That's what it feels like when I'm trying to organise our clients.
Practitioner's Diary
Life is tough on the front line of accountancy. For more than five years, our intrepid correspondent has been bringing us news and views from a typical West Country practice.
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Jul
29
If you thought the surprise late P35 penalty notice was a thing of the past - think again.
Jul
25
2
For reasons I haven't been able to work out, the hot topic on the phone this week is company cars.
Jul
24
7
After the latest morality vs tax avoidance pronouncement by a Government minister I fear that I, and small businesses like mine, are going to be the next targets.
Jul
17
3
There are times when being a general practitioner feels a bit like being a medical GP. Our surgery is always open to patients (sorry, I mean clients) and boy do they like to bring us their problems!
Jul
08
We always go into the new tax return season with high hopes and the best of intentions. Ideally we would like all tax return clients to receive pro-active tax planning advice, adding some value to the basic annual compliance service.
Jul
04
2
Over the years a few friends and clients have asked me to act as their executor, not many and certainly none as old as this particular client who sadly passed away at the end of last year.
Jul
02
1
Then how about a clarified ISA?
Not tempted? No, I thought not. Which is the reaction I expect from my team.
Jun
25
1
It's that age-old question: do we recruit now to fill a potential gap in our team over the next year, or should we wait until we're under such pressure that the rest of the team can't cope any longer?
Jun
20
2
One thing this Government regularly annoys me about is its stance on "tax avoidance", a term it consistently uses in an attempt to wilfully confuse it in the media and the minds of the public with illegal tax evasion.
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