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Hairy moment for ICAEW

Now everyone knows that the ICAEW are sticklers for discipline, decorum and attention to detail, but even the best of us are prone to the odd slip-up....

The venerable institute was laying down the law  in  publishing its  latest tribunal decisions but some of the wind might have been taken out of its disciplinary  sails  by this gem of a typo.

According to the Institute, one  particular unfortunate was  'convicted on three counts of acting with intent to prejudice Her Majesty the Queen and the Pubic Revenue with intent to defraud her Majesty the Queen.

' Now TS is thinking that if  the particular individual  in question was still a member of the institute, he would have been horsewhipped from the grounds of the ICAEW before having his  vintage top hat  knocked through on the steps of whichever gentleman's club he belonged to. 

Fortunately, it  was proved to be a spelling error, so he 'escaped' with a £25,000 fine. 

February 29, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack

Colin's re-voltaire-ing

Colin goes all Voltaire when talking tax turkey. View Colin here or click the pic.

February 14, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack

KPMG's corporate thrashing

When entertained by the UK's finest accountants, TS has grown accustomed to fine dining, champagne receptions and the occasional bit of theatre.

It was with some surprise, therefore, that TS received an invitation from KPMG to attend a Linkin Park concert (an apparently well-known 'thrash metal' band - pictured).

For the uninitiated, thrash metal involves aggressive, screeching-type vocals, hopping up and down on one leg and very, very loud electric guitars.

Anyway, KPMG made sure that TS was able to watch the madness unfold in the comfort of the firm's corporate box at the O2 arena.

From this vantage point, glass of wine and plate of roast lamb in hand, TS was able to look down on the eager masses 'in the pit' smash into each other ('moshing', we believe is the term) as the lead singer exhorted them to 'go f***ing crazy'. Orthodox corporate entertainment will never be the same.

February 14, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack