There have been scant references in the best animated comedies of our time – The Simpsons, Family Guy, South Park – to accountants. One that stands out was in the episode of The Simpsons when the April 15th tax deadline rolled around. Ned Flanders did his taxes on January 1st and mailed them out theContinue reading “Kent Brockman’s accountant Myron”
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Accountant convicted over hit on client
In Sydney, Australia, an accountant was convicted of hiring a hitman to kill a client who he had stolen almost $84,000 from. He had failed to remit those amounts to the government for taxes owed by the victim. The motive was, unsurprisingly, to “stop Mr Williams from bringing the fraud to light.” This is prettyContinue reading “Accountant convicted over hit on client”
Accounting is prestigious
A recent Harris Poll has concluded that 47% of Americans see accounting as having “considerable to great” prestige, and another 40% of the population attributing “some prestige” to the profession. Although it isn’t clear whether you have to have a professional designation to be considered prestigious. Firefighters, doctors and nurses are in the lead withContinue reading “Accounting is prestigious”
Sell your services over the phone using Ether
A week ago I was trading blog posts with David Rachford about accountants marketing their professional services using MySpace. The discussion had resulted in both of us signing up with the mega-popular site in an effort to understand the potential opportunities. Results are still out on that avenue, but out of the Web 2.0 ether,Continue reading “Sell your services over the phone using Ether”
Another one bites the dust?
MK Braaten is calling it quits and giving up making regular (or any, for the foreseeable future) posts on his conservative Canadian political blog. I’ll always be grateful for his link to me (now broken), a fellow Canadian accountant. I always liked reading your blog, good luck in the future!