: I want your tax; I want your tax for good, sings HMRC

Legal Taking Stock: I want your tax; I want your tax for good, sings HMRC

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Taking Stock: I want your tax; I want your tax for...

Take That have been singing to HMRC's tune in recent months Read More...

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Taking Stock: England footballer’s contract stopped short by accountant’s text

Personal Tax Taking Stock: England footballer’s contract stopped short by accountant’s text

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Taking Stock: England footballer’s contract stoppe...

Peter Crouch must have felt three feet tall when he got a particularly distressing text from his accountant 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)

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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?

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Taking Stock: PwC receptionist turned on her heel over sexist dress code debacle

Accounting Firms Taking Stock: PwC receptionist turned on her heel over sexist dress code debacle

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Taking Stock: PwC receptionist turned on her heel ...

Actress and temp worker Nicola Thorp was sent home from her job as a receptionist at PwC for refusing to wear high heels Read More...

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Colin: UK's byzantine Brexit ballot

Politics Colin: UK's byzantine Brexit ballot

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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

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Colin: Austin Reed's 'tailored' administration

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

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Colin: 'British Homeless Stores'

Business Recovery Colin: 'British Homeless Stores'

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Colin: 'British Homeless Stores'

Colin explains why accounting and marketing are very different skills... Read More...

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Colin: EY 'reconnects' professionals

Accounting Firms Colin: EY 'reconnects' professionals

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Colin: EY 'reconnects' professionals

Getting back into the accountancy saddle after a long time away can be tough, but EY might have cracked it... Read More...

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Colin: Panama Papers leak, anonymity regained?

Administration Colin: Panama Papers leak, anonymity regained?

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Colin: Panama Papers leak, anonymity regained?

Colin thinks a new fashion trend will emerge following the Panama Papers leak Read More...

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Taking Stock: Hop onto accountancy firm’s ale competition

Accounting Firms Taking Stock: Hop onto accountancy firm’s ale competition

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Taking Stock: Hop onto accountancy firm’s ale comp...

Top 50 firm Duncan & Toplis is looking for a new name for their signature ale. Read More...

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