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Burger King in the Netherlands Accepts Bitcoin
February 22nd, 2016
The Burger King Arnhem branch also announced that anyone that pays in bitcoin will receive a second burger (Whopper) for free and the restaurant will host bitcoin meetups for tourists and bitcoin enthusiasts. The Netherlands’ Arnhem city is known ...
Operators of Bitcoin Mining Operation Butterfly Labs Agree to Settle FTC Charges
February 19th, 2016
Butterfly Labs and two of its operators have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceived thousands of consumers about the availability, profitability, and newness of machines designed to mine the virtual currency known as Bitcoin, and ...
Possible Changes Afoot to Internal Auditing Standards
February 19th, 2016
The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) proposed changes to its standards for internal audit practitioners on Feb. 1 that are intended to help them meet the challenges and the evolving demands of today’s dynamic business environment. The proposed changes to the ...
OECD downgrades global growth outlook
February 19th, 2016
Achieving strong growth in the global economy remains elusive, with only a modest recovery in advanced economies and slower activity in emerging markets, according to the OECD’s latest Interim Economic Outlook. The world economy is likely to expand no faster ...
VimpelCom will pay to resolve probes in the second largest global anti-corruption settlement in history
February 19th, 2016
Amsterdam-based telecommunications operator VimpelCom Ltd on Thursday said it would pay $795 million (£555 million) to resolve U.S. and Dutch probes into a bribery scheme in Uzbekistan, in the second largest global anti-corruption settlement in history. The settlement was ...
Suspended jail sentence for London solicitor over VAT fraud
February 18th, 2016
A London solicitor has been given a suspended jail sentence for a £96,000 VAT fraud which was uncovered by an HMRC taskforce set up to identify those attempting to avoid paying tax on property investment income Caroline Joseph, from ...
Can technology bring lawyers into the 21st Century?
February 17th, 2016
The legal profession is perhaps more associated with bulging files of papers, odd clothing and arcane procedures than with technological innovation. But several start-ups are trying to give this most conservative – and sometimes vexing – of professions a ...
Bloomberg BNA Introduces BEPS Tracker
February 16th, 2016
Bloomberg BNA released its new BEPS Tracker, enabling international tax professionals to quickly determine the status of a country’s response to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) action plan. With the BEPS ...
HSBC keeps its headquarters in London in victory for UK capital
February 16th, 2016
Banking giant HSBC is set to keep its headquarters in London, ending months of speculation that it could move abroad. The company’s 23-year stay in the capital will continue after it was determined that London continues to offer “the ...
The UAE is offering India free oil
February 16th, 2016
UAE will stock 6 million barrels of oil in one compartment of Mangalore facility. Of this, 0.5 million tonnes will belong to India and it can use it in emergencies. In a first of its kind deal, UAE’s national ...
