Whilst you are busy doing business, the government does not sleep. The taxation rules for contractors will change. Currently, end users can rely on IR35 to avoid employment and tax implications arising on payments made to contractors trading via a personal service company. The government plans to reduce the benefits of operating personal service companies as […]
Infocredit Group, one of the leading international providers of Risk Management Solutions is pleased to announce that it has been awarded with the ISO 22301:2012 Business Continuity Management Systems certification, making it the first Cypriot company to receive this certification. With more than 40 years of experience and with our timeless vision “To Enhance Transparency […]
In “The Pit of Permanent Establishment – Part 4”, we look at the ultimate response to avoiding permanent establishment issues, which is to set up a local company in a new country. (See also articles “The Pit of Permanent Establishment – Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3). Setting up a local company in a […]
Companies conducting business overseas face growing legal and reputational risks. These risks have become even more important because of increasingly complex business regulations worldwide, mounting pressure from regulators, enforcement agencies and civil society, and a dramatic increase in levels of business carried out in higher risk jurisdictions. In the field of anti-corruption in particular, […]
As lawyers, we often tell clients that trademark registration is important to protect good will in their business. After yesterday’s decision from the IP Enterprise Court, in the case of Caspian Pizza Ltd and others v Shah and another (2015) EWHC 3567 (IPEC), 9th December 2015, we should probably also now add “and do it […]
Working with a Local Service Provider to Deliver Services in a New Country In my previous article “The Pit of Permanent Establishment – Part 1”, we looked at how a business can accidentally create a permanent establishment in a new country by not obtaining the correct legal and tax advice. Following on in “The […]
Local Distributor / Agent Model In “The Pit of Permanent Establishment – Part 1”, we looked at how a technology business could find itself creating a permanent establishment in a foreign jurisdiction by accident – just by starting to do business without obtaining appropriate tax and legal advice, and that this invariably resulted in adverse […]
As the squeeze tightens on the State’s purse strings, we thought that the day of the UK Chancellor’s Spending Review was a good day to smile sweetly and say that in a world where charities almost certainly have insufficient resources to pick up the burden of much that was once provided by the State, the […]
When technology businesses have exhausted the market in the UK, the next logical step is to start exporting services. Exporting to EEA countries has its own challenges, including differences of language and sometimes also of culture, but exporting beyond the European Single Market may bring some more interesting additional legal and fiscal challenges, including the […]
On behalf of myself and the Gannons team, I would like to say hello and share with you a publication written for IR Global members. If we met at the IR Global conference held in London earlier this year, I would like to say hello again. UK tax and labour laws make the UK an […]
Be aware that the UK Department of Culture, Media and Sports (DCMS) will be consulting early in 2016 concerning its proposal that the government should introduce a broadband Universal Service Obligation (USO), with the aim of giving customers the legal right to demand a broadband connection speed of 10Mbps, regardless of location. In its 7th […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Howard F Weintrob of Redwoods Bespoke Tax & Advisory Solutions LTD. Howard has joined IR as our exclusive Corporate Services Member in England. Howard leads the team of accountants and business consultants at the firm. In addition to being a highly experienced […]