Busy season is upon me and I’m up to my eyeballs in work. It’s Friday night but I’m relaxing at home, trying to chill out and prepare for a full day at the office tomorrow. Got out early tonight, at a mere 6:30pm! Needless to say it’s affecting my blogging frequency. And hearing about lunchContinue reading “My busy season has begun in earnest”
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Study shows how hard it is to cancel accounts
Tom Spring of PC World conducted an unscientific study into how difficult it is to cancel subscription services purchased over the internet, and the results are in. It’s not easily done. To evaluate how difficult canceling an online service can be, I signed up for and then canceled 32 accounts, each at a different site.Continue reading “Study shows how hard it is to cancel accounts”
An alternative view of Khodorkovsky and Yukos
At least one person is defending Putin’s actions against Yukos and its former president, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, but it was this that caught my eye (emphasis mine): Russian oligarchs were taking control of the entire Russian economy. These people had a strangle hold on every aspect of Russia and were basically out of reach of theContinue reading “An alternative view of Khodorkovsky and Yukos”
PricewaterhouseCoopers accused of ‘false’ auditing for Yukos
The Russian tax authority has accused PricewaterhouseCoopers of providing “false audits” to the former oil giant Yukos. I’m sure we’ll find out sooner or later whether these accusations have any merit, but for the time being any government institution in Russia is most definitely not getting the benefit of my doubt. Putin and his regimeContinue reading “PricewaterhouseCoopers accused of ‘false’ auditing for Yukos”
AccMan gets a fresh coat of paint
One of the premier accountant blogs on the web has gone through a complete redesign and looks fantastic. Dennis Howlett’s AccMan is, according to the tagline, about “innovation for professional accountants,” and the design reflects this innovation focus very well. The theme is modeled after the blog of Bartleme Design, which is one of myContinue reading “AccMan gets a fresh coat of paint”