A West Midlands accountant who behaved aggressively towards HMRC officials and threatened to punch them has lost an appeal to the Chartered Accountant’s disciplinary committee tribunal (DCT) that the sanctions imposed for his unprofessional behaviour were too harsh. He has been given a severe reprimand, a fine of £5,000 and is required to pay costs … Continue reading Chartered Accountant Loses Appeal After Abusing HMRC Staff →

David and Margaret would like to thank all friends, clients and colleagues who gave so generously towards their “Movember” campaign. Together with a friend, Ray Pearson, they had formed the team “Cheshire Professionals”. By 2nd December this team had raised or been promised £2,157 towards improving men’s health by raising awareness of, and funding research … Continue reading Thank you for your Movember Donations →

On 12th December West Midland Police are to auction off a collection of high-profile sporting memorabilia and top-end goods following HMRC’s successful application of a proceeds of crime order against Thomas Scragg who was jailed last year for 17 years for his part in a complicated payroll tax fraud. Scragg’s fraud was based on paying … Continue reading HMRC conman’s £675,000 of sports memorabilia goes up for auction →

Some of you may have noticed that we are participating in the “Movember” campaign. Movember is a worldwide movement and this year donations have already reached £46 million, with £9 million coming from the UK alone. This money goes to support the fight against prostate and testicular cancer. In 2012, Dave raised over £1,250 for … Continue reading Movember 2013 →

Please note that our office will close at lunchtime on Tuesday 24th December for the Christmas break. The office will re-open at 9.00am on Thursday 2nd January 2014. Throughout this period we will be monitoring e-mails. If you have any urgent queries please send an e-mail to info@warringtonaccountants.co.uk. The partners and staff at WatkinsonBlack wish … Continue reading Xmas Office Closure →