Comments on: Blogging ethics to the FT http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/01/14/blogging-ethics-to-the-ft/ Richard Murphy on tax and corporate accountability Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:34:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Stuart Jones http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/01/14/blogging-ethics-to-the-ft/#comment-362171 Stuart Jones Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:18:11 +0000 http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/01/14/blogging-ethics-to-the-ft/#comment-362171 I thoroughly enjoyed your letter but it isn't just the accountants who are at fault when it comes to "getting around the rules" (and I know you are not referring to evasion) but the business owners themselves. It is virtually impossible to sell other services because as a rule the owners are only interested in one thing - paying as little tax as possible. BTW I am not trying to excuse accountants. I thoroughly enjoyed your letter but it isn’t just the accountants who are at fault when it comes to “getting around the rules” (and I know you are not referring to evasion) but the business owners themselves. It is virtually impossible to sell other services because as a rule the owners are only interested in one thing - paying as little tax as possible.

BTW I am not trying to excuse accountants.

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