From time to time, I have found it of great value to share and embrace other start-ups and ingenius business ideas. With that being said, I have come across a fabulous team from Australia that is making waves on their side of the world with a new business venture that I am sure will be successful. We have offered to trade blogs with the hopes of reaching untapped markets and otherwise hard to reach audiences. Please take a few moments to read about BizCover.com and their great business model. (more…)
November 17, 2008
October 31, 2008
New Finance & Accounting Blog - The Finance Pig
I have started a new Finance & Accounting blog where I will continue to post blogs regarding on those subjects. I do plan on keeping this blog, but mainly for cigar and cigar review purposes. Please see The Finance Pig for all of my blogs on Business and Finance & Accounting. Thanks for all the great traffic, advice, and comments! Keep them coming!
August 26, 2008
SEC Will Reveal the IFRS Start Dates This Week for the US
This Wednesday, the SEC will finally let us know a date for US Companies to be allowed to start using IFRS as their reporting standards. It’s essentially going to be a roadmap that the SEC commissioners will consider, and then of course open it up to the public and watch the fireworks begin. (more…)
July 20, 2008
July 7, 2008
Think your offshore tax haven is protected? Think again…
The U.S. Senate is proposing two bills to get a stronghold on the abuse of offshore tax havens. For those of you not sure of what this is, an offshore account is a bank account located outside the country of residence of the account holder, and typically in a low tax jurisdiction that provides financial and legal advantages. For years, offshore accounts have been used for a variety of reasons. Some of which are for privacy, less legal restriction, low or no taxation, easy access for deposits, and protection against local political or financial instability. (more…)
July 3, 2008
Accountants Celebrate! No New Accounting Rules for 3 Years?!
That sounds like sweet music to my ears! Of course, the SEC has yet to suggest a date by which U.S. companies have to adopt IFRS rules, and the thought of such a massive switch is the current topic of discussion at some of the hard partying accounting functions in the country (think fraternity keg party with calculators and sheep). (more…)
