Tax and finance memes
When yet another spreadsheet or report is not enough to explain the misery... just send these to your teammates.
Change, (trade) war, economic downturn. The need for an efficient and effective tax function has never been higher. Gone are the days of tax being a downstream department, operating low-key, in silenc
Nobody starts her tax career to spend endless hours in Excel or have back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back meetings. Yet, for many of us, it became the norm…
It is good to reflect regularly on what yo
When I started my tax career 2 decades ago in the BIG4, I thought it was normal to stay until 8pm in the office. I also thought it was normal to continue work on a Saturday. Moving in-house gave me a
What does a typical day in the life of in-house tax look like? Here's the reality 🥲:
1. Checking inbox for emergencies during breakfast.
2. Arrive in the office, energised to work on my project (aka
Look, I will be honest. Early in my career, when going to parties, I was not the one shouting out loud that I was a tax guy. But over time, I've embraced my inner tax nerd with pride. Today it is my T
Tax people got pull. They are popular. They are in demand by the entire organization. Goes without saying. Every (business) decision has a tax shadow. Nobody understands tax (or they don’t want to) wh
I get that tax people sometimes get desperate. So much work. Always change. Begging for budget. Endless complexity. If that’s not enough, suboptimal collaboration and a lot of manual work 🫣🤯😵💫…
The work of in-house tax is intense 🥵. Very intense. I have been there, I have done it. Combining tax compliance and reporting with controversy, projects and business support. Day after day. In physi
I see and hear it so often. Beautifully designed processes for all sorts of tax jobs. Compliance, Controversy, Reporting, Projects… But very often, there is a gap between how the process is designed o