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Lawmakers Oppose Proposed Changes to Accounting Method
June 3rd, 2014
A bipartisan group of 115 House legislators asked Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) last week to reconsider making changes in his tax reform plan to an inventory accounting method used by many US businesses. In a ...
Switzerland informs UK over Bank Deposit Movements
June 3rd, 2014
Swiss banks were required to hand over information about deposit movements to UK authorities by May 31, 2014, to support UK efforts to track down untaxed income. This was required under an agreement between the UK and Switzerland, which ...
Obama aims to suggest cuts to Power-Plant Emissions
June 2nd, 2014
President Barack Obama will propose cutting greenhouse-gas emissions from the nation’s power plants by an average of 30 percent from 2005 levels, a key part of his plan to fight climate change that also carries political risks. The proposal ...
BNP Fine Puts Pressure on Hollande to Act
June 2nd, 2014
A potential $10 billion U.S. penalty against France’s largest bank BNP Paribas SA (BNP) for its alleged dealings with Iran and other sanctioned nations, is stirring outrage in the country. It is putting pressure on President Francois Hollande, who hosts ...
Bitcoin’s Futile Quest to Be a Currency
June 2nd, 2014
Bitcoin is a fascinating and ingenious technology, but most promoters are mindful of neither the monetary nor the tax issues. For all practical purposes IRS regulations issued in March preclude bitcoins from being used as an alternative currency. The ...
China’s manufacturing activity picks up
June 2nd, 2014
China’s factory activity grew in May at its fastest pace this year, according to government figures, a positive sign amid the wider economic slowdown. The official purchasing managers index (PMI) hit 50.8 in the month, up from 50.4 in ...
USA ‘to fine BNP Paribas €7 billion’ in sanctions probe
May 30th, 2014
The US is seeking more than €7.4 billion ($10 billion) to resolve a criminal probe into allegations that the French bank evaded US sanctions against Iran, Sudan and Cuba, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. BNP – the largest ...
US economic slowdown in first quarter of 2014
May 30th, 2014
The US economy shifted into reverse in the first three months of 2014 shrinking by an annualised rate of 1%, official estimates have shown. It is the worst economic performance since the first quarter of 2011. It is also ...
Japan faces inflation growth
May 30th, 2014
The Japanese government said Friday that Japan’s consumer prices rose 3.2 percent from a year earlier in April to the highest level since 1991, largely due to a sales tax increase that is expected to dent growth this quarter. Other ...
SEC Obtains Asset Freeze to Halt Fraud at Illinois-Based Transfer Agent
May 29th, 2014
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced fraud charges and an emergency asset freeze against an Illinois-based transfer agent and its owner whose misappropriation scheme was exposed during an SEC examination of the firm. Transfer agents are typically used by ...
