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Talking to a taxman about talking with the taxman about poetry

Gregory Horne (Australia)

Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal

ISSN: 0951-3574

Article publication date: 23 March 2012

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is a reflection on the nature and purposes of taxation.

Design/methodology/approach

This is a poem.

Findings

This is a meditation on accountability, the rights of individuals and the relationship between taxation and society.

Research limitations/implications

It stimulates thought about the ethical foundations of taxation in western democracies and the moral implications of a lack of accountability and tax evasion.

Originality/value

This paper is an individual comment on the connections between financial systems and the broader scope of human experience, including art, popular culture and ethics.

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Citation

Horne, G. (2012), "Talking to a taxman about talking with the taxman about poetry", Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Vol. 25 No. 3, pp. 572-573. https://doi.org/10.1108/09513571211209653

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2012, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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