Taking Stock: FRC falls foul of its own rules...almost
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Taking Stock: FRC falls foul of its own rules...almost

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Taking Stock: FRC falls foul of its own rules...al...

TS couldn't help but notice a near miss for the FRC Read More...

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Colin: Paying for your sins... with tax
Personal Tax

Colin: Paying for your sins... with tax

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Colin: Paying for your sins... with tax

The news HMRC had made £1.6bn from its sin tax crackdown conjured quite a vivid image fro Colin Read More...

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Taking stock: Accountant film trailer has little Hart but big Johnson
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Taking stock: Accountant film trailer has little Hart but big Johnson

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Taking stock: Accountant film trailer has little H...

Accountants must be flavour of the month in Hollywood as Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Kevin Hart get in on the act Read More...

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Taking Stock: PwC Oscar joke backfires, but Cullinan scoops best lookalike prize
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Taking Stock: PwC Oscar joke backfires, but Cullinan scoops best lookalike ...

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Taking Stock: PwC Oscar joke backfires, but Cullin...

Chris Rock fails with PwC ‘bankers’ joke, but Big Four managing partner still managed to enjoy himself on the night Read More...

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Colin: New HMRC CEO 'parachuted' in
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Colin: New HMRC CEO 'parachuted' in

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Colin: New HMRC CEO 'parachuted' in

When Colin heard HMRC's next CEO was an MOD man, he could only think one thing... Read More...

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Taking Stock: 'Application' for top HMRC job released
People Business

Taking Stock: 'Application' for top HMRC job released

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Taking Stock: 'Application' for top HMRC job relea...

Fill in this spoof application form to see if you can become the next CEO of HMRC Read More...

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Colin: Wiki tax policy
Corporate Tax

Colin: Wiki tax policy

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Colin: Wiki tax policy

Colin was rather tickled to discover Wikipedia's role in shaping tax policy Read More...

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Taking Stock: HMRC turns to Wikipedia in its search for answers
Corporate Tax

Taking Stock: HMRC turns to Wikipedia in its search for answers

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Taking Stock: HMRC turns to Wikipedia in its searc...

HMRC roundly chastised after relying on a Wikipedia article in a tax tribunal Read More...

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Colin: It's all Greek to HMRC
People In Practice

Colin: It's all Greek to HMRC

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Colin: It's all Greek to HMRC

Colin reckons its a comedy of errors at HMRC Read More...

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Taking Stock: Is Osborne's stance on corporation tax peeling away?
Corporate Tax

Taking Stock: Is Osborne's stance on corporation tax peeling away?

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Taking Stock: Is Osborne's stance on corporation t...

The chancellor received a £1,230 pay out from his families tax avoiding wallpaper business, despite publicly describing tax avoidance as "morally repu...

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Taking Stock: Accountant needed for maritime adventure show
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Taking Stock: Accountant needed for maritime adventure show

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Taking Stock: Accountant needed for maritime adven...

Windfall films are on the lookout for an accountant to sail the Pacific Ocean for a new adventure TV show Read More...

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Taking Stock: Is the postman set to head up HMRC?
Administration

Taking Stock: Is the postman set to head up HMRC?

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Taking Stock: Is the postman set to head up HMRC?

Senior tax advisers tell TS that Post Office boss could be in running to take over at HMRC Read More...

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Colin: Google tax search yields results
Corporate Tax

Colin: Google tax search yields results

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Colin: Google tax search yields results

When Colin heard Google would pay a tax bill in the UK, he could only see one analogy Read More...

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Colin: The sweet side of audit
Audit

Colin: The sweet side of audit

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Colin: The sweet side of audit

Colin couldn't resist when he heard about PwC's newest audit client Read More...

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Taking Stock: UK accountants suffering from repetitive task injury
People In Practice

Taking Stock: UK accountants suffering from repetitive task injury

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Taking Stock: UK accountants suffering from repeti...

Accountants are suffering the pain of repetitive tasks. TS feels your pain Read More...

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Taking Stock: Affleck looks to UK for The Accountant inspiration
People Business

Taking Stock: Affleck looks to UK for The Accountant inspiration

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Taking Stock: Affleck looks to UK for The Accounta...

From what TS can deduce, Ben Affleck has been spending a bit too much time Read More...

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Colin: Chartered snoopers or snooper's charter?
Corporate Governance

Colin: Chartered snoopers or snooper's charter?

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Colin: Chartered snoopers or snooper's charter?

Colin was rather intrigued when he heard about the European Court's ruling on bosses' rights to read employees' personal messages Read More...

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Colin: End of Homer's HMRC Odyssey
People Business

Colin: End of Homer's HMRC Odyssey

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Colin: End of Homer's HMRC Odyssey

Colin muses on the view taken by certain corporates on Lin Homer's departure from HMRC Read More...

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Taking Stock: Doh! Homer announces exit after securing No 1 spot
Administration

Taking Stock: Doh! Homer announces exit after securing No 1 spot

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Taking Stock: Doh! Homer announces exit after secu...

The much-derided Homer - made a Dame in the New Year's Honours - spent more than four years in the role Read More...

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Colin: The Accountants Strike Back
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Colin: The Accountants Strike Back

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Colin: The Accountants Strike Back

Colin imagines how Star Wars is making waves in a tax office far, far away Read More...

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Colin: Welcome to Tinie Tempah's office
People In Practice

Colin: Welcome to Tinie Tempah's office

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Colin: Welcome to Tinie Tempah's office

Colin imagines what rapper Tinie Tempah's office will be like once he realises his dream to become an accountant Read More...

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Taking Stock: Accountants awaken to new Star Wars film
Accounting Firms

Taking Stock: Accountants awaken to new Star Wars film

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Taking Stock: Accountants awaken to new Star Wars ...

The inevitable has come to pass, as firms begin to parody Star Wars: the Force Awakens' promotional posters Read More...

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Taking Stock: Tinie ambition
People In Practice

Taking Stock: Tinie ambition

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Taking Stock: Tinie ambition

Rapper Tinie Tempah this week revealed his ambition to become an accountant (and he actually meant it) Read More...

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Taking Stock: Spotting accounting flaws is child’s play
Audit

Taking Stock: Spotting accounting flaws is child’s play

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Taking Stock: Spotting accounting flaws is child’s...

A secondary school student in Barcelona, spotted discrepancies in Abengoa accounts - apparently overlooked by auditors Deloitte Read More...

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Colin: Overseeing the Holy See
Audit

Colin: Overseeing the Holy See

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Colin: Overseeing the Holy See

Colin couldn't help but wonder what it's like keeping God's representatives on Earth in check Read More...

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Colin: Red box, red book
Politics

Colin: Red box, red book

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Colin: Red box, red book

Colin was as astonished as anyone after the shadow chancellor quoted Chairman Mao at the dispatch box Read More...

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Colin: Osborne's raw deal
Corporate Tax

Colin: Osborne's raw deal

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Colin: Osborne's raw deal

Colin enjoyed the irony in Autumn Statement and Black Friday coinciding Read More...

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