Duff McKagan

I didn't have any work to do, and I had files of my personal and Guns N' Roses financial statements for the previous eight years. I wanted to learn how to read these, but I didn't trust anybody. I just got a lightbulb in my head and said, 'I want to go to school.' That began my journey, taking accountancy and business classes at Seattle.

American Musician

Ian Rankin

Being working class, my parents thought, 'Ian's going to uni, the first in the family,' and I'd do dentistry or accountancy. I was going to do accountancy; then I got a C in Economics and thought, 'Why am I doing this?' The only thing I was interested in was books and literature.

Scottish Writer

Lucy Bronze

It's probably the wrong way round, I know, but I just love maths and doing equations. When I was a kid, I was really good at it, so when I was seven, I asked my mum what job lets you do maths and pays you for it. She said accountancy, and that was it. I was dead set.

English Athlete

Cressida Dick

Some male colleagues, just as in accountancy, had doubts about whether women could perform some roles. There was a sense that women needed more protection or if men were out on the street they would be distracted by having to look after a female colleague.

British Public Servant

David Baddiel

Neurosis, an obsession with stupidly named food, bookishness - these are all OK to class as attributes that come hand in hand with a name that ends in 'berg'; the only possible exception being the money thing, although clearly we are better at accountancy.

English Comedian

Bipasha Basu

I actually wanted to be a doctor. But doing all those horrid rat dissections made me faint. I studied science till the 12th standard and later took up commerce. I was planning to do chartered accountancy, but fate had something else in store for me.

Indian Actress

Prashant Bhushan

A large part of the income of the 'Big 5' accountancy and consultancy firms derives from tax avoidance schemes which flourish in the name of tax planning. Their legality has agitated courts in India and abroad for a long time.

Indian Lawyer

Justin Cartwright

It is surprising how many people who don't read believe they have a book in them. Why? Nobody would imagine that Alfred Brendel took up the piano on a whim at 25 when he found accountancy unpleasant.

British Novelist

Lawrence Summers

If you look at the history of the American capital market, there's probably no innovation more important than the idea of generally accepted accountancy principles.

American Economist

N'Golo Kante

I got my qualification in accountancy, but now I prefer to concentrate on football.

French Athlete

Accountancy is often a university subject aimed at those pursuing a career handling finances.

Universities Teach It

Accountancy firms specialize in managing financial accounts for other companies or individuals.

Specific Firms

Accountancy services include tasks like tax preparation, audits, and financial planning.

Services Offered

Accountancy as a profession includes various roles such as auditors, tax accountants, and advisors.

Professional Career

Though based on numbers, accountancy also needs skills in analysis, law, and communication.

Not Just Math

Public accountancy refers to working for an accountancy firm, while private is for a single company.

Public Versus Private

 the more massive a brand, the more baggage it has, the more force is needed to change its positioning. And that's one of the reasons why Arthur Andersen chose to launch Accenture rather than try to persuade the world that Andersen's could stand for something other than accountancy.

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