These are my links for January 13th: Why Big Brother makes an uneasy workmate | Business | The Observer – The UK’s best writer on
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My del.icio.us bookmarks for January 11th
These are my links for January 11th: UK banks no longer providing audit confirmations – I know it’s not quite what this article says –
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Tax havens harm Africa, and accountants could stop it
More from the OECD tax conference in South Africa: The OECD’s Deputy Secretary General, Pierre Carlo Padoan, says capital flight to tax havens is harming
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Well said that man: Trevor Manuel tells it as it is
Trevor Manuel, South Africa’s Finance Minister, is one of the rock stars of his profession. His keynote speech to the the world’s tax experts at
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Northern Rock: Goldman Sachs offers financial engineering, not a solution
The FT reports that: Goldman Sachs is examining turning into bonds some of the £25bn owed by Northern Rock to the Bank of England, as
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OECD calls for action on tax planning
The OECD is to issue its report on the relationship between tax authorities and advisers today. As Accountancy Age reports: The broad conclusions of the
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Cultural diversity and accountancy
Atul Shah has a good article in Accountancy Age this week, raising an issue of considerable importance. He says: Professional bodies are a magnet for
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My del.icio.us bookmarks for January 10th
These are my links for January 10th: Tax Justice Network: Tax justice radio programme wins award – Quite right too: listen, it’s good Irish Examiner
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Taxpayer’s Charter: make it a Code of Conduct
Accountancy Age has reported that the Government is to produce a taxpayer’s charter. I would like to think that it will look like this: A
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