Author Archives: Neil

UN auditors will examine North Korean program

I love hearing about unique jobs that could be open to me in the future, and this is one such job. The United Nations has a Board of Auditors that audits UN programs and reports along similar lines to a regular financial statement audit. The Board consists of three members from UN countries, rotating oneContinue reading “UN auditors will examine North Korean program”

Blogs catching on for BDO in the UK

This is cool: BDO Stoy Hayward‘s Managing Partner Jeremy Newman has a blog. It’s no surprise he was voted Accountancy Age’s Personality of the Year – this guy is switched on. I think it goes without saying – and it’s a constant theme for my fellow accountant bloggers – that we need more folks atContinue reading “Blogs catching on for BDO in the UK”

FIN 48, auditor confidentiality, and increasing the minimum wage

Since the last one went so well, and since there have been many posts this week on my fellow accountant blogs that I’d like to highlight, here’s another quick round-up of three interesting nuggets: Dan Meyer of Tick Marks talks about a new standard in the US called FIN 48, which requires companies making assumptionsContinue reading “FIN 48, auditor confidentiality, and increasing the minimum wage”

Movie stars and the IRS, Ban Ki Moon, and the Top 100 Places to Work

BeancounterBlog discusses the recent détente between movie stars and the IRS. Seems the IRS feels all those really expensive gifts that celebrities get should be taxable, and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association agrees. Celebs will now be “issued appropriate informational tax forms by the HFPA and will be responsible for satisfying their income tax obligations.”Continue reading “Movie stars and the IRS, Ban Ki Moon, and the Top 100 Places to Work”