{"id":465,"date":"2015-05-22T16:20:32","date_gmt":"2015-05-22T15:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/?p=465"},"modified":"2015-11-18T15:27:38","modified_gmt":"2015-11-18T15:27:38","slug":"taxation-awards-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/05\/22\/taxation-awards-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"TAXATION AWARDS 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Once again, Peter Rayney Tax Consultancy was proud to be a sponsor of the Taxation Awards 2015.\u00a0Our table had a thoroughly entertaining night. \u00a0This year the awards ceremony was hosted by the feisty\u00a0Mariella Frostrup who carried out the proceedings with great humour and professionalism.<\/p>\n<p>The highlight of the night was Robert Broderick&#8217;s\u00a0Abandoman, which created spontaneously funny freestyle rap-songs based on &#8216;things&#8217; \u00a0suggested by the audience. \u00a0It was all incredibly funny and probably the best act I&#8217;ve ever seen at the Taxation Awards.<\/p>\n<p>We were happy to have been shortlisted for the &#8216;Tax Consultancy Firm&#8217; award for the third year running but the most wonderful sight of the night was seeing Mike Truman (who recently retired as editor of Taxation magazine) pick up his much deserved lifetime achievement award to a standing ovation.<\/p>\n<p>There were many choices of entertainment after the awards ceremony ended but we ventured to the Jazz Lounge to see Rachael Henshaw&#8217;s Jazz Band. \u00a0After all the hustle and bustle of the awards ceremony, this was a place of relative calmness and a great opportunity to talk to our friends in the tax world.<\/p>\n<p>Sharon Webb and her team at RBI events deserve a special mention for having again done a fantastic job in making this the greatest event in the Tax calendar.<\/p>\n<p>Here is our photo gallery for the night:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_466\" style=\"width: 257px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Patricia-and-Me_Tax-Awards_May-2015.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-466\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-466\" src=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Patricia-and-Me_Tax-Awards_May-2015-247x300.jpg\" alt=\"Just off to the Taxation Awards\" width=\"247\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Patricia-and-Me_Tax-Awards_May-2015-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Patricia-and-Me_Tax-Awards_May-2015-845x1024.jpg 845w, https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Patricia-and-Me_Tax-Awards_May-2015.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-466\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just off to the Taxation Awards<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_467\" style=\"width: 257px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/With-Mike-Truman-Tax-Awards_May-2015.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-467\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-467\" src=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/With-Mike-Truman-Tax-Awards_May-2015-289x300.jpg\" alt=\"Selfie with Mike Truman (with his award)\" width=\"247\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/With-Mike-Truman-Tax-Awards_May-2015-289x300.jpg 289w, https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/With-Mike-Truman-Tax-Awards_May-2015.jpg 917w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-467\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Selfie with Mike Truman (with his lifetime achievement award)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_468\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PRTC-table.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-468\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-468\" src=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PRTC-table-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"PRTC table awaiting their first course!\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PRTC-table-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PRTC-table-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/PRTC-table-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PRTC table awaiting their first course!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_469\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Patricia-presenting-at-Tax-Awards_May-2015.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-469\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-469\" src=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Patricia-presenting-at-Tax-Awards_May-2015-300x181.jpg\" alt=\"Patricia presenting the award for &quot;Best Tax Practice In A Regional Firm&quot; \" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Patricia-presenting-at-Tax-Awards_May-2015-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Patricia-presenting-at-Tax-Awards_May-2015-498x300.jpg 498w, https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Patricia-presenting-at-Tax-Awards_May-2015.jpg 765w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patricia presenting the PRTC-sponsored award for &#8220;Best Tax Practice In A Regional Firm&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_486\" style=\"width: 247px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Patricia_Armstrong-Watson.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-486\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-486\" src=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Patricia_Armstrong-Watson-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Patricia with 'winners' Armstrong Watson\" width=\"237\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Patricia_Armstrong-Watson-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Patricia_Armstrong-Watson-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-486\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patricia with &#8216;winners&#8217; \u00a0of &#8220;Best Tax Practice In A Regional Firm&#8217; &#8211; Armstrong Watson<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_470\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Roy-Smith-.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-470\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-470\" src=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Roy-Smith--225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Our guest - Roy Smith - always scrubs up well!Our guest - Roy Smith - always scrubs up well!\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Roy-Smith--225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Roy-Smith--768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our guest &#8211; Roy Smith &#8211; always scrubs up well!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_475\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Peter-R-Jazz-Lounge.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-475\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-475\" src=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Peter-R-Jazz-Lounge-300x293.jpg\" alt=\"We love sponsoring the Jazz Lounge...\" width=\"300\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Peter-R-Jazz-Lounge-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Peter-R-Jazz-Lounge-307x300.jpg 307w, https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Peter-R-Jazz-Lounge.jpg 544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-475\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We love sponsoring the Jazz Lounge&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_472\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Rachael-selife-3.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-472\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-472\" src=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Rachael-selife-3-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Selfie with Jazz songstress Rachael\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Rachael-selife-3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Rachael-selife-3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Rachael-selife-3.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-472\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Selfie with Jazz songstress Rachael<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_471\" style=\"width: 303px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Selfie-with-Jazz-band.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-471\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-471\" src=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Selfie-with-Jazz-band-293x300.jpg\" alt=\"Selfie with Rachael Henshaw's Jazz Band (in background)\" width=\"293\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Selfie-with-Jazz-band-293x300.jpg 293w, https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Selfie-with-Jazz-band.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-471\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another Selfie with Rachael Henshaw&#8217;s Jazz Band (in background)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_477\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Learning-the-Selfie-Stick_May-2015.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-477\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-477\" src=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Learning-the-Selfie-Stick_May-2015-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"Getting the hang of the selfie stick with Lynne and Chris\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Learning-the-Selfie-Stick_May-2015-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Learning-the-Selfie-Stick_May-2015-1024x743.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Learning-the-Selfie-Stick_May-2015-414x300.jpg 414w, https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Learning-the-Selfie-Stick_May-2015.jpg 1110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getting the hang of the &#8216;selfie&#8217; stick with Lynne and Chris<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_476\" style=\"width: 345px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Mariella-F-at-Tax-Awards_May-2015.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-476\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-476\" src=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Mariella-F-at-Tax-Awards_May-2015-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"Mariella Folstrup hosting the Taxation Awards\" width=\"335\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Mariella-F-at-Tax-Awards_May-2015-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Mariella-F-at-Tax-Awards_May-2015-1024x664.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Mariella-F-at-Tax-Awards_May-2015-463x300.jpg 463w, https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Mariella-F-at-Tax-Awards_May-2015.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-476\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mariella Frostrup hosting the Taxation Awards<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_484\" style=\"width: 246px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tax-Awards_2015_25.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-484\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-484\" src=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tax-Awards_2015_25-278x300.jpg\" alt=\"Catching up with some friends...\" width=\"236\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tax-Awards_2015_25-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tax-Awards_2015_25-949x1024.jpg 949w, https:\/\/peterrayney.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tax-Awards_2015_25.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Catching up with some friends&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once again, Peter Rayney Tax Consultancy was proud to be a sponsor of the Taxation Awards 2015.\u00a0Our table had a thoroughly entertaining night. \u00a0This year the awards ceremony was hosted by the feisty\u00a0Mariella Frostrup who carried out the proceedings with &hellip; 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