I've employed staff in a previous business/life (not accountancy). Now I choose not to (because frankly they were very nearly more trouble than they were worth).
I run a bookkeeping practice which gives me the income I need, leaving me quality time to pursue other interests. I pick and choose my clients - I don't make life hard for myself in the interests of "ambition". I revel in the lack of stress, upset, tension and sleepless nights which I endured in my previous two careers. I am not ambitious for my practice. I was ambitious in my first career and ambitious for my small business/second career. Now I'm happy and relaxed!!
I have had an HMRC agent authorisation code go missing - I wonder whether it's been intercepted by someone incorrectly identifying it as potentially a login/password reminder in advance of self-assessment?
Of course my client might just have lost it/not opened it/fed it to the dog...
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I've employed staff in a previous business/life (not accountancy). Now I choose not to (because frankly they were very nearly more trouble than they were worth).
I run a bookkeeping practice which gives me the income I need, leaving me quality time to pursue other interests. I pick and choose my clients - I don't make life hard for myself in the interests of "ambition". I revel in the lack of stress, upset, tension and sleepless nights which I endured in my previous two careers. I am not ambitious for my practice. I was ambitious in my first career and ambitious for my small business/second career. Now I'm happy and relaxed!!
Guilty as charged!
Nos. 1, 2, 3 (um), 7 and heaven-knows 8, oh yes 8!!!
(I haven't named my calculator, but I have had it since 1982, and it is a very dear old friend)
No...
Client has not moved. And I've checked that.
Missing authorisation code
I have had an HMRC agent authorisation code go missing - I wonder whether it's been intercepted by someone incorrectly identifying it as potentially a login/password reminder in advance of self-assessment?
Of course my client might just have lost it/not opened it/fed it to the dog...