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Pension Accounting Standard Stays on Course: GASB
April 2nd, 2014
The implementation of a pension accounting standard for state and local governments is still on schedule, after the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) last week decided not to delay the timetable of when the new pension guidelines take effect. ...
R&D Tax Credit Can Help High-Growth Companies
April 2nd, 2014
As a company grows, execs should be aware that changes in the firm’s legal structure can affect its R&D credit. In 2010, U.S. businesses reported research and development tax credits exceeding $8.5 billion. Therefore, it’s not surprising that a ...
Ukraine crisis: NATO suspends cooperation with Moscow
April 2nd, 2014
NATO will suspend “all practical civilian and military cooperation” with Russia because of its annexation of Crimea, saying it has seen no sign that Moscow was withdrawing troops from the Ukrainian border. Foreign ministers from the 28 members of ...
Europe Index Futures Rise With Asia as Yen Retreats
April 2nd, 2014
European index futures climbed with Asian stocks, Treasuries fell and the yen retreated before reports that may signal the U.S. economic recovery is gathering pace. New Zealand’s dollar weakened and gold rebounded. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index added 0.4 ...
USD/JPY probes resistance at 104
April 2nd, 2014
Pair’s Outlook The U.S. Dollar disregards the daily and weekly technical indicators and strengthens relative to the Japanese Yen. As the supply at 103.34 is now out of the way, USD/JPY is facing the resistance at 104.00/103.79, which should ...
Insolvency profession says fee changes will see fewer rescues
March 31st, 2014
THE INSOLVENCY PROFESSION believes that government proposals to change fee structures in corporate collapses will lead to fewer business rescues. More than three quarters (77%) of practitioners said that enforcing the use of fixed-fees would lead to practitioners taking ...
Lobbyists and lawmakers, one big family
March 31st, 2014
The American people do not like Congress — and they don’t like Congress at historic levels. Gallup polling showed that only 12% of the American people approved of Congress in February. And it’s easy to see why. Americans think ...
Siemens CEO Rebuked as German Business Defends Putin Partnership
March 31st, 2014
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s deputy chided Siemens AG (SIE) Chief Executive Officer Joe Kaeser for traveling to Moscow, saying German companies shouldn’t sell out European values to protect business with Russia. The conflict over Kaeser’s meeting with President Vladimir Putin ...
Dashed Ikea Dreams Show Decades Lost to Bribery in Ukraine
March 31st, 2014
Almost half of Ukrainians say they desire Ikea products more than any other global brand, yet the largest home-furnishings retailer hasn’t been able to crack the market in a decade of trying. The reason: it won’t pay a bribe. ...
China Mulling Implementing FATCA-Like Law To Reduce Tax Evasion On Mainland; Hong Kong Agreed To Share Tax Information Of US Expats Earlier This Week
March 31st, 2014
China is to looking to formulate a law similar to one in the U.S., which now requires financial institutions worldwide to disclose information on American taxpayers to the U.S. government, South China Morning Post, or SCMP, reported Friday. China ...