Colin: Audit losses go down badly
Audit

Colin: Audit losses go down badly

12y Taking Stock

Colin: Audit losses go down badly

Colin imagines KPMG's reaction to losing Diageo audit Read More...

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Colin: Deloitte redeems Gherkin
Business Recovery

Colin: Deloitte redeems Gherkin

12y Taking Stock

Colin: Deloitte redeems Gherkin

Colin speculates on what changes might take place at 30 St Mary Axe under the new Brazilian ownership Read More...

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Colin: NWN do the numbers of the beast
Accounting Firms

Colin: NWN do the numbers of the beast

12y Taking Stock

Colin: NWN do the numbers of the beast

Colin couldn't help but wonder what doing the accounts of one of the world's greatest rock bands is like Read More...

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Colin: No-go for new Tesco logo
Company News

Colin: No-go for new Tesco logo

12y Taking Stock

Colin: No-go for new Tesco logo

Colin attempts a unilateral rebrand for Tesco Read More...

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Colin: EY-ers cheer on partner profits
Accounting Firms

Colin: EY-ers cheer on partner profits

12y Taking Stock

Colin: EY-ers cheer on partner profits

Colin wonders how EY partners reacted to their profit figures Read More...

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Colin: Two things in life were guaranteed...
Personal Tax

Colin: Two things in life were guaranteed...

12y Taking Stock

Colin: Two things in life were guaranteed...

... but now no more, Colin notes Read More...

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Colin: Swoop to the rescue
Business Recovery

Colin: Swoop to the rescue

12y Taking Stock

Colin: Swoop to the rescue

Colin wonders who might be interested in Phones4U's plight Read More...

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Colin: If you look after the pennies, Tesco...
Corporate Finance

Colin: If you look after the pennies, Tesco...

12y Taking Stock

Colin: If you look after the pennies, Tesco...

Colin speculates on the state of Tesco's staff lounge following news of its profits recognition crisis Read More...

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Colin: Salmond smoked like a kipper
Politics

Colin: Salmond smoked like a kipper

12y Taking Stock

Colin: Salmond smoked like a kipper

Colin thinks the outcome of the Scotland referendum has a distinctly fishy feel Read More...

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Colin: Alas! Tax! We knew it well
Corporate Tax

Colin: Alas! Tax! We knew it well

12y Taking Stock

Colin: Alas! Tax! We knew it well

Colin speculates on how theatres might feel about tax relief Read More...

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Colin: Evaders are going to struggle to fit in
Personal Tax

Colin: Evaders are going to struggle to fit in

12y Taking Stock

Colin: Evaders are going to struggle to fit in

Colin was tickled when he realised how much harder tax evaders are to find life after the LDF limitations Read More...

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Colin: Capital punishment
Accounting Standards

Colin: Capital punishment

12y Taking Stock

Colin: Capital punishment

Is IFRS being used as a scapegoat for bad corporate behaviour? muses Colin Read More...

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Colin: A spoonful of American patriotism helps the tax go down
Corporate Tax

Colin: A spoonful of American patriotism helps the tax go down

12y Taking Stock

Colin: A spoonful of American patriotism helps the...

Colin takes a wry look at Walgreens' move away from US tax inversions Read More...

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Colin: Anyone for a Gherkin?
Business Recovery

Colin: Anyone for a Gherkin?

12y Taking Stock

Colin: Anyone for a Gherkin?

Colin considers potential bidders for one of London's most iconic buildings Read More...

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Colin: Things that go bump in the night
Business Recovery

Colin: Things that go bump in the night

12y Taking Stock

Colin: Things that go bump in the night

Colin takes an alternative look at why IPs might be kept awake by zombie nightmares Read More...

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Colin: Icebreaker celebs could soon be...
Personal Tax

Colin: Icebreaker celebs could soon be...

12y Taking Stock

Colin: Icebreaker celebs could soon be...

Colin speculates on the effect HMRC's latest set of powers could have Read More...

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Colin: Thor blimey what a relief
Corporate Tax

Colin: Thor blimey what a relief

12y Taking Stock

Colin: Thor blimey what a relief

Colin wonders whether HMRC could have kept the Danes at bay Read More...

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Colin: PwC's partners will fight over WH Smith audit
Audit

Colin: PwC's partners will fight over WH Smith audit

12y Taking Stock

Colin: PwC's partners will fight over WH Smith aud...

Colin raised a wry smile when he heard about PwC's latest audit win Read More...

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Colin: Anyone can be a marketing director, can't they?
Accounting Firms

Colin: Anyone can be a marketing director, can't they?

12y Richard Crump , Writer

Colin: Anyone can be a marketing director, can't t...

Colin find that accounting and marketing make poor bed fellows Read More...

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Colin: Put it all on red
Audit

Colin: Put it all on red

12y Taking Stock

Colin: Put it all on red

Colin wonders what odds he would have got for the latest audit change Read More...

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Colin: You can't take the taxman for a ride
Corporate Tax

Colin: You can't take the taxman for a ride

12y Taking Stock

Colin: You can't take the taxman for a ride

Colin ponders the implications of McLaren's failed attempt to make its £32m spying fine tax deductible Read More...

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Colin: From Excel to the cells
Legal

Colin: From Excel to the cells

12y Taking Stock

Colin: From Excel to the cells

Colin ponders the implications of the Queen's speech Read More...

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Colin: You don't have to be a geek to work here...
People In Practice

Colin: You don't have to be a geek to work here...

12y Taking Stock

Colin: You don't have to be a geek to work here...

Colin imagines what EY's recruitment policy for its new forensic tech hub might look like Read More...

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Colin: Tax is like a box of chocolates
Personal Tax

Colin: Tax is like a box of chocolates

12y Taking Stock

Colin: Tax is like a box of chocolates

Colin imagines HMRC's reaction to receiving further tax information from Swiss colleagues Read More...

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Colin: The evolving role of IPs
Business Recovery

Colin: The evolving role of IPs

12y Taking Stock

Colin: The evolving role of IPs

Colin considers how insolvency practitioners might deal with all their additional demands in the future Read More...

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Colin: Do the authorities have any Patience for tax avoidance?
Personal Tax

Colin: Do the authorities have any Patience for tax avoidance?

12y Taking Stock

Colin: Do the authorities have any Patience for ta...

Colin wonders if the OBE will be rebranded following news of Gary Barlow's controversial tax affairs Read More...

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Colin: Will new head of financial control at GCHQ be called M
People Business

Colin: Will new head of financial control at GCHQ be called M

12y Richard Crump , Writer

Colin: Will new head of financial control at GCHQ ...

Colin might decide against going for this job advertised Accountancy Age Read More...

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