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The Positive Accountant
The Secret Blog of Adrian Mole
Chartered Accountant, Chartered Tax Adviser, Ballroom Dance Teacher, Pilot, Diver. Oh yeah, and Principal of Quove Accounting
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The Positive Accountant is reading a book
Right, hold it right there... ...Reading a book ? As in a physical collection of paper bound together which isn't a set of accounts nor...
Adrian Mole
Aug 5, 20232 min read
The Positive Accountant - Vol 4 Ed10
I thought I was being really clever two weeks ago in Vol 4, Ed 8 saying that I hadn't rushed to publish my take on the mini-Budget,...
Adrian Mole
Oct 19, 20223 min read
The Positive Accountant - Vol 4 Ed 9
We’re in a world where new words are being launched all the time. Trussonomics, being just one. So I’m going to make my own up tonight–...
Adrian Mole
Oct 12, 20224 min read
The Positive Accountant - Vol 4 Ed 8
Crikey, a lot's happened over the summer. We have new PM (the fourth in five years), a new Chancellor (the fifth in five years), and a...
Adrian Mole
Oct 5, 20225 min read
The Positive Accountant - Vol 4 Ed 2
We've been through a lot in the last 18 months, much of it feels frankly surreal. So wasn't it great therefore to see that trend continue...
Adrian Mole
Nov 25, 20213 min read
The Positive Accountant - Vol 4 Ed 1
My phone rang this morning. Well,I say rang, but for certain clients I have assigned ringtones, and on this occasion it was playing the...
Adrian Mole
Nov 17, 20213 min read
The Positive Accountant - Vol 3 Ed 16
So how was it for you ? No, Mr Hancock not that ! I mean Freedom Day. Does it feel like the handcuffs have come off and life is back to...
Adrian Mole
Jul 29, 20214 min read
The Positive Accountant - Vol 3 Ed15
Warning - Dangerous HMRC Scam I have this evening received an email purportedly from HMRC, it is headed 'Important Application - You're...
Adrian Mole
Jun 27, 20211 min read
The Positive Accountant - Vol 3 Ed 14
Last year we heard that it was fine to break the COVID rules to drive to Barnard Castle to test one's eyesight. I don't know about...
Adrian Mole
Jun 25, 20215 min read
The Positive Accountant - Vol 3 Ed 13
Making Tax Digital – Health warning, what follows is Dull, Boring, but Important I know those who read these blogs (yes, I've used the...
Adrian Mole
May 14, 20215 min read
The Positive Accountant - Vol 3, Ed 12
I was talking with my old friend and client George today about - what else - tax relief. I should explain, George is the proprietor of a...
Adrian Mole
May 6, 20214 min read
The Positive Accountant - Vol 3 Ed 11
OK, OK, I forgot to mention something in my last blog. I went through some of the rules concerning the fourth round of the SEISS grant -...
Adrian Mole
Apr 28, 20213 min read
The Positive Accountant - Vol 3, Ed 10
It’s the weekend. Thank Crunchie (other chocolate bars available). And it’s another week of moving towards recovery, with steps in the...
Adrian Mole
Apr 24, 20213 min read
The Positive Accountant - Vol 3 Ed 9
In my last edition, I made fun of my complete inability to speak German (the 'O' Level unclassified remains a solitary blot on an...
Adrian Mole
Feb 20, 20213 min read
The Positive Accountant - Vol 3 Edition 8
1.8 million. That's a big number. What am I talking about ? - Is it the number of snowflakes per square metre in our front garden ? - Is...
Adrian Mole
Feb 9, 20213 min read
The Positive Accountant - Vol 3 Ed 7
A Budget is around the corner, 3rd March. Most tax advisers start positively salivating at the prospect of tax changes and a whole host...
Adrian Mole
Jan 28, 20212 min read
The Positive Accountant - Vol 3 Ed 6
It's about time to spread some positive thoughts, goodness knows that we could all do with it. That was a really grim number reported on...
Adrian Mole
Jan 26, 20213 min read
The Positive Accountant - Vol 3 Ed 5
Happy New Year....ordinarily it wouldn't be too late to say that on 5th January, but this year it kind of feels that the New Year has...
Adrian Mole
Jan 5, 20212 min read
The Positive Accountant - Vol 3 Ed 4
I just knew there'd be a need for another one... So the vast majority of those reading will now find themselves in tier 4 from Boxing Day....
Adrian Mole
Dec 23, 20203 min read
The Positive Accountant - Vol 3 Ed 3
Merry Christmas ! I was going to start this email by saying it was the last one for this year, but with all that has been going on, it...
Adrian Mole
Dec 21, 20207 min read
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