Douchey Australian accountant fined for being douchey [The Southland Times]
Perhaps taxes should be a little simpler but not simplistic [Christian Science Monitor]
The American Center for Law and Justice is expanding its lawsuit against Obama's IRS over the "IRS scandal" you may have heard about [The Hill]
Apparently filing fake tax returns can be classified as humanitarianism and/or "doing God's work" [Seattlepi.com]
News out of the fall meeting of AICPA Council: Smithers and the AICPA minions will be working on an AP accounting course for high schoolers? [Twitter]
Also from Council: If you're going to form today's young professionals into leaders, you gotta get 'em when they're young [Twitter]
If you have nothing else to watch on teevee, the TLC biopic CrazySexyCool debuts tonight. Those of you considering leaving public accounting for a life of fame and fortune as a pop star should probably watch, if for no other reason than to get a lesson in how not to plan your financial future. [Businessweek]
Are virtual currencies the new offshore tax haven? [TaxProf]
Just a reminder that I will be at the AICPA Women's Global Leadership Summit in DC later this week. If anyone else is attending, HOLLLLLLAAA [AICPA]
The dynamics at both the PCAOB and the Big Four are horrible. The incentive at the Big Four is to keep prices down to the point at which it’s impossible for a new entrant to break into their charmed group; after all, if it means they end up cutting corners, the worst that happens is that they get gummed by the toothless PCAOB. [