It’s a bit like asking is the Pope a Catholic really, isn’t it? Some of the latest evidence is available here. And note who was
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I have had an ongoing battle with the IASB on IFRS 8. This standard moves accounting into uncharted waters that only the US have looked
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The UK has always been loath to define what an accountant is, which has considerably annoyed some in the ‘qualified’ profession. Now the issue has
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It’s been widely assumed that the data the Revenue is using as the basis of checking declarations under the UK ‘tax amnesty’ is that supplied
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It may have occurred to one or two readers of this blog that the accusation has occasionally been made that I am opinionated. Too true
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Full marks to Andrew Goodall for spotting the web site of UK Trade and Investment, a government sponsored site on which there is a blatant
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Something to think about from the FT: The combined earnings of the world’s top 25 hedge fund managers of almost $15bn exceeded the national income
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It looks like Microsoft’s love affair with Ireland is fleeting. According to the Irish Independent (behind a registration wall) in the past two years Microsoft’s
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There’s an interesting discussion of insider dealing in the City in the FT today. Take this as some indication of the flavour: Many have found
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