Prize-winning writer Sarah Laing has written a superb collection of stories that are beautifully written, vividly rendered and which stimulate and surprise. 'Imagine that you're a statistic,' says one of the characters in these quirky, haunting stories of people whose inner lives let them escape the boxes that others put them into. The single mum, the student working in the pie factory, the newborn baby, the dying woman, the Kiwi alone in New York and many others pass through these stories and in doing so let us enter their lives.
An excitingly contemporary and innovative blend of a beautifully written novel with pictures by a critically acclaimed author. Rudy is a successful architect, but life is not as happy as it should be. His work leaves him artistically frustrated, his wife and two young daughters have moved out of the house he designed for them, and his pushy young associate is vying for design supremacy. When a Vespa accident puts him into hospital and forces him to recuperate at home, he looks in danger of losing everything, but it is then that his repressed artistic yearnings start to make their presence felt, not just in the glass creations he begins to craft, but also in his strange, vivid dreams. This is a terrific novel in its own right, but with Sarah Laing's superb ink-wash drawings, interspersing the text, it offers an additional and intriguingly innovative way to tell a story.
Newly-weds in Tangier experience the bitter sweetness of new encounters in this evocative short story. As with the contrasting flavours of the 'garnet-coloured beads, packed in pith and membrane', Emily and Ari savour the surprises of the alleyways and locals. But can they trust the man who offers to be their guide? Can they believe his claims that he has a kebab stand near to where they come from? And what of his prediction that they will soon have a beautiful baby boy?
The first novel from one of New Zealand's prize-winning, emerging writers Classical is karaoke - just playing covers of dead people's music - or so Wellingtonian Rebecca concluded at her London conservatorium. She's sabotaged her scholarship there, but wants to keep playing the cello, like her grandmother, Klara. Now unmoored from her classical training, she's in New York City, where Klara grew up. As Rebecca investigates her Jewish-refugee heritage, she starts to compose her own songs, but has to contend with diabetes and other burning issues: is she with the right man, or should she swap stability for lust? And how much longer can she live with a neurotic, junk-scavenging flatmate, on the verge of murdering another zebra fish?
Let Me Be Frank brings Sarah Laing's popular autobiographical comic series together for the first time. Sarah Laing began blogging her comics in 2009 as a way to shed light on her fiction writing and to record life before it evaporated. The comics soon had a large audience, eager for the next installment about Sarah's parenting fails and successes, writing, her obsession with Katherine Mansfield, her family's history, pet mice, sex, clothes and more. Let Me Be Frank is a witty, whip-smart comic collection that is ever disarmingly frank.
Katherine Mansfield is a literary giant in New Zealand-but she had to leave the country to become one. She wrote, 'Oh to be a writer, a real writer.' And a real writer she was, until she died at age 34 of tuberculosis. The only writer Virginia Woolf was jealous of, Mansfield hung out with the modernists, lost her brother in World War I, dabbled in Alistair Crowley's druggy occult gatherings and spent her last days in a Fontainebleu commune with Olgivanna, Frank Lloyd Wright's future wife. She was as famous for her letters and diaries as for her short stories. Sarah Laing wanted to be a real writer, too. A writer as famous as Katherine Mansfield, but not as tortured. Mansfield and Me charts her journey towards publication and parenthood against Mansfield's dramatic story, set in London, Paris, New York and New Zealand. Part memoir, part biography, part fantasy, it examines how our lives connect to those of our personal heroes. Sarah Laing's gorgeous, playful drawings and self-deprecating humour lightly mask a complex meditation on writing, celebrity and the conscious construction of self. A very New Zealand coming-of-age story: brilliant, funny, thoughtful and smart. - Dylan Horrocks, author of Hicksville and Sam Zabel and the Magic Pen.
The 7th edition of this popular book - originally written by Arnold Homer and Rita Burrows - offers a comprehensive guide to the law and practice related to the taxation of partnerships in the UK. It contains a wealth of worked examples, and is up-to-date to the UK Finance Act 2007.
This popular book offers a comprehensive guide to the law and practice relating to the taxation of partnerships in the UK. It contains a wealth of worked examples, and is up-to-date to the UK's Finance Act 2015. It includes numerous worked examples to illustrate the practical effects of the law and extensive cross-references to UK legislation and case law. Accountants and tax practitioners will find this book essential reading as it covers a range of topics including: calculating income and gains for partnerships * dealing with self-assessment claims and returns * coverage of specific situations - change of accounting date, death, or retirement of a partner and incorporation * examination of the benefits of setting up a limited partnership or a limited liability partnership * appendices include useful reference material, including up-to-date partnership legislation.
Fully updated for the 2010/2011 tax year, this book takes the hassle out of tax Although you can't escape tax, you can make it easier to deal with. Whether you want to work out the taxes on your own business, make tax-efficient investments or simply understand where your money's going, this plain-English guide has it all. Get to grips with the UK tax system and discover how to make potentially significant savings on your tax bill. Tax facts – get the low-down on tax essentials Tax through your ages – find out how to make the most tax-savvy decisions at every stage of your life Pensions and benefits – understand the ins and outs of taxes paid on pensions and state benefits Working for someone else – keep an eye on your pay packet and make the most of incentive schemes Working for yourself – learn how to manage your company's taxes, whether you're just starting out or are a veteran business-owner Open the book and find: Advice on complying with self-assessment regulations Techniques for calculating how much income tax you owe Updates on the most tax-friendly investments for you and your children How to manage property tax, whether you're buying, selling or renting Ways to reduce inheritance tax The best way to pay VAT on your own business The tax benefits of becoming a limited company Day-to-day tax-saving techniques "Tax 2010/2011 For Dummies is expertly written in plain, everyday language that makes a complicated subject easy to understand. It's simple to follow, and full of invaluable tax tips and reminders. Highly recommended for someone looking for a straightforward introduction to the world of tax." —Mark McLaughlin, CTA (Fellow) ATT TEP, Chartered Tax Consultant, Author and Editor Learn to: Understand your tax status and fulfil your legal obligations Calculate your business taxes Fill out a self-assessment form Make tax-efficient investments
The new edition of this popular book has been fully updated and includes all relevant UK legislation up to the Finance Act 2008. This book is aimed at all tax practitioners who cannot afford to be without vital guidance on new legislation and who wish to minimize their non-compliance liabilities.
The new edition of this popular text has been fully updated to the UK's Finance Act 2009. All the administrative and procedural aspects are covered, including returns, electronic lodgement, claims, assessments, payments, interest, penalties, and HMRC's powers relating to enquiries and discovery in the UK.
Available within 24 hours of the Chancellor's Budget speech, Tax Tables 2007 - 08 provides a succinct commentary on the key provisions. The budget commentary is provided by Grant Thornton UK LLP, a leading financial and business adviser. In addition, there are clearly laid out tables of new rates and allowances, and handy take home pay ready reckoners.
The new edition of this popular book offers a comprehensive guide to the law and practice relating to the taxation of partnerships in the UK. It contains a wealth of worked examples and is up-to-date to the UKâ??s Finance Act 2011. It includes numerous worked examples to illustrate the practical effects of the law and extensive cross-references to legislation and case law. Accountants and tax practitioners will find this book essential reading as it covers a range of topics including: calculating income and gains for partnerships * dealing with self-assessment claims and returns * coverage of specific situations â?? change of accounting date, death, or retirement of a partner and incorporation * examination of the benefits of setting up a limited partnership or a limited liability partnership * appendices contain useful reference material, including up-to-date partnership legislation.
UK Tax The ninth edition of this popular book offers a comprehensive guide to the law and practice relating to the taxation of partnerships in the UK. It contains a wealth of worked examples, and is up-to-date to the Finance Act 2009.
Covering the income tax issues most frequently encountered by tax advisers, this lucid guide not only describes the law with clarity, but also explains exactly what the legislation means in practice.
Available within 24 hours of the Chancellor s Budget speech, Tax Tables provide a succinct commentary on the key provisions, written by a leading accountancy firm. In addition, there are clearly laid out tables of new rates and allowances, and handy take home pay ready reckoners.
June 2010 Emergency Budget Edition Tax Tables Budget no.2 provides accurate tables of all the new and revised taxrates and allowances from the second 2010 budget. Available within 24 hours of the Chancellor s Budget speech, Tax Tables provide a succinct commentary on the key provisions, written by a leading accountancy firm. In addition, there are clearly laid out tables of new rates and allowances, and handy take home pay ready reckoners.
This book is updated to the UK's Finance Act 2008, including fully updated tables and commentary. The budget commentary is provided by Grant Thornton UK LLP, a leading financial and business adviser. In addition, there are clearly laid out tables of new UK rates and allowances, and handy take home pay ready reckoners. Contents include: Finance Act 2008 . capital gains tax . corporation tax . gifts to charities . income tax . inheritance tax . national insurance contributions . number of days table . take home pay . tax year planner . value added tax.
Titled after the ISBN that identifies the publication and all its inserts 978-0-9864650-5-5 explores the print based nature of publishing and the systems that have arisen to manage its excesses. The contributions to the publication, by Jennifer French, Sarah Laing, Tessa Laird, Asumi Mizuo, Taarati Taiaroa, and Melissa Laing, explore the practice and ethics of appropriation, the physical and conceptual markers of publishing, and the personal relationships that we develop with printed matter.
A clear, concise analysis of the main UK tax provisions and an authoritative, illustrated guide to their application. Written in plain language and within an easy to follow structure this annual reference work includes key points, planning points, and numerous worked examples, providing you with the most competitively priced and cost-effective tax research resources of their kind available. Fully up-to-date with the Finance Act 2006.
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