Category: Articles
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Capital Quarter Winter 2020: Q3 Capital Markets
During the quarter to 30 September 2020, new and further issues across AIM and the Main market combined totalled £8.2bn, the majority of which occurred during September as markets started to see an improvement, following a slow July and August.
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Capital Quarter Winter 2020: Don’t get caught out by the Revised Ethical Standard
The FRC’s Revised Ethical Standard was introduced in late 2019. It introduced revised and clarified rules for auditors and their ability to provide non-audit services to audit clients. Find out how they affect you.
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Capital Quarter Winter 2020: Where are cryptocurrencies heading
Blockchain technology and Bitcoin have been with us for more than 10 years. Yet they are still viewed with caution in many quarters. But could the tide be turning for the cryptocurrency market? Here’s our industry update.
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Capital Quarter Winter 2020: Social security for mobile employees after Brexit
From 1 January 2021, social security agreements with EU countries will be subject to new provisions. If the employees of your listed business move within Europe there are a number of things you need to know.
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Capital Quarter Winter 2020: 25 Years of AIM
25th anniversary of the launch of AIM originally known as the Alternative Investment Market.
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Safeguarding rules: how to comply when your bank gets difficult
The FCA has piled on more rules for payment services and e-money firms in an attempt to protect customers’ funds during the downturn. We can help you to navigate the obstacles.
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The twelve frauds of Christmas
The festive season is rife with fraudsters ready to take advantage of you. Robert Brooker, Head of Fraud and Forensic at PKF, shares the top twelve frauds of Christmas and his tips on how to avoid them.
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Will you meet the 30 January 2021 reporting deadline for your cross-border arrangements?
The International Tax Enforcement (Disclosable Arrangements) Regulations 2020 (commonly known as DAC6), require the disclosure of cross-border arrangements, to HM Revenue & Customs (“HMRC”), provided certain criteria are met.
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Tax Talk: Digital Services Tax – what it means for you
As we wait for the OECD to establish a universal tax regime, the UK has brought in rules affecting not just global names but many of those whose businesses are linked to digital services groups. It’s a subject widely reported in the press, mainly because it involves a deep sense of injustice. Well-known technology brands…
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Enhanced VAT recovery for UK financial services firms supplying EU customers
In an address to Parliament on 9 November 2020, the Chancellor confirmed that the government will “…. make sure UK financial services exports to the EU remain competitive” and “will treat those exports the same as we do for other countries. This means UK firms will be able to reclaim input VAT on financial services…
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Escaping the Financial Crime Pandemic
The financial crime landscape as we emerge from Covid is looking far worse than that following the financial crisis of 2008.
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