Being a good accountant takes 5% talent and...

Being a good accountant takes...

.... 5% talent, 13% maths and 81% spotting what's been missed

Being a good accountant takes....

 ... 10% attitude and 90% knowing what's right and what's wrong 

Being a good accountant takes....

... 5% talent and 95% avoiding distractions on the internet

10 amusing compliments for accountants

 

1. "You make balancing my books look easier than balancing on a tightrope!"
2. "You have the magic touch—turning tax forms into refunds!"
3. "You're better than my favourite calculator!"
4. "If accounting were an Olympic sport, you'd be a gold medalist!"
5. "You're the maestro of money management!"
6. "You turn my financial fears into fiscal fortunes!"
7. "If my finances were a jigsaw puzzle, you'd be the one to put all the pieces together!"
8. "You're the GPS guiding me through the jungle of taxes!"
9. "You make my balance sheet a thing of beauty!"
10. "You transform my tax returns from scary monsters into friendly faces!"

An accountant's approach to a suggestion scheme

A firm of accountants (that shall remain nameless) wanted to engage their staff in an efficiency drive so that everyone understood the need to be careful with the firm's money. 

The partners introduced a suggestion scheme facility and promised a prize of £100 for the best suggestion each month - in terms of a simple to implement money saving measure. 

The £100 prize was only awarded once. 

It went to an audit manager who suggested reducing the monthly prize to £50.

It's obvious you're an accountant if...

It's obvious you're an accountant if...

..you balance your family’s budget to the penny

..you’ve ever used a VLOOKUP function in a conversation

..you have a special drawer for tax papers

..you know the depreciation schedule for your car

..you always end up taking about tax issues when you attend a party 

..you analyse the cost-effectiveness of every purchase

...you consider a calculator to be a desk ornament

..you bring up tax deductions in casual conversation

..you create a spreadsheet to compare different mobile phone plans

..you ever analyse the cost-benefit of buying a cup of coffee vs making it at home