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    The World's Weirdest Tax Deductions

    The Briefcase #55: The World’s Weirdest Tax Deductions

    By: AccountingCPD | Posted on: 13th Aug 2026

    Spend enough time as an accountant and you’ll hear all sorts of theories about what people think they can claim as a tax deduction. Barristers…

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    The Briefcase #27: Five Taxes That Refuse to Die

    By: AccountingCPD | Posted on: 23rd Jan 2026

    Tax law evolves extremely slowly, like the drip-drip-drip growing into a mighty glacier. And like glaciers, a tax law can survive for centuries – long…

    The Strange World of Tax-Free Organisations

    The Briefcase #9: The Strange World of Tax-Free Organisations

    By: AccountingCPD | Posted on: 12th Sep 2025

    There’s nothing quite as divine as tax exemption. Whether it’s religion or royalty, some organisations float above earthly matters – earthly matters such as funding…

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    The Strawberry and Cream VAT Debate

    By: AccountingCPD | Posted on: 2nd Jul 2025

    Marks & Spencer’s latest culinary offering – a strawberries and cream sandwich inspired by Japan’s viral “fruit sando” – has captured not just the public’s…

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    The 10 strangest taxes in history

    By: AccountingCPD | Posted on: 18th Dec 2024

    “Nothing is certain except death and taxes”– Benjamin Franklin, 1789 It’s clear that no one has ever liked paying taxes, but not all taxes are…