In January 2011 Mark was described by Accountancy Age as “the most ‘networked’ accountant in the UK“.

He earns his living getting paid for speaking, writing, facilitating and networking. He runs 2 professional networks and has long been active on LinkedIn, twitter, facebook, accountingweb and ecademy. He can often be found debunking media stories about tax, accountants, networking and social media.

In addition to running his networks Mark is a regular writer for the accountancy, tax and business press. And he is a frequent speaker at events for accountants and for those who want to better understand the profession.  He has established a positive reputation and a degree of credibility in the tax and accounting worlds over a number of years. He also has extensive network reach through his blogs, talks, social media activity and articles.

Please check out the ‘Speaking‘ page of this website if you arrange conferences, seminars or workshops for accountants, tax advisers, other professionals or business people.

Mark ensures his talks are engaging, innovative, inspirational and professional. And his presentations are designed to have lasting impact.

Mark’s blogs:

• His personal blog on this website contains advice, tips and ideas to help accountants and other professional advisers be more productive and more successful. He also frequently debunks myths and hype around related issues. His realistic approach resonates with many of his regular readers who value his insights and the time they consequently save.

• The TaxBuzz blog is where he often debunks choice tax stories in the news. He also shares commentary, ideas and insights on tax news stories and tax policy issues.

• Accountant jokes and fun – an ever growing collection of over 500 jokes, videos, anecdotes, links and quotes relating to accountants, accountancy and tax related topics. Further contributions are always welcome!
  

Writing

Marks writes a regular column for AccountingWeb.co.uk where he is consultant practice editor. Mark has been writing for the professional press since 1987 as shown on this list.

Networks

The Tax Advice Network, of which Mark is Chairman, is the UK’s only independent network of expert tax advisers.

In addition to the provision of tax support the network also publishes a unique weekly tax update email written specifically for accountants in general practice. Try it for free simply by registering on the Tax Advice Network website.

As is evident from the list of activities above Mark has a portfolio career. It revolves around his roles with the Tax Advice Network and his position as Head of Network at Winmark where he runs The Tax Director Network.