Accounting

Genova

Geneva’s Corporate-Tax Fight Becomes ‘Mother of All Battles’

29/08/2016(0)
When the European Union pressured Switzerland to scrap tax breaks for foreign companies, Geneva had the most to lose. Now, the canton that’s home to almost 1,000 multinationals is ... Read More
tax haven

EU accused US of ‘acting like a tax haven’

29/08/2016(0)
US accused of ‘acting like a tax haven’ for threatening retaliation against Brussels’ anti-trust investigations into Apple, Amazon and Starbucks The US has been accused of “behaving like a ... Read More
jail

Accountant in UK jailed from fraud

26/08/2016(0)
A Financial Controller who defrauded his company by nearly £25,000 has been jailed for 18 months. Gurmukh Shehri, 33, from Woolwich, had day-to-day oversight of his company’s salary payment ... Read More
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Deloitte is being sued after failing to flag up more than $200 million of money laundering

25/08/2016(0)
A Dubai-based investment group is suing the Middle Eastern arm of Deloitte and Touche after the accounting firm failed to flag up money laundering at a now-defunct Lebanese bank. ... Read More
Apple-Ireland

U.S. Warns Apple Tax Probe in Europe Could Set ‘Undesirable Precedent’

25/08/2016(0)
Just weeks before the European Commission is expected to make a decision in its landmark Apple tax probe, the U.S. Treasury department has criticized the Brussels-based body for “threatening international ... Read More
fatca

Many Reporting Entities Unprepared For FATCA

24/08/2016(0)
New research shows that financial institutions are generally confident about meeting existing and incoming automatic exchange of information obligations. However, the study also found that a significant proportion of ... Read More
pwc-building

PwC to recruit over 1,000 technology specialists

23/08/2016(0)
PwC’s UK Risk Assurance practice is on track to recruit more than 1,000 technology specialists over the next four years to meet increasing client demand for digital, regulatory and ... Read More
deutsche bank

Accounting whistleblower turns down multi-million reward

22/08/2016(0)
A whistleblower whose information helped reveal false accounting at Deutsche Bank has turned down a huge financial reward from the Securities and Exchange Commission in protest of failure to punish wrong-doing ... Read More
sugar tax

Will Sugar Tax in UK make a positive impact on tax revenues?

22/08/2016(0)
New research says that sugar taxes in the UK would not make a positive impact on tax revenues, nor would they reduce waistlines. New research released on August 22nd ... Read More
accounting audit

Accounting Watchdog Says Most Brokerage-Firm Audits Need to Improve

19/08/2016(0)
Federal inspectors found deficiencies in more than three-quarters of the audits of broker-dealers they reviewed last year, down from the previous year but still at a high level, the ... Read More
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