Implementation of non-financial reporting should build on existing UK regime, says ICAEW
Audit

Implementation of non-financial reporting should build on existing UK regim...

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Implementation of non-financial reporting should b...

Building on well-established reporting regime would minimise disruption, ICAEW says Read More...

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Digital tax consultation to be delayed until after EU referendum
Technology

Digital tax consultation to be delayed until after EU referendum

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Digital tax consultation to be delayed until after...

Consultation on Making Tax Digital put back until after EU referendum Read More...

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Brexit and auto-enrolment pensions top list of business concerns
Politics

Brexit and auto-enrolment pensions top list of business concerns

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Brexit and auto-enrolment pensions top list of bus...

Nearly a quarter of UK firms fear Brexit will have a significant financial impact on their business Read More...

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Three million UK jobs depend on EU exports, ICAS research finds
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Three million UK jobs depend on EU exports, ICAS research finds

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Three million UK jobs depend on EU exports, ICAS r...

Cost of UK contribution to 2015 EU budget, ICAS found, was £8.5bn – just 0.5% of the UK’s estimated total GDP of £1.79trn for 2015 Read More...

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How Brexit will change the UK tax environment
Corporate Tax

How Brexit will change the UK tax environment

8y Accountancy Age

How Brexit will change the UK tax environment

Phillip Gershuny, senior tax partner at Hogan Lovells, outlines how a European exit could affect UK taxes Read More...

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Tax transparency plans adopted across Europe
Administration

Tax transparency plans adopted across Europe

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Tax transparency plans adopted across Europe

UK-led beneficial ownership plans adopted in over 20 jurisdictions, including Gibraltar, Isle of Man and Montserrat Read More...

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Would Brexit mean the end of VAT in the UK?
Politics

Would Brexit mean the end of VAT in the UK?

8y Nicholas Hallam

Would Brexit mean the end of VAT in the UK?

The EU's new VAT Action Plan plan could itself become a factor in whether Brexit occurs, writes Nicholas Hallam, chief executive of VAT consultancy Ac...

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EC presents action plan to combat ‘staggering’ VAT gap
Administration

EC presents action plan to combat ‘staggering’ VAT gap

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

EC presents action plan to combat ‘staggering’ VAT...

European Commission present action plan designed to reboot EU VAT system, which is welcome news to VAT experts Read More...

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Profession tight lipped over Brexit stance
Accounting Standards

Profession tight lipped over Brexit stance

8y Accountancy Age

Profession tight lipped over Brexit stance

Key British accounting associations shy away from taking stance over Brexit, finds Keith Nuthall Read More...

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MEPs quiz execs from Google, Apple, McDonalds and Ikea over taxes
Corporate Tax

MEPs quiz execs from Google, Apple, McDonalds and Ikea over taxes

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

MEPs quiz execs from Google, Apple, McDonalds and ...

We've paid every cent of tax due": Apple vice-president defends tax practices Read More...

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EU to quiz McDonald’s and Google over tax affairs
Corporate Tax

EU to quiz McDonald’s and Google over tax affairs

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

EU to quiz McDonald’s and Google over tax affairs

Apple and Ikea to join the multinationals at the European Parliament hearing, but Starbucks and Fiat have declined to attend Read More...

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Mid-sized biz support EU stay, claims BDO
Politics

Mid-sized biz support EU stay, claims BDO

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Mid-sized biz support EU stay, claims BDO

65% of mid-market firms want to stay in Europe as it would be harder to run their business if the UK cuts ties with Brussels Read More...

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Ikea dodges €1bn in taxes, report uncovers
Corporate Tax

Ikea dodges €1bn in taxes, report uncovers

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Ikea dodges €1bn in taxes, report uncovers

European Commission pledges to look into Ikea’s tax affairs after a report uncovered aggressive tax avoidance schemes used between 2009 and 2014 Read ...

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CCAB urges business to engage with EU reform debate
Accounting Standards

CCAB urges business to engage with EU reform debate

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

CCAB urges business to engage with EU reform debat...

Business leaders call for greater transparency and accountability with a commitment to address democratic deficit Read More...

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European Commission could investigate Google deal, says Vestager
Corporate Tax

European Commission could investigate Google deal, says Vestager

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

European Commission could investigate Google deal,...

EU competition commission Margrethe Vestager opens door to potential investigation in Google's tax affairs Read More...

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Osborne needs to explain himself over Google deal, demands French MEP
Corporate Tax

Osborne needs to explain himself over Google deal, demands French MEP

8y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Osborne needs to explain himself over Google deal,...

The chancellor and head of Google should explain tax deal in front of European Parliamentary Committee Read More...

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EU orders Belgium to recoup €700m in illegal multinational tax breaks
Business Regulation

EU orders Belgium to recoup €700m in illegal multinational tax breaks

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

EU orders Belgium to recoup €700m in illegal multi...

Belgium has given a select number of multinationals substantial tax advantages that break EU state aid rules, says Vestager Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: Baker Tilly goes 'RSM', and EU MEPs push tax equalisation
Corporate Tax

Friday Afternoon Live: Baker Tilly goes 'RSM', and EU MEPs push tax equalis...

8y Kevin Reed , Writer

Friday Afternoon Live: Baker Tilly goes 'RSM', and...

Accountancy Age editor Kevin Reed discusses Baker Tilly finally taking the RSM moniker; and EU MEPs push harder for member states to operate on a leve...

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EU committee pushing to remove tax competition
Business Regulation

EU committee pushing to remove tax competition

8y Keith Nuthall , Reporter

EU committee pushing to remove tax competition

A meeting of EU MEPs outlines a direction of travel that it wants the EC to take: including the removal of tax competition and greater member state sh...

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Gauke pledges to fight EU on ‘tampon tax’
Personal Tax

Gauke pledges to fight EU on ‘tampon tax’

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Gauke pledges to fight EU on ‘tampon tax’

Financial secretary to the Treasury David Gauke to raise issue of VAT levied on sanitary products with European Commission Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: Grant Thornton shared ownership update & Fiat/Starbucks EU tax woes
Accounting Firms

Friday Afternoon Live: Grant Thornton shared ownership update & Fiat/Starbu...

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Friday Afternoon Live: Grant Thornton shared owner...

Kevin Reed gives a round-up of the week's news Read More...

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Small business relief at proposed VATMOSS threshold
Corporate Tax

Small business relief at proposed VATMOSS threshold

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Small business relief at proposed VATMOSS threshol...

The VATMOSS regime has seen many small businesses struggle to operate differing VAT rates Read More...

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UK's smallest companies liberated from FRSSE shackles
Accounting Firms

UK's smallest companies liberated from FRSSE shackles

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

UK's smallest companies liberated from FRSSE shack...

The changes are primarily driven by the implementation of the new EU Accounting Directive in the UK Read More...

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IIA urges greater assurance on reporting environmental and social impacts
Accounting Standards

IIA urges greater assurance on reporting environmental and social impacts

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

IIA urges greater assurance on reporting environme...

A 2017 deadline for large companies to publish a wide range of non-financial information has increased its relevance to boards, IIA says Read More...

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Friday Afternoon Live: HMRC's filing and 'customer' service issues
Administration

Friday Afternoon Live: HMRC's filing and 'customer' service issues

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Friday Afternoon Live: HMRC's filing and 'customer...

Accountancy Age deputy editor Richard Crump looks at the issues affecting the profession this week Read More...

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Industry bodies express delight at EC embrace of IFRS report
Accounting Standards

Industry bodies express delight at EC embrace of IFRS report

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Industry bodies express delight at EC embrace of I...

IFRS in the EU was aimed at improving the efficiency of EU capital markets by enhancing levels of transparency and the more meaningful comparisons of ...

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EFRAG gets political as Wolf Klinz named president
Accounting Standards

EFRAG gets political as Wolf Klinz named president

9y Richard Crump , Writer

EFRAG gets political as Wolf Klinz named president

EFRAG's new president willing to challenge the IASB over IFRS endorsement in the EU. It will lead to better rule-making Read More...

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