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Footnotes: Lobbyists Make Taxes Harder; IRS Dissed For Star Trek Spoof | 03.26.13

Eurostat sets out potential next steps for EU accounting standards [Public Finance International]

Shatner slams IRS for 'Star Trek' spoof [POLITICO]

Who Voted For Those Taxes on Gays and Seniors? [Forbes]

Doing Your Taxes Is Hard Because of Lobbyists [New York Magazine]

Berkshire to Pay $0 to Be Among Goldman Sachs' Top Shareholders [Bloomberg]

Yoga Keeps Indiana CPA Firm Fit, Flexible, Focused [AccountingWEB]

Think About It: Fried chicken, two ties and an accountant "jokes" [The Phoenix]

Ex-exec at technology company, hedge fund analyst charged in NY in $27M insider trading scam [AP]

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