Friday, September 17, 2021

Greeting card message for retiring tax partner

 Message seen on the front of a greeting card given to a tax partner on his retirement from a sizeable firm of accountants:

All I ever wanted was an honest week's pay for an honest day's work.

Friday, September 10, 2021

Ten annoying myths about accountancy

  1. Accounting is just about maths
  2. Accounting services are expensive
  3. Accountants are boring
  4. Accounting is all about helping clients pay less tax
  5. It's important to have an accounting degree before you start
  6. Tax is payable by reference to turnover (rather than profit)
  7. Profit and cash are the same
  8. If there's money in the bank we must be doing alright
  9. You don't need an accountant if you use Xero or QBO
  10. Accountants all make loads of money and are loaded

Credit to AAT for their recent social media activity that generated the above suggestions.

Little known laws of accountancy clients

The Law of Disappearing Clients  The closer it gets to the filing deadline, the harder it is to contact them.  The Law of Last-Minute Miracl...