• Reminders: Kindly vote in our caption contest poll and take our short November survey ($50 AMEX gift card people, get on it).
• Tax Havens Suddenly Not All the Rage – Thanks IRS. Our dreams of having a Swiss bank account are totally dashed. What’s the point if we’re still paying taxes? [Tax Girl]
• Benmosche Says He Is ‘Totally Committed’ to A.I.G. – That thing this morning? Never happened. [DealBook]
• Citigroup stands by deferred tax asset valuation – Last we checked, banks are not in the habit of saying, “GD, you’re right. We totally jacked that valuation up. Thanks for letting us know.” [Reuters]
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Review Comments | 12.01.09
• Several blogs mentioned here are nominated for ABA Journal’s Top 100: TaxProf Blog (Legal Theory), Tax Girl (Practice), and our sister site Above the Law (News). You can view all the nominees ABA Journal but kindly vote for these. They’re good people. [ABA Journal]
• Recommended Reading for Accountants in a Job Search – Courtesy of Lou Grabowsky, GT’s soon-to-be COO. [FINS]
• Most asked questions of 2009 reveal our financial psyche – No, “Where’s my raise?” was not among them. [CFOZone]
• Daszkal Bolton Merges in Chaves & Armstrong – Marriage was effective today. Send them a red pencil. [Web CPA]
• The Donor Bill of Rights – Looking for some last minute charitable contributions? Consider these first. [Nonprofit GPS]
• AIG Uses Accounting Gimmick To Reduce Money It Owes Taxpayers By $25 Billion – Try to act surprised. [Clusterstock]
Review Comments | 07.17.09
• Swedbank Losses Show Deeper Troubles in Baltic – Souls as collateral in Latvia. Enough said. [DealBook]
• Citibank, BofA Results May Not Point To Recovery – Duh. [NPR]
• Fox Biz: Jorge Posada’s Wife Talks Healthcare Reform – Much more interesting perspective than say, anyone in DC [Clusterstock]
Review Comments | 12.14.09
• Your Nominations for ‘Accountants of the Decade’ Are Now Being Accepted – Still accepting noms for the prestigious title to bestowed upon the top bean counter of the last ten years. Peter Olinto and TF are the current faves. [GC]
• Why Citi investors should never sleep – Um, because it was Vik’s idea to pay back TARP? [CFOZone]
• Christmas Gifts for that Special Tax Person – How about a 1040 from 1913? [TaxProf Blog]
• 2009 Year-end Money Moves: Taxes – Bone up, seventeen days and counting. [Don’t Mess With Taxes]