Let's get real about cash accounting - it would be a nightmare
Thursday, November 23rd, 2006Nichola Ross-Martin, editor of AccountingWEB has written a tetchy response to an observation I made on that web site in which I criticised her call
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Small company accounts - on the record
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006In my last blog on this issue I asked for readily available and therefore non-burdensome data on ownership and management to be included in small
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Is the Revenue's anti-avoidance policy working?
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006Rumour reached me that Ernst & Young are making 15 VAT staff, including two partners, redundant. Word on the street is that clients do not
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Good news from the Netherlands
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006My Dutch colleagues have given me feedback on the reception of the report we co-authored for SOMO to which I referred yesterday. The report, entitled
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PWC and the World Bank - what is going on?
Tuesday, November 21st, 2006As readers of this blog will be aware, PricewaterhouseCoopers have recently produced what is claimed to be a report for the World Bank. It is,
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What to tackle - government revenue or spending?
Tuesday, November 21st, 2006Dennis Hewlett at AccManPro has been seeking to engage me on the issue of government spending. I have been reluctant to respond as he would
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Films are not enough - it's time for the Foreign Office to act
Tuesday, November 21st, 2006John Christensen reports on the TJN blog on yesterday’s launch of the new Foreign Office film on corruption. As he says: The film is a
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The Netherlands: A Tax Haven?
Tuesday, November 21st, 2006I guess it’s fairly obvious that there is a short answer to the above question. It is ‘yes’. The Netherlands is a notorious tax haven.
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Do something - it won't take long
Monday, November 20th, 2006I’ve had my attention drawn to two petitions on the 10 Downing Street web site that UK readers might like to lend their support to.
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