I have been working as an accountant for over 15 years, I have many role’s as an accountant working for many city firms across the London u.k, I am eventually now running my own online business as an accountant. I believe accountants are important in the forever increasing world of business, other’s may think other wise.
It was accountants who brought down Chicago crime boss Al Capone. Although believed to be guilty of everything from bootlegging to murder, he was ultimately arrested and convicted of tax evasion.Never new Mick Jagger was an accountant - Mick Jagger, Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin and comedian Eddie Izzard are just a few of the famous names who worked in accounting before their showbiz careers took off.Accounting has been around for millennia. Tokens dating back 7000 years were discovered in ancient Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq, Turkey and Syria). These are thought to be the earliest documented records of goods received and traded.Accountants play an important role in the Oscars. Every year since 1935 a team of accountants has spent an average of 1700 hours prior to Oscar night counting the Academy Award ballots by hand.Italian mathematician Luca Pacioli is regarded as the father of accounting. He published the first book on double entry accounting in 1494. Leonardo da Vinci was one of his students.
The Jokes They Make About Accountant’s
1: What does CPA stand for ? Can't Pass Again.
2: What’s the difference between an accountant and a lawyer ? The accountant knows he’s boring.
3: What’s an accountant’s favourite book? 50 Shades of Grey.
4: How does Santa’s accountant value his sleigh? Net Present Value.
5: What did the accountant say when he got a blank check ? “ My deductions have finally caught up with the salary.”
6: How does an accountant stay out of debt? He learns to act his wage.
7: What do accountants suffer from that ordinary people don’t ? Depreciation.
Making Tax Digital - 2019/2020
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