1 yr. ago • 89%

Nothing says "I'm an accountant" like a big ass ute.

Seriously, what is the business justification for that vehicle?

41 comments

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- Short for utility vehicle. Basically anything with a cabin, and some sort of bed or tray at the back.
  
  19
- Austrian. A UTE is sedan frame with a truck bed on the back. This is not a UTE. It’s a truck.
  
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  Austrian? I think you mean Australian there mate! Trucks are much heavier, UTEs are what you Yankees call "trucks". It's a UTE because it's a utility vehicle and used by tradies and farmers and the like.
  
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Maybe some kind of write-off that only creative accountants know about?

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- Any accountant will tell you that most businesses can't write off tax against a normal car, as it's not a work vehicle, so they buy pickups because vans are impractical for normal use
  
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  It works different in NZ.
  
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Lotta paper to haul. Does all calculations long form, fills all forms by hand, and bills at $100/hr

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- he has really big handwriting too. the papers stack up fast
  
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- I used to do freelancing and used a tax accountant because it was multi-state work. I remember when I asked if I had to get him all the physical paperwork and he said, "No dude. Just provide me a PDF".
  
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I think I'm too rightside-up to understand this Aussie meme

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- Kiwis are seething
  
  14
- This is, sadly, all too common in NZ.
  
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- Didn't notice the .nz domain name I see
  
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There is a purpose. It let's us know they're overcompensating for small penises.

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I saw this picture and somehow instantly knew it was in New Zealand

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There's a lot of misunderstood masculinity out there.

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- It's a tax thing, nothing to do with genitals.
  
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  The accounting firm gets a bigger tax break by buying a pickup truck rather than a sadan or a minivan?
  
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Ute Ute Ooteeney!

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Maybe growing his ASSets

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Isn’t that a truck, not a UTE?

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- It's what they're called in NZ/Australia
  
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  I always thought a Ute was specifically a normal sized, non-offroad car but with a bed rather than a boot with a lid.
  
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- The only thing we call a "truck" here is something you need a special licence endorsement to drive.
  
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Only thing I can figure is to have more space for that ad.

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- And that's why you're not an accountant.
  
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Farms need accountants too, it also snows a lot on the south island in NZ so wanting a vehicle with 4 wheel drive isnt unreasonable.

But realistically the business justification for that vehicle is that I own a business and need a vehicle. You can have "the company Lambo" if you make enough money.

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Seeing as he's got a tow ball he probably has fun on the weekends.

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- This is almost certainly a toy hauler of some description.
  
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More record heatwaves next summer

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I don't know your tax laws, sorry. Ours say "my balls are attached to the bumper"

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This post makes me want to get a ute, so I can enrage dweebs like you.

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- If you're an accountant and you're buying a ute just for looks, I'm afraid you're the dweeb.
  
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  They're buying them because they can be claimed as a "work vehicle", but used like a family sedan.
  
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