The following were the ten points argued by a Mr Bell in letters to HMRC and the lower tier Tax Tribunal recently as to why he considers that he is not required to file tax returns: (1) As all humans are created equal, government and the making of...

AccountancyAge kindly asked me to supply 100 words on what the tax profession might look like in 40 years time. They published my vision last week. Imagine my surprise to note that the only other tax vision they published was that of Dave Hartnett who...

All of the following trained to be accountants - in some cases, not for very long but found fame through other talents and skills: Arnold Brown - "Possibly the only Glaswegian Jewish ex-chartered accountant stand up comedian in the world".Eddie Izzard...

BMW ads have featured this line for around 12 months but I saw it for the first time only yesterday. What is it trying to say to the reader? What accountant-like qualities are being implied? All views welcome - by way of comments below please.

"The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it's just sort of a tired feeling" - Paula Poundstone (American Stand up Comedienne) - as reported on twitter by @DianeKennedyCPA