Developing the theme - PWC and the world's poor
Thursday, November 16th, 2006I have had the chance to discuss Andrew Goodall’s recent comments on my blog on PWC’s World Bank report with him. I see the point
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Why is small business accounting so important?
Thursday, November 16th, 2006I’ve been dedicating some time to small business accounting on this blog of late, and since I intend to do so for some time yet
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The Tories and tax transparency
Wednesday, November 15th, 2006Shadow UK Chancellor George Osborne has sent me (and I suspect thousands of others) a link to his new idea – a Bill requiring publication
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Stock option backdating - a fraud not far removed from tax avoidance
Wednesday, November 15th, 2006The Guardian has reported the latest person to reason in the corporate scandal sweeping across America where it has been discovered that maybe hundreds of
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PWC, a threat to the world's poor
Tuesday, November 14th, 2006Sorry to bang on about the big firms of accountants this week – but their PR departments seem to be in tax overdrive mode at
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Taxationweb covers PWC's spin
Tuesday, November 14th, 2006Taxationweb has covered PWC’s spin reported here yesterday. Andrew Goodall’s take on taxation is usually worth a read, and he adds some useful comparisons with
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PWC, spinning for all they're worth
Tuesday, November 14th, 2006PWC have published the results of a poll they took at their annual Global Tax Symposium. If you just read the press release you’d think
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Canada to move against tax havens
Monday, November 13th, 2006The Globe and Mail in Canada reports: Fresh from squeezing more tax dollars from income trusts, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says Ottawa is scrutinizing offshore
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The Big 6 - ignoring the global public
Friday, November 10th, 2006The Big 6 (well, that’s 4 and two hangers on really) have said that they think the model of worldwide financial reporting needs to change.
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