Super Sales Tax Tuesday - U.S. transformation a global phenomenon
VAT

Super Sales Tax Tuesday - U.S. transformation a global phenomenon

5y Richard Asquith

Super Sales Tax Tuesday - U.S. transformation a gl...

On Tuesday 1 October, Europe is to get a major tax tutorial from the U.S. That’s when 12 U.S. states impose sales tax (U.S. version of VAT) on foreign...

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How GOP tax reforms will affect multinationals and foreign earnings
Tax

How GOP tax reforms will affect multinationals and foreign earnings

7y Accountancy Age

How GOP tax reforms will affect multinationals and...

Touted as the tax reform for businesses, the bills tackle corporation tax, repatriating foreign earnings and excise tax for multinationals Read More...

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KPMG fined £4.8m over Miller Energy audit
Audit

KPMG fined £4.8m over Miller Energy audit

7y Accountancy Age

KPMG fined £4.8m over Miller Energy audit

KPMG issued an unqualified report of Miller Energy’s financial statements, despite the fact that the company grossly overstated the value of certain a...

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Trump signs presidential memoranda to review Dodd-Frank
Business Regulation

Trump signs presidential memoranda to review Dodd-Frank

8y Accountancy Age

Trump signs presidential memoranda to review Dodd-...

Signed into law by president Barack Obama in 2010, the Dodd-Frank legislation has tightened regulation of the US financial system Read More...

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Colin: World markets are 'Trumped'
Governance

Colin: World markets are 'Trumped'

8y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Colin: World markets are 'Trumped'

Colin reacts to the US Presidential election result, and the feeling of the UK profession Read More...

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UK has ‘vital role to play’ in beating tax evasion, declares Panama Papers whistleblower
Corporate Tax

UK has ‘vital role to play’ in beating tax evasion, declares Panama Papers ...

9y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

UK has ‘vital role to play’ in beating tax evasion...

Panama Papers anonymous whistleblower 'John Doe' reaches out to government authorities, and has called on global powers to 'end financial secrecy' Rea...

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Supreme Court rules US LLCs can be treated as partnerships for UK tax
Corporate Tax

Supreme Court rules US LLCs can be treated as partnerships for UK tax

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Supreme Court rules US LLCs can be treated as part...

Landmark ruling allows Delaware-based limited liability companies to be treated as partnerships for UK tax purposes Read More...

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Taking Stock: Kent church bell-ringers face FATCA form for new bank account
Corporate Tax

Taking Stock: Kent church bell-ringers face FATCA form for new bank account

10y Taking Stock

Taking Stock: Kent church bell-ringers face FATCA ...

TS has heard of extra-territorial tax regimes, but this latest story is ridiculous Read More...

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AICPA proposes plan to improve audit performance
Accounting Standards

AICPA proposes plan to improve audit performance

10y Chris Warmoll , Writer

AICPA proposes plan to improve audit performance

Six point plan marks AICPA's latest push to drive higher audit performance Read More...

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Deloitte US appoints first female CEO
People In Practice

Deloitte US appoints first female CEO

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Deloitte US appoints first female CEO

Cathy Englebert made Deloitte CEO - its first female head Read More...

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Opinion: US' hissy fit sees it take its tax home
Corporate Tax

Opinion: US' hissy fit sees it take its tax home

10y Accountancy Age

Opinion: US' hissy fit sees it take its tax home

Baker Tilly tax partner Rebecca Reading analyses the US's latest move to discourage tax inversions Read More...

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Lib Dems plan to tax wealthy, Clegg confirms
Corporate Tax

Lib Dems plan to tax wealthy, Clegg confirms

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Lib Dems plan to tax wealthy, Clegg confirms

The deputy prime minister plans to cut the deficit through 'clamping down on tax evasion and tax avoidance; significant additional savings in Whitehal...

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US lawmakers call for preservation of cash accounting
Accounting Standards

US lawmakers call for preservation of cash accounting

10y Richard Crump , Writer

US lawmakers call for preservation of cash account...

US institute AICPA leads opposition to move to accrual accounting as part of reforms to federal tax code Read More...

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PwC faces $1bn lawsuit over bad MF Global advice
Accounting Firms

PwC faces $1bn lawsuit over bad MF Global advice

10y Richard Crump , Writer

PwC faces $1bn lawsuit over bad MF Global advice

PwC's advice on "repurchase-to-maturity" transactions was a substantial cause of the 2011 collapse of MF Global, judge claims Read More...

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Deloitte dismisses HP claim plans as 'utterly without merit'
Accounting Firms

Deloitte dismisses HP claim plans as 'utterly without merit'

10y Richard Crump , Writer

Deloitte dismisses HP claim plans as 'utterly with...

HP plans to sue Deloitte over its auditing of Autonomy's accounts, lawyer tells court Read More...

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PwC fined $25m over consulting work for Japanese bank
Accounting Firms

PwC fined $25m over consulting work for Japanese bank

10y Richard Crump , Writer

PwC fined $25m over consulting work for Japanese b...

PwC’s US arm fined and banned from some consulting work over misconduct during work at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Read More...

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US and China commit to cross-border audit inspections
Audit

US and China commit to cross-border audit inspections

10y Richard Crump , Writer

US and China commit to cross-border audit inspecti...

US audit watchdog expects to conduct inspections of mainland Chinese audit firms by the end of the year Read More...

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US Treasury secretary in move to stop tax ‘inversion’
Corporate Tax

US Treasury secretary in move to stop tax ‘inversion’

10y Calum Fuller , Reporter

US Treasury secretary in move to stop tax ‘inversi...

US Treasury secretary Jack Lew is seeking to invoke 'economic patriotism' in order to prevent further tax 'inversions' Read More...

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US pivotal to OECD tax plan
Corporate Tax

US pivotal to OECD tax plan

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

US pivotal to OECD tax plan

The US's corporate tax regime is playing a crucial role in the base erosion and profit shifting the OECD is trying to address, writes Calum Fuller Rea...

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Former KPMG partner faces jail term over insider trading
People In Practice

Former KPMG partner faces jail term over insider trading

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Former KPMG partner faces jail term over insider t...

Former KPMG US partner Scott London guilty of insider trading Read More...

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Credit Suisse ‘shredded documents’ for US tax evaders
Personal Tax

Credit Suisse ‘shredded documents’ for US tax evaders

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Credit Suisse ‘shredded documents’ for US tax evad...

Swiss bank alleged to have helped US clients avoid taxes, senate committee claims Read More...

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China hits back over Big Four US audit ban
Audit

China hits back over Big Four US audit ban

11y Richard Crump , Writer

China hits back over Big Four US audit ban

Chinese securities regulator expressed "deep regret" over SEC decision to ban Big Four from auditing Chinese companies listed on US stock exchange Re...

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SEC judge suspends Big Four China units
Audit

SEC judge suspends Big Four China units

11y Richard Crump , Writer

SEC judge suspends Big Four China units

Judge calls for Chinese affiliates of Big Four to be barred from working for any US-listed Chinese companies for six months Read More...

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US tech companies move against tax avoidance reforms
Corporate Tax

US tech companies move against tax avoidance reforms

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

US tech companies move against tax avoidance refor...

US lobby group attempts to halt curbs against tech firms' tax structures Read More...

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Autonomy/HP analysis: The accounting argument
Accounting Standards

Autonomy/HP analysis: The accounting argument

11y Stephen Bouvier

Autonomy/HP analysis: The accounting argument

How can accounting standards form a part of the battle between Autonomy and HP? Stephen Bouvier explains Read More...

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SEC bans accountancy firm over failed Chinese company audits
Audit

SEC bans accountancy firm over failed Chinese company audits

11y Richard Crump , Writer

SEC bans accountancy firm over failed Chinese comp...

Sherb & Co audits of three US-listed Chinese companies were "riddled with failures" SEC investigation finds Read More...

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Deloitte US slapped with $2m fine over audit violation
Accounting Firms

Deloitte US slapped with $2m fine over audit violation

11y Richard Crump , Writer

Deloitte US slapped with $2m fine over audit viola...

Deloitte hit with joint largest civil fine levied by the PCAOB Read More...

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