The UK-based big four spin-off firm has hired Marc Lien, who declared that most AI in professional services today is ‘cosmetic’
Projected revenue losses and exemption requests are harming the project’s capability and viability
HMRC secured lengthy prison sentences in a major payroll VAT fraud case, while law firms announced tax promotions and hires
Significant changes include an update to profit markers and an alteration to how an ‘inbound distributor’ is defined
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Sponsored by AvalaraGovernments’ unprecedented access to transactional data is creating new indirect tax challenges for multinationals. Alex Baulf of Avalara summarises key regional developments ahead of a webinar sharing his practice-based insights
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Sponsored by Tax PartnerStephanie Eichenberger and Victoria Riep of Tax Partner provide a guide to Switzerland’s securities transfer tax for domestic and foreign investors, explaining when it is triggered and how to mitigate unexpected tax consequences
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Arvind Singal and Nitin Kapoor of RBS Services India analyse India’s move away from transfer pricing norms and the global consensus on taxing rights, and what it could mean for companies.
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The European Commission (EC) has published details of its plan to reform the EU VAT system with regard to cross-border trade. Antonio Lanotte, a European senior finance manager and professional tax advisor, gives an overview of the plans, focusing on why we need a new VAT system, what will change, when it will change and what the consequences will be.
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Heads of tax are called upon to make decisions continually, ranging from routine choices to the less frequent, but materially significant. Making decisions involves a combination of exercising judgement and drawing on structured processes to reduce risk writes Sandy Markwick, head of the Tax Director Network at Winmark.
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Will the Big 4’s hold on the UK auditing market be shattered? A cross-party committee of UK politicians has said the Big 4 accounting firms should be broken up, just weeks before the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is due to publish the results of its review into UK audit practices.
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The US Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (TCJA) is failing to prevent inversions, with the lure of foreign capital often outweighing the tax challenges that rapidly expanding businesses face.
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Companies, advisors and software providers have spoken with one voice to implore countries in the EU and around the world to take a more uniform approach to digital VAT/GST reporting requirements, writes Joe Stanley-Smith.
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African countries are starting to amend legislation and upgrade their IT systems to allow them to charge VAT on imported services, writes Joe Stanley-Smith.
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Tax technology leaders worry business analysts’ lack of deeper tax knowledge stops them from letting the rest of the business know about their roles in tackling tax challenges.
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Could Mexico’s tax authorities have avoided legal action from businesses looking for compensation over slow tax refunds by replacing legacy reporting systems with blockchain technology? Danish Mehboob investigates.
