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Standing on the shoulders …
Round the outside of the £2 coin there is a quote from a letter written by Sir Isaac Newton to Robert Hooke in 1576, saying that Newton had only managed to achieve so much in science because he was 'standing on the shoulders of giants' — the scientists that had preceded him.
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Standing on the shoulders …
Round the outside of the £2 coin there is a quote from a letter written by Sir Isaac Newton to Robert Hooke in 1576, saying that Newton had only managed to achieve so much in science because he was 'standing on the shoulders of giants' — the scientists that had preceded him.
I've spent my entire working life, 25 years so far, in tax. During that time there have only ever been three permanent editors of Taxation, and if I'd started a couple of years later it would only have been two. Kenneth Tingley was just coming to the end of his long tenure, Simon Owen took over from him, and of course Malcolm Gunn has spent the last eighteen years building Taxation into the magazine it is today.
I have inherited what he and the editors before him have built — a magazine that is essential reading for all tax practitioners and the leading authority in its field. I've also inherited a great team who, with John Newth's expert and experienced help as consulting editor since Malcolm's departure, have ensured that the magazine has continued to comment and inform as authoritatively as ever. Anything I achieve over the coming years will only be because I am standing on the shoulders of giants.
Mike Truman
Institute examination results
The Chartered Institute of Taxation announced that 40 per cent of candidates (270) passed its May examinations out of a total of 674, with 74 being referred. Two candidates were awarded distinctions. The Institute medal for the best overall performance across all four papers was awarded to Helen Wainwright who is employed by Deloitte LLP, London.
The Association of Taxation Technicians has also announced the results of its May examinations. 342 (72 per cent) of the 474 candidates who sat the examination passed. Distinctions were awarded to 24 candidates. The Association medal for the best overall performance was awarded to John Monds, who is employed by KPMG LLP, Manchester.
The Chartered Institute of Taxation also announced the results of the first sitting of its advanced diploma in international taxation examinations taken in May. Three candidates completed all the components to be awarded the diploma, and may use the designatory initials ADIT.
