Accounting

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PwC expands its Debt & Capital Advisory team with three hires

04/03/2015(0)
PwC is has made further investment in its Debt & Capital Advisory business with the appointment of three experienced bankers, meaning that the firm now has one of the ... Read More
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Deloitte listed in ‘25 Best Big Companies To Work For’

04/03/2015(0)
Deloitte has been listed as one of The Sunday Times’ ’25 Best Big Companies To Work For’. The firm also collected a special award for Innovation in Engagement Practice ... Read More
taxes

Indirect tax rates continue to soar across the globe as governments devise new levies

03/03/2015(0)
Value-added tax (VAT) rates surge to a high of 21.6% in EU Member States More countries levying VAT, particularly in emerging markets Governments introduce new taxes on health products ... Read More
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Taxpayers benefit from Lloyds dividend

02/03/2015(0)
Lloyds Banking Group has paid its first dividend to shareholders since it was bailed out in 2008, a total of £535 million. In what Chancellor George Osborne has called ... Read More
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Bank of England turns up the heat on accounting firms

02/03/2015(0)
The Bank of England would have the power to fine or ban accounting firms from working in financial services under proposals setting out how the UK central bank’s regulation ... Read More
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China Said to Tax Past Capital Gains by International Funds

27/02/2015(0)
China plans to collect capital gains taxes from foreign money managers that invested in mainland markets during the five years through November 2014, a move that may compel funds ... Read More
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KPMG names William O’Mara global head of audit

26/02/2015(0)
Audit, tax and accounting firm KPMG appointed William O’Mara as global head of audit, effective March 1. He succeeds Larry Bradley who led the practice since 2013, the company ... Read More
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Swiss Banks Try to Keep Italian Clients After Tax Deal Is Signed

26/02/2015(0)
Swiss asset managers, faced with the prospect of an exodus of Italian funds, have won a reprieve. An agreement to share tax information among the two nations signed Monday ... Read More
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FATCA registration guidance updated to publicise time lag

26/02/2015(0)
HMRC has updated its Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) registration guidance to inform of the time lag between registration and reporting FATCA requires financial institutions (FIs) outside the ... Read More
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Accountants could face tax evasion charges

25/02/2015(0)
The chief secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, has called for organisations including accountants, to be prosecuted if they facilitate tax evasion by their clients. The Lib-Dem minister wants to ... Read More
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