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Accountants To See IRS In Court Over Tax Preparer Program
July 18th, 2014
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) has filed a federal lawsuit calling for the voluntary tax return preparer regulatory program planned by the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to be declared unlawful. AICPA President and CEO ...
Rangers tax case: questions over HMRC’s motivation
July 11th, 2014
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on Wednesday lost its latest legal fight over a claim that Rangers were liable for a £46.2 million bill over the club’s use of a scheme to make payments to its employees. Placing ...
U.K. Stocks, Power-Tax Rebates, Bonus Remarks: Compliance
July 7th, 2014
Britain’s markets regulator should investigate whether the closing prices of stocks are being manipulated, according to lawmakers. Conservative Mark Garnier pressed for the investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority at a July 3 hearing of the Treasury Committee in ...
Federal Banking Regulators Finalize Joint Supplemental Guidance on Income Tax Allocation Agreements
June 16th, 2014
U.S. Federal banking regulators issued final supplemental guidance on income tax allocation agreements involving holding companies and insured depository institutions. An aim of the guidance is to reduce confusion regarding ownership of tax refunds. The guidance supplements an interagency ...
European Commission urges UK to tax expensive homes more
June 4th, 2014
The European Commission has called on the UK to raise taxes on higher value properties, build more houses and adjust the Help to Buy scheme. In a review of UK economic policies, it said council tax bands should be ...
Hard Brexit would bring VAT sign-up headache for EU sellers
August 20th, 2018
European Union-based vendors who use platforms like eBay Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. to sell goods into the U.K. face a compliance headache in the event of a hard Brexit, as they would need to register for value-added tax. A ...
Can the entire Israeli Binary Options industry shut down?
March 2nd, 2017
At Knesset session, supporters of widely fraudulent industry that fleeces victims worldwide say bill to ban it would put 80,000 Israelis out of work. Unfazed, regulators, police and legislators vow to expedite law Two advocates for Israel’s widely fraudulent ...
Morgan Stanley reports Fourth Quarter Net Revenues of $9.0 Billion
January 17th, 2017
Morgan Stanley Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2016: Fourth Quarter Net Revenues of $9.0 Billion and Earnings per Diluted Share of $0.81 Fourth Quarter Results Reflect Continued Strength in Sales and Trading and M&A Record Quarterly Wealth Management ...
HMRC Adds To Main VAT Registration Guide
September 29th, 2016
The UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs, has updated VAT Notice 700/1 on value-added tax (VAT) registration following law changes intended to prevent VAT evasion. The Notice has been updated following the introduction of new powers for HMRC ...
Israel puts FATCA temporary on hold; Other countries may rethink
September 5th, 2016
Israeli High Court’s FATCA Injunction Must Make Other Countries Rethink America’s Imperialistic Law The Israeli High Court’s temporary injunction against the enforcement of America’s highly controversial global tax law “should serve as a wake-up call for other countries to ...
