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Guidance from Bahamas on VAT implementation

06/10/2014(0)
The Bahamas Ministry of Finance has said that businesses will not be required to provide a tax identification number when applying to be covered by the value-added tax transitional ... Read More
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KPMG Wins 2014 International Accounting Award for Sustainability

03/10/2014(0)
KPMG International has won the prestigious 2014 International Accounting Bulletin (IAB) Award for Sustainable Firm of the Year for a third consecutive year. Citing KPMG’s “strong commitment to running ... Read More
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Two more audits choose Big Four

03/10/2014(0)
Two more listed companies have changed auditors. Safestore Holdings, which runs 97 self-storage units in the UK, has swapped its Big Four firms. Deloitte has been chosen to replace ... Read More
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Incoming antitrust head promises action on tax deals

03/10/2014(0)
Europe’s incoming antitrust chief has promised a tough line on state-subsidised tax avoidance, saying she will “send a signal” with the speedy conclusion of probes into deals with the ... Read More
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Tax Tactics Threaten Public Funds

02/10/2014(0)
When the European Commission charged this week that Ireland’s sweetheart tax treatment of Apple amounted to an illegal corporate subsidy, the company said that it had done nothing wrong. ... Read More
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Drug patents held overseas can pare makers’ tax bills

30/09/2014(0)
As the Obama administration tries to stop companies from avoiding taxes by moving their headquarters overseas, the makers of some of the world’s most lucrative and expensive medicines are ... Read More
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Mauritius shares tax data directly

29/09/2014(0)
Mauritius has confirmed that it will implement the Common Reporting Standard for automatic exchange of tax information between territories, based on the standards drawn up by the Organization for ... Read More
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Czech Lawmakers Approve Ten Percent VAT Rate

29/09/2014(0)
The Czech Republic’s lower house of parliament has approved the introduction of a second reduced value-added tax (VAT) rate as part of the country’s 2015 draft budget. A new ... Read More
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Accountant jailed for £2m ‘Ponzi’ scheme

26/09/2014(0)
The accountant, Geoffrey Langdale, 63, who took more than £2m from a group of investors in a so-called “Ponzi scheme” has been jailed. Geoffrey Langdale admitted deception and fraud charges at ... Read More
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