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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The Big 6 are out of step
Tuesday, November 14th, 2006I raised theoretical objection to what the Big 6 firms of accountants have proposed yesterday. Others are more pragmatic in their rejection of the idea.
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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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The threat of the 'Big 6'
Monday, November 13th, 2006On Friday I wrote about the ‘vision document’ produced by the six biggest firms of accountants in the world about where they see financial reporting
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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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Bono wasn't the first
Thursday, November 9th, 2006The Guardian brings news today that the Beatles had their financial affairs scrutinised by the Bank of England way back in the 70s. Which must
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Tax evasion - Turkish style
Thursday, November 9th, 2006Reports suggest over 70% of income is not being declared for tax in Turkey. That might suggest the following to be the understatement of the
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