Simon Dolan back in the game.

[rocketjet]

Disappointingly, there was not one mention of the single biggest factor in Simon Dolan's path to mega millionaire status - THE SPREADSHEET!

BBC journalism clearly isn't what it used to be, LOL.

Who could’ve imagined an EXCEL spreadsheet could generate £80M!

[PerfectStorm]

In 2013, Mr Dolan left the UK for Monaco, a tax haven, where he still lives with his wife and two sons, aged 13 and 16.
"Our house was broken into and it was nasty. I have a young family and I didn't want to live in a place where I don't feel safe.
"So I started researching and found Monaco is one of the safest places to live. It was nothing to do with tax but it's a nice by-product."

Spoken like a true accountant

[jamesbrown]

Spoken like a true accountant

I was just about to quote the same line.



If I ever suffer a break in, I’m going straight to Monaco. The safest place on Earth.

[northernladuk]

I was just about to quote the same line.



If I ever suffer a break in, I’m going straight to Monaco. The safest place on Earth.

Or you get sick of the intense media scrutiny..

Like many others who settle abroad, [Lewis] Hamilton denied that avoidance of tax was his motive. He said that he wanted to escape intensive media scrutiny.

[Wijay@WISAccountancy]

Welcome back!

Well, it's like deja vu all over again isn't it. Thanks for the sincere and heartfelt welcome backs from the competition :-)

Am very excited about the new project - is great to be able to design something from the ground up with all the experience of the past 20+years of what works. Comes down eventually of course to the same thing- how can we make your lives easier- think we have something unique.

Happy to answer any questions here or of course email etc. Am sure blatant at plugs are still frowned upon here, but you did ask Alan.

PS what spreadsheets....?

Startup entreprenuers like us strive to be like you one day! What you did for contractors and freelancers is quite legendary! Welcome back and wish you all the very best....

[jamesbrown]

Or you get sick of the intense media scrutiny..

Oh, that too. It’s a short list, but growing. Burglary; intense media scrutiny.

[northernladuk]

Oh, that too. It’s a short list, but growing. Burglary; intense media scrutiny.

But definitely not for tax reasons!!!

[jamesbrown]

But definitely not for tax reasons!!!

I often sit in my garden of an evening, supping a Guinness, and wondering how to escape the dual risks of burglary and intense media scrutiny. Now I’ve stumbled across the answer on a web forum!

[simondolan]

Disappointingly, there was not one mention of the single biggest factor in Simon Dolan's path to mega millionaire status - THE SPREADSHEET!

BBC journalism clearly isn't what it used to be, LOL.

I spoke for at least 20 mins to the journo about the spreadsheet. In hindsight I think she probably had never heard of one...

[simondolan]

Startup entreprenuers like us strive to be like you one day! What you did for contractors and freelancers is quite legendary! Welcome back and wish you all the very best....

Thank you - very kind of you to say.