In the sixth of eight articles looking at how to avoid the pitfalls of dividends and distributions, Croner-i tax and accounting writer David Duvall looks at the often complex relationship between parent and subsidiary companies
Babycare retailer Mamas & Papas has been sold in a pre-pack administration handled by Deloitte, with the assets bought back by its owner Bluegem Capital partners as creditors lose out
The OECD is consulting on its global anti-base erosion (GloBE) proposal which is designed to prevent multinationals from profit shifting, by developing rules which would effectively create a minimum tax rate worldwide
People with degree-level education are more a risk of falling victim to a pension scam than others, claims the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and The Pensions Regulator (TPR)
Residential property owners and buy-to-let landlords face significant tax changes from April 2020, including the 30-day CGT payment deadline and an overhaul of principal private resident relief (PPR) and extra statutory concessions (ESC). Mercer & Hole’s Alison Palmer and Alice Pearson examine potential pitfalls
Labour party plans for a four-day week have been criticised by a think tank which claims the impact on productivity would cost up to £17bn a year, but there are advantages of offering a more flexible work environment to employees
In this week's accountancy career moves, partner appointments at RSM and Brown Rudnick, promotions at Grant Thornton, DSG, Greenfield and FRP, plus ramping up the FRC's enforcement work
Criminals have been prevented from accessing £131.7m in the past year, as the number of defence against money laundering (DAML) requests rose sharply, the National Crime Agency (NCA) says
Cloud accounting software specialist Xero has reported a 51% hike in both UK revenues and customers in the last six months, citing HMRC’s Making Tax Digital as a factor in its growth
The Court of Appeal has ruled that the ‘period of ownership’ for principal private residence (PPR) relief from capital gains tax (CGT) begins when the property purchase is completed, not from exchange, in a ruling which overturns a previous tribunal finding in HMRC’s favour
Attempts to reform tax reporting for the self employed and landlords need to be carefully thought through to avoid creating more complexity and red tape. Yvette Nunn CTA ATT MAAT, director of Berkeley Associates, assesses the latest OTS report
Companies applying the new standard on lease accounting are not providing sufficient information on its impact, according to the Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) review of the first year of implementation of IFRS 16 Leases
Former tennis champion Boris Becker has been given a 12-year extended bankruptcy restriction following the Official Receiver’s investigation into assets and transactions valued in excess of £4.5m
Wirecard has extended the scope of a KPMG independent audit as it seeks to end speculation it has manipulated its accounts, the German digital payments specialist has reported
