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Accountants in small and midsize practices around the world face staffing and tech challenges
March 20th, 2017
Accountants working in small- and medium-sized practices (SMPs) around the world are facing heightened staffing challenges, according to the latest IFAC Global SMP Survey results. While attracting new clients, keeping up with new regulations/standards, and pressure to lower fees ...
Gulf countries companies may face challenges on VAT implepmentation
March 13th, 2017
GCC corporates could face multiple VAT challenges in the short-run The plan to introduce value-added tax in GCC states could create operational risks for companies and put pressure on Ebitda [earnings before income tax, depreciation and amortisation} and cash ...
Fresh legal challenge over Brexit goes to the High Court
February 3rd, 2017
It is being brought by a group of campaigners who want a “soft Brexit” and to keep Britain in the European single market. They include Peter Wilding, chairman of the pro-Europe pressure group British Influence, who is credited with ...
IBM gives Watson a new challenge: Your tax return
February 2nd, 2017
In its first steps toward commercialization, IBM’s Watson took on grand, science-laden challenges like helping doctors diagnose cancer. But that is changing as IBM strives to build its artificial intelligence technology into a multibillion-dollar business. Today, companies including Geico, ...
Tesco faces fresh legal challenge over accounting scandal
January 25th, 2017
Supermarket chain Tesco is facing a fresh lawsuit for damages from investors over its 2014 accounting irregularities scandal. The legal action is being pursued by Manning & Napier, with the Financial Times newspaper reporting that the US investment house ...
Citibank Launches Challenge to Apple and Google With Citi Pay
November 11th, 2016
Citi is the latest company to enter the mobile wallet wars, which is dominated by Apple Pay, Android Pay, PayPal, Samsung Pay, and others. On Thursday, the finance titan unveiled Citi Pay, a new mobile wallet for Android phone ...
Is this new firm the Big four challenger?
October 24th, 2016
In August there was plenty of noise around the announcement that the former boss of accounting giant Deloitte, John Connolly, was starting a new bean-counting business, Cogital. The question was whether the project, which was innovatively backed by private equity house ...
Facebook challenged over £11.3 tax credit
October 10th, 2016
According to information filed at Companies House, Facebook paid £4.17m in corporation tax for the year to December 2015, and recorded sales of some £210m. However, the company also had a £11.3m credit to offset against future tax payments, ...
Fifa faces legal challenge ahead Qatar 2022 World Cup
October 10th, 2016
Fifa is facing legal action in the Swiss courts over its alleged complicity in the mistreatment of migrant workers in Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup, the Guardian can reveal. Since Fifa voted in December 2010 to hold the ...
Deloitte expands business at record levels but warns of Brexit “challenges”
August 30th, 2016
Audit wins underpinned the fastest revenue growth for 10 years at big-four accountants Deloitte. Group revenue increased by 11.2 per cent for the year to May 2016 to £3.1bn with distributable profit up 2.5 per cent at £608m. Deloitte ...
