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IRS Warns Banks Of FATCA-Linked Identify Theft Attempts
September 26th, 2014
The Internal Revenue Service issued that it does not require foreign financial companies and institutions to provide information on account holders by phone, fax, or email under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. The statement comes after the emergence ...
Fed Presidents Call for Patience on Interest Rates
September 25th, 2014
Three Federal Reserve presidents are calling for patience as the central bank weighs when to raise interest rates above zero, arguing moving prematurely poses a greater risk to the economy than waiting too long. “We should be exceptionally patient ...
Germany’s Merck To Buy Sigma-Aldrich For $17 Bn
September 23rd, 2014
Drugs and chemicals maker Merck KGaA agreed on Monday (22 September) to acquire US company Sigma-Aldrich for $17 billion in cash to boost its lab supplies business, the biggest takeover in the German group’s history. The deal helps Merck, ...
European Court decides to cut rate VAT on digital books
September 19th, 2014
The European Court of Justice has agreed that a reduced rate of value-added tax may be applied to books that are provided in digital form. The case concerned a publishing company that sought a preliminary ruling from the Finnish ...
Home Depot reports 56 million card details likely stolen in breach
September 19th, 2014
Home Depot Inc (HD.N) Thursday said some 56 million payment cards were likely compromised in a cyberattack at its stores, suggesting the hacking attack at the home improvement chain was larger than last year’s unprecedented breach at Target Corp ...
Microsoft boosts dividend 11 percent, adds new directors
September 17th, 2014
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) on Tuesday announced the smallest percentage increase in its quarterly dividend since 2009 and appointed new directors to replace two board members who decided not to seek re-election. The increase, 11 percent to 31 cents per ...
Defeating India’s disastrous food price inflation with trade
September 16th, 2014
Indian economic data in July on industrial growth and inflation was disappointing. Industrial sector growth slowed to 3.4 per cent in June 2014 with the manufacturing sector, the largest component, growing at an anaemic 1.8 per cent. But the ...
US lawmakers cautious about cash method of accounting
September 12th, 2014
Switching to accrual accounting would be severely damaging to businesses, US lawmakers have warned in a letter calling for the preservation of the cash method of accounting. The letter, signed by a bipartisan majority of the US House of ...
Scottish tax: Can meltdown be avoided?
September 12th, 2014
When Scottish electors cast their votes in the independence referendum on 18 September, a ‘no’ outcome would result in greater devolution of tax powers to Holyrood. By contrast, a ‘yes’ result in support of independence would create the need ...
IMF warns of market fallout from a Scottish split
September 12th, 2014
The International Monetary Fund has waded into the debate over Scottish independence, saying that a Yes vote in next week’s referendum could lead to market turbulence. “The main immediate effect is likely to be uncertainty over the transition to ...
