This Christmas is going to be a bit different this year with Covid-19, lockdowns and financial restrictions. However, if you do fancy getting your accountant a present this year we have a couple of handy hints for you.
But help is at hand! I’ve put together a one or two potential stocking fillers for figure wizards that should hopefully keep Aunty Kay at bay, satisfy secret Santa requirements or give you an inkling about what to get your company accountant or perhaps Lizzie who does the bookkeeping.
It’s that time of year again, and while the rest of the working world is winding down ahead of the festive break, for most accountants the run-up to tax return season has only just begun. And the last thing they need is Aunty Kay repeatedly asking “what do you want for Christmas dear?
The Fidget Cube
For those long days slaving over tax returns or perhaps the firm’s excel spreadsheets, when focus is needed (but not always easy to find), the Fidget Cube is a desk toy for people who like to, well, fidget. The cube features different tactile attachments on each side, letting you absent-mindedly spin, click, or roll the tiny interactive features while you work.
Originally dreamed up by two brothers for the pin clickers, desk tappers and phone cord winders of the world, the Fidget Cube raised over $6m in a Kickstarter campaign with an original target of $15,000 and over the past two years has been a phenomenon in the toy world.
Novelty Gifts
I had no idea that there was a whole bunch of novelty accountant merchandise, available. Once upon a time the standard ‘I love spreadsheets’ mug was all an aspiring number-cruncher could hope for, but a thriving industry seems to have grown up around the need for novelty accounting products: here a handful of the gifts on offer that I personally like (no hint intended):
Number One: (For individuals who consider coffee a necessity in life): Tax return mug available on Etsy for £12.16.Number Two: (For those with a liberal office dress policy): Wizard t-shirt available on Etsy for £16.26.Number Three: (For individuals who regularly have a bad day): Spreadsheet mug available on Amazon for £13.99.Number Four: (For accountants who admire Darwin): Evolution t-shirt available on Etsy for £9.99.
Accountant Christmas Alternative gifts
Booze in its many forms, whether it be a variety pack of real ales, a bottle of craft gin or a 20 year-old malt whisky, is always acceptable to most accountants.
Well that’s it, I’ve made my list, I wonder what Santa will bring this year!
If you would like more detailed information on some aspect of UK Tax, send me an e-mail and I’ll be pleased to advise further.
David Jones Tax Accountant
David Jones is the Senior Partner and Founder of Morgan Jones & Company. Born in Liverpool and an Accountancy graduate of the University of Wolverhampton, David spent twenty years working for the Customs & Excise in London then Shrewsbury before starting his own business. David's depth of knowledge of the UK tax system and his ability to communicate this learning has seen Morgan Jones & Company grow into Shropshire's most respected Accountancy Practice. Email David
For those long days slaving over tax returns or perhaps the firm’s excel spreadsheets, when focus is needed (but not always easy to find), the Fidget Cube is a desk toy for people who like to, well, fidget. The cube features different tactile attachments on each side, letting you absent-mindedly spin, click, or roll the tiny interactive features while you work.
Originally dreamed up by two brothers for the pin clickers, desk tappers and phone cord winders of the world, the Fidget Cube raised over $6m in a Kickstarter campaign with an original target of $15,000 and over the past two years has been a phenomenon in the toy world.
David Jones is the Senior Partner and Founder of Morgan Jones & Company. Born in Liverpool and an Accountancy graduate of the University of Wolverhampton, David spent twenty years working for the Customs & Excise in London then Shrewsbury before starting his own business. David's depth of knowledge of the UK tax system and his ability to communicate this learning has seen Morgan Jones & Company grow into Shropshire's most respected Accountancy Practice.