Friday, August 25, 2023

The collective noun for tax inspectors

A retired tax inspector once told me that the correct collective noun was a 'bunch of bastards'! 

I've since been collating other suggestions: 

A grab of tax inspectors 
A menace... 
A conniving... 
A tithe... 
A levy (levee)... 
A Grabble... 
An Inquisition.... 
A Bogy.... 
A Spectre.... 
A Digger..... 
A ruination .... 
An infliction .... 
A calamity .... 
A chill .... 
A pack... 
A frisson ..... 
A vexation .... 
A ravishment .... 
An infestation....

Friday, August 11, 2023

What is the best collective noun for accountants?  

An audit of accountants
A balance of accountants
A sum of accountants
A fudge of accountants
An account of accountants
A journal of accountants 
An assessment of accountants 
A calculation of accountants

Or something else?

Friday, August 04, 2023

What does it take to be a good tax accountant?

Q: What does it take to be a good tax accountant? 

A: Two things – grey hair and haemorrhoids. 

 The grey hair makes you look distinguished and the haemorrhoids make you look concerned.

Are accountants the best patients for surgeons to operate on?

Five surgeons are discussing who makes the best patients to operate on.   The first surgeon says, "I like to see accountants on my oper...