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JP Morgan questioned on private bank wrongdoing
July 28th, 2014
JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) executives came across regulators’ questions on whether private bank advisors guide clients to buy the firm’s own financial products, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Following the questioning regarding potential conflicts ...
China charges GSK-linked investigators for illegally obtaining private information
July 14th, 2014
Prosecutors in China have filed charges against British investigator Peter Humphrey and his American wife, the official Xinhua news agency said on Monday, after the couple were detained last year following work they did for British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline Plc. ...
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 ...
Vatican bank chief to step down amid restructure
July 9th, 2014
The president and four non-executive members of the governing board of the Vatican bank are due to step down. The move, part of a restructure of the Catholic Church’s central government, will be announced on Wednesday. Pope Francis has ...
Czech Government Agrees Second Reduced VAT Rate
July 8th, 2014
The Czech Government on July 2, 2014, confirmed that it intends to introduce a second reduced rate of value added tax (VAT) of ten percent. After months of indecisive debate, the new reduced rate was approved by the Cabinet, ...
Small business bill: HMRC to share VAT data with credit agencies
June 26th, 2014
Under the guise of increasing access to finance, the government brought forward proposals to make VAT registration data available to third parties in the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill published yesterday. As previewed in the Queen’s speech, the ...
Devon VAT fraud accountant jailed
June 24th, 2014
Devon accountant Robert Carpenter was jailed at Exeter Crown Court last week after pleading guilty to a £95,000 VAT fraud. The accountant from Barnstaple was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment and was also banned from being a company director ...
Tim Carmody’s chief justice elevation denounced by Queensland judge
June 19th, 2014
A Queensland court of appeal judge has become the first sitting justice to criticise Tim Carmody’s appointment as the state’s next chief justice, calling on him to withdraw. Justice John Muir is the latest senior legal figure to attack ...
Accountant jailed for £95,000 VAT fraud
June 19th, 2014
An accountant from North Devon has been jailed for a £95,000 VAT fraud. Robert Leonard Carpenter pleaded guilty after he was caught when HMRC became suspicious of his VAT repayments and requested his invoices. He later admitted that much ...
Essex accountant admitted VAT fraud
June 10th, 2014
An Essex accountant who sent in fake VAT returns for five years to evade nearly £100,000 and to live a lifestyle beyond his means has been ordered to pay a £47,000 confiscation order. Martin Kennedy, of High Street, Walton-on-the-Naze, ...
