TY - JOUR AB - 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. VL - 25 IS - 3 SN - 0951-3574 DO - 10.1108/09513571211209653 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/09513571211209653 AU - Horne Gregory PY - 2012 Y1 - 2012/01/01 TI - Talking to a taxman about talking with the taxman about poetry T2 - Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 572 EP - 573 Y2 - 2024/04/19 ER -