There are those who I know who forget that despite all the work I do on tax, corporate accountability and development I am also a
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Dennis Howlett posted the following comment yesterday, but since not everyone looks at the comments I thought I’d share it more broadly: You and KPMG
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The debate about tax and morality continues at AccountingWEB (which is a closed shop to those who do not register). I regret that much of
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Companies are, according to many of their directors, meant to profit maximise. Indeed, some claim that is their legal duty (although there is no such
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The UK’s Department for International Development issued its third white paper since Labour came to power in 1997 yesterday. The theme was clear from the
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Barclays CEO John Varley spoke at the Fifth Ethical Corporation Summit in London on 31st May this year. One of the issues he raised was
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John Cullinane of Deloittes argued in an Accountancy Age podcast yesterday (link to follow when I can find it) that an accountant can have their
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Accountancy Age reports that Ken Lay, former CEO of Enron has died. Well, no one takes pleasure in such news, and I offer normal condolences
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Alex Hawkes, who is Accountancy Age’s tax hack, talks on his blog about making tax returns public as a way of shaming people into tax
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