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It's official if there were a prize for the most travelled RPGCC duck it would be going to Luke in our tax team.

This is Ducky in beautiful

Thank you Luke another great shot...

it's here, our May podcast - HMRC response times: what should taxpayers and businesses expect in 2026?

In our May podcast, Tim Humphries and Kelly Power (Eland) discuss the growing reality of delays — from queries and enquiries to DWP National Insurance and questions.

They ask the big ones: Is a 15-month wait acceptable? And should more people be escalating concerns — including to MPs?

🎧 Listen on Spotify here: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/rpgcc-advisers/episodes/RPGCC-Taxtixs-Podcast---May-2026-e3j8k9s

📺 YouTube version: RPGCC’s May podcast – insights from a Tax Adviser https://youtu.be/4J0H4bWywEU

The RPGCC duck has been on his travels again.

In the past few weeks he has been doing some serious global travel with visits to the and .

What a lucky duck....

A huge thank you to our first cohort of potential for joining us at our very first assessment day on Friday.

It was genuinely inspiring to meet such an engaged, enthusiastic group of young people, all excited about starting their careers in accountancy. The energy, curiosity and ambition in the room made for a fantastic day.

Choosing next steps is going to be incredibly tough for us — the standard this cohort set was exceptionally high, and we’re grateful to every candidate who took the time to be part of it.

Gemma Sargeant, Ryan Smith, Steve Johnson and the extended RPGCC team (including our ducks) wish everyone good luck as we move into the next stage, and we all, send thanks once again, to everyone that joined us on Friday.

Please note that our and offices will close for the holidays at 5pm on Thursday 2 April and will re-open at 8.30am on Tuesday 7 April.

When someone in the office has a special birthday our Corporate Tax team certainly don't hold back on the desk decorating!

Congratuations Dan, from all of us, Happy Birthday.

Wishing our clients, contacts, colleagues, friends, and their loved ones, a joyful and blessed Eid.

May this special occasion bring you peace, happiness, and prosperity.

So what started out with a couple of yellow has now started to become a bit of a team obsession.

No longer are the team taking our ducks out and leaving them there but instead looking for other ducks and bringing them back! (it wasn't supposed to be that way, but we can go with it!)

Now we are getting these photos and messages in our inbox, "is this your car I just saw in the car park?" "I saw this on holiday and thought of you!" "I went away for the weekend to is this your duck?", and then we start taking them home with us and putting them in the bathroom!

One thing for sure we are slowly becoming absolutely quackers about ducks and we are about to earn that title of "Accountants that give a duck" (but we might have to include "receive a duck too"!)

The February RPGCC Podcast is now live on Spotify.

This month, Taxtixs takes on an international focus as we explore some of the cross-border tax developments and global trends that businesses and individuals cannot afford to ignore.

In this episode we unpack:

Section 889 tax and what it could mean for affected businesses

The so-called “Big Beautiful Bill”

Key considerations when taking your business overseas (especially if you sell flipflops, in the Caribbean )

Developments in VAT and CBAM and how environmental policy is increasingly intersecting with indirect tax

Join the RPGCC team as we talk tax, VAT and everything in between.
https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/MaZlU07i10b

It is Valentine’s Day ❤️

Love comes in many forms. It might be self-care and taking time to look after your own wellbeing. It might be supporting family, friends or colleagues. It could be volunteering, giving back, or working together to achieve shared goals.

It is also a reminder of the bigger campaigns that encourage us to care — from initiatives like Love Your Heart to the incredible work of the , helping to fund life-saving research and raise awareness.

However you’re celebrating — whether it’s quietly, collectively, or not at all — take a moment to share a little kindness.

After all, love is something we can all give. 💛