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10 IGAs Join ‘In Substance’ FATCA List Just Before July 1
July 7th, 2014
Ten further foreign jurisdictions were included by the United States Treasury in its latest monthly list, issued on July 1, 2014, as having reached agreements in substance on June 30, 2014, on the terms of intergovernmental agreements (IGAs) under ...
The gap between accountants and clients
July 7th, 2014
I was intrigued to read some new and original research published by Robert Craven of The Directors’ Centre, reports Mark Lee. Craven is no stranger to AccountingWEB. My interview with him in 2012 about his book, ‘Grow Your Service ...
Can investors win in a new era of accounting?
July 4th, 2014
Big changes over global accounting standards go into effect in 2017, and they could greatly influence how profitable companies are perceived. Like an operating system runs a computer, revenue makes a company go; nothing happens until somebody sells something. ...
Regulator says EU Banks Must Shun Bitcoin Until Rules in Place
July 4th, 2014
European Union banks should shun virtual currencies such as Bitcoin until a system of rules to prevent abuses are put in place, according to the bloc’s top banking regulator. The European Banking Authority called on the EU to develop ...
Kesgrave: Accountant sentenced over £24,000 fraud has paid back nearly £5,000 in compensation
July 4th, 2014
A partner at an accountancy firm with branches in Suffolk and Norfolk who admitted fraud involving £24,000 has repaid the outstanding balance from his offending, a court has heard. Adam Clarke, who worked in the business recovery department of ...
ASIC shuts down unlicensed foreign exchange trading
July 4th, 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) following its strict financial regulatory policy has commenced action in the NSW Supreme Court to stop Vault Market Pty Ltd and its sole director, Mr MD Anamul Amin, of Wiley Park, New South ...
SEC charges five traders for short selling violations
July 3rd, 2014
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged five traders for committing short selling violations while trading for themselves and Worldwide Capital Inc., a Long Island, N.Y.-based proprietary firm that earlier this year paid the largest-ever monetary sanction for ...
Direct won-yuan trading on the way
July 3rd, 2014
While North Korea is set to top the agenda at talks later today between Chinese President Xi Jinping and South Korean President Park Geun-hye, increasingly close bilateral economic relations won’t be far behind. There are two main items on ...
US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act Takes Force
July 3rd, 2014
In what the United States Administration has called an “effort to crack down on tax evasion and reduce the tax gap,” the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act came into effect on July 1. Enacted in March 2010, FATCA adds ...
Irishman fined €2,000 for Facebook ‘frape’
July 2nd, 2014
An Irish court has brought the first prosecution for criminal damage to a social media account, fining a man €2,000 for falsely posting an offensive status update on his ex-girlfriend’s Facebook account. Referred to by the slang term to ...
