A Week in Review

BEPS Bill Introduced   Four specific BEPS (Base Erosion Profit Shifting) areas will be targeted under legislation recently introduced into Parliament. The OECD/G20 Action Plan has seen the development of 15 actions which are aimed towards assisting countries in combatting strategies used, predominantly by multinationals, to erode their taxes bases via the shifting of profits […]

Richard AshbyPartner, Gilligan Sheppard

A Week in Review

 Good morning everyone,   Well didn’t the weekend weather actually come true to form and be the beginning of the summer season. Hopefully you all remembered the slip/slop/slap and are therefore not nursing the pains of unprotected exposure as you sit at your desks this morning. I remember the times when I was a kid […]

Richard AshbyPartner, Gilligan Sheppard

Autumn Budget 2017: A balanced approach? Or tinkering around the edges?

The first Autumn Budget! With many commentators predicting a dull budget, we took time out of our 2017 conference to watch the Chancellor’s speech. With the summer election result still raw, there was pressure on the chancellor to deliver something for public sector workers and young people, whilst dealing with the unknown of the Brexit […]

Chris DowningDirector, Inspire Professional Services Ltd

A Week in Review

Watch This Space – GST on Low Value GoodsUsually in the GST space, it is a case of our trans-Tasman cousins watching what we do and then following suit. However in an area which in recent times has received much attention, particularly as a result of ever- increasing groaning from local suppliers that the playing […]

Richard AshbyPartner, Gilligan Sheppard

IR Digital – Stefan Drawetz, Grazer Treuhand Steuerberatung GmbH & Partner KG, Austria

Dr. Stefan Drawetz is IR Global’s exclusive Tax (Accountants) and Tax (Law) member in Austria. Stefan is a partner of Grazer Treuhand Steuerberatung GmbH & Partner KG. During the recent IR Global conference in Berlin, Stefan used the services of IR Digital to film a firm led video which you can see via the link […]

A Week in Review

OECD report on VAT/GST collection Further to the 2015 Final Report on BEPS Action 1 – addressing the tax challenges of the digital economy, the OECD has released new implementation guidance to promote the effective collection of consumption taxes on cross-border trade.The focus of the guidance is on dealing with suppliers of services and intangibles […]

Richard AshbyPartner, Gilligan Sheppard

IFAC SMP Meeting

Mr. Aboo attending the IFAC SMP Meeting, being his final meeting having done six years of service to the IFAC committee at the farewell dinner held  in New York, USA on 23rd October 2017, where he did a small presentation titled “ Youth & Talent Management.” (Presentation link below).   The SMP Chair, Ms. Monica […]

Abdulwahid Aboo. FCPA, FCCA, FCPS, CPAR and CPAUManaging Partner, AAC Kenya

Walser & Partner AG joins IR as the exclusive Tax (Accountants) member in Switzerland.

IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Marco G.Walser of Walser & Partner AG. Marco has joined IR as our exclusive Tax (Accountants) member in Switzerland. Not accountants, neither tax experts or financial advisors. But all of that and more. A whole host of various factors come into […]

Marco G. WalserPartner, Walser & Partner AG

Blog: Tax Proposals Concerning Converting Income Into Capital Gains Dropped

  October 19th, 2017 Today, the government announced that it will not be moving ahead with its proposed legislation concerning converting income into capital gains. The draft legislation was originally released in mid-July. While today’s government briefing did not specifically reference the controversial draft section 246.1, it is believed that this section, as well as the drafted expansion […]

Aaron SchechterPartner, Crowe Soberman LLP