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VAT MOSS traders question business status
January 12th, 2016
Businesses caught up in the EU VAT changes are considering if they are actually “in business” and within the scope of the VAT MOSS scheme, following a recent HMRC briefing document. The tax authority’s latest guidance states that the compliance rules only apply “where supplies are made ...
Britain’s biggest insider trading case is finally going to trial — 6 years since dawn raids
January 12th, 2016
Almost six years after a series of dawn raids shocked the City of London, one of the UK’s biggest ever insider-trading cases is finally going to trial. The case – code named Tabernula, which is Latin for “little tavern” – ...
HMRC: Lin Homer to step down as HMRC CEO in April
January 12th, 2016
Lin Homer has announced today that she is to leave HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in April, after more than four years as Chief Executive and Permanent Secretary and a public service career spanning 36 years. Lin Homer joined HMRC in ...
Yahoo to Reconsider Sale of Web Business Instead of Spinoff
January 11th, 2016
A decision to sell would contradict Yahoo’s intent to spin Verizon has publicly stated interest in acquiring Yahoo Yahoo! Inc. is considering an outright sale of its business, marking what could hasten a significant shift in the company’s thinking as ...
Spain’s Princess Cristina to go on trial for fraud
January 11th, 2016
Spain’s Princess Cristina is due to appear in court on fraud charges – the first member of the country’s royal family to be put on trial. She is charged with being an accomplice in an alleged embezzlement scam involving ...
UHY: Expansion into Northern Ireland with Fitch Chartered Accountants
January 8th, 2016
UHY has issued an announcement to inform that the company’s network is expanding into Northern Ireland. UHY announcement refers that: “We are delighted to announce that our network is expanding into Northern Ireland with Fitch Chartered Accountants joining our group, as ...
Banks Get Relief on Accounting Headache
January 7th, 2016
New treatment to alter lenders’ debt-value adjustments The banking industry’s least-favorite accounting rule is being scrapped. Accounting rule-makers on Tuesday changed a provision that in recent years has resulted in huge—and often head-scratching—swings in bank earnings. James Dimon, J.P. Morgan Chase & ...
Greece’s economic crisis goes on, like an odyssey without end
January 7th, 2016
When Stavros Staikos thinks of the year ahead, he expresses dread. Although stoic in demeanour, the retired merchant seaman struggles to be upbeat about his country and his own circumstances. “It’s hard to be optimistic,” he says, waiting his ...
Lloyds under investigation by FCA over possible market rigging
January 7th, 2016
Reports say investigation into gilts trading is not industry-wide despite recent criticism of regulator for dropping review into culture at major banks The City regulator is investigating whether traders at Lloyds Banking Group manipulated the price of government bonds, in a ...
Social media ‘increasingly important’ to accountants
January 5th, 2016
Social media is becoming more important to accountants in generating new business and raising their profile, according to the Wolters Kluwer 2015 social media survey. Since the survey’s inception in 2011, more accountants have embraced social media as a part ...
