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Canadian international merchandise trade, March 2014
May 6th, 2014
Canada Statistics has issued the following data: Canada’s merchandise exports declined 1.4% in March, while imports edged up 0.4%. As a result, Canada’s trade surplus with the world narrowed from $847 million in February to $79 million in March. ...
Making Big Four partner ‘meritocratic but highly commercial’
May 6th, 2014
Making partner at a Big Four firm is more meritocratic than previously considered – but does this create a culture of commercialism that could clash with what is expected of a ‘trusted adviser’? That is the question raised following ...
A look on FASB’s new standards
April 30th, 2014
In December 2002, five months after he became chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, Robert Herz told a conference of auditors that FASB had set a “very ambitious” deadline for issuing a sweeping new standard that would govern ...
Tax inspections in Greece are increasing
April 30th, 2014
It’s Saturday night going on Sunday morning at a club near the gated homes of the Greek elite in northern Athens as two men and a woman in business suits push through the crowd and demand to see the ...
The deep freeze – how are the Russia and Ukraine sanctions affecting offshore law firms?
April 29th, 2014
With the impact of EU and US sanctions on Russia and Ukraine stretching far beyond the individuals targeted, Caroline Thorpe examines the effect on offshore jurisdictions, and how law firms are dealing with the pitfalls and opportunities of this ...
Buy London Mansions on Russia Sanctions
April 28th, 2014
Targeted sanctions against Russians and pro-Russian Ukrainians are proving a boon to London’s real estate market. Some of the $51 billion that fled Russia in the first quarter of 2014 is headed there, with attempts by the U.K. government ...
HMRC doubles Gift Aid investigations
April 24th, 2014
THE NUMBER of investigations undertaken by HM Revenue & Customs into Gift Aid claims more than doubled over the past year, raising an additional £6m. Figures obtained by Top 50 firm Wilkins Kennedy show HMRC carried out 1,057 checks ...
Delinquent IRS employees paid bonuses by the agency
April 23rd, 2014
The IRS was in damage control mode Tuesday after an audit revealed that it paid bonuses to employees who were in trouble over tax issues themselves. More than $2.8 million, plus thousands of hours of paid time-off, were doled ...
Bitcoin promoter breaks silence on Cyprus fraud allegations
April 22nd, 2014
Danny Brewster, CEO of the defunct Cyprus-based bitcoin promoter Neo & Bee, has broken his silence, taking to the social networking site reddit to respond to allegations that he defrauded investors and skipped the country, racking up about 1 ...
SFC reprimands and fines The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC $6 million for internal control failings
April 22nd, 2014
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong, has issued a reprimand to The Royal Bank of Scotland Public Limited Company (RBS) and fined it $6 million for internal control failures relating to the detection and prevention of ...
