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IRS Expects Millions of Amended Tax Returns
April 28th, 2014
The Internal Revenue Service anticipates that nearly 5 million taxpayers will amend their returns by filing Form 1040X this year. Nearly 46 million returns were electronically filed from home computers as of April 18, more than the total from ...
FRC consulting on going concern in changes to CG code
April 28th, 2014
The FRC is consulting on thorny elements of its guidance on going concern along with reforms to directors’ remuneration policy as part of wider changes to the corporate governance code following on from consultations held last year. Last month, ...
GE Battles for Alstom as Siemens Wins French Support
April 28th, 2014
Jeffrey Immelt is trying to defend General Electric Co. (GE)’s largest-ever acquisition, after French officials imperiled the attempt by urging Alstom SA (ALO) to consider a rival offer from Germany’s Siemens AG. (SIE) The chief executive officer of GE ...
Apple-Samsung $2 Billion Patent Case Over Google Hits Last Round
April 28th, 2014
Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. head toward the conclusion of their second U.S. patent trial with one last chance to make a case to jurors on whether the $2 billion case is actually a proxy war over Google ...
European Index Futures Gain as Asia Falls; Nickel Rallies
April 28th, 2014
European equity futures rose while Asian stocks fell, pushing the regional index to an almost two-week low, as investors weighed company earnings, while the Korean won gained. Wheat climbed with nickel amid prospects for additional sanctions against Russia over ...
IMF Worries That Chinese Slowdown Could Damage Sub-Saharan Economies
April 28th, 2014
Africa’s rising economic star is in danger of burning out from even a modest contraction in China’s economy as that country’s demand for natural resources decreases, warns the International Monetary Fund. After a meteoric rise for most of the ...
CySec: regarding fx financial instruments
April 25th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), has issued a press release informing the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘the CIFs’) about the following: 1. Concerns have been raised about the lack of harmonisation between the EU Member States on where ...
HMRC error leaves VCTs unable to issue shares
April 25th, 2014
Venture Capital Trusts have been hoarding investor cash after an error from HM Revenue and Customs left the vehicles afraid of issuing new shares. New legislation introduced by the Treasury was intended to prevent VCTs from abusing their tax-efficient ...
What Obama and Abe Didn’t Talk About
April 25th, 2014
As New York Times columnist Paul Krugman recently reminded readers, the dirtiest word an economist can call you is “Japanese.” Swedes must be stewing with regret for giving Krugman that Nobel Prize, after one of his columns likened the ...
UK SMEs are neglected at the critical growth stage, says new report
April 25th, 2014
Old Street Silicon Valley-style business ‘clusters’ vital for growth. Local Enterprise Partnerships not as effective as predecessor, say SMEs Initiatives aimed at helping the UK’s small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are failing at the critical growth stage of ...
