GDPR: challenge or opportunity?
With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) finally in force, Joe Pickard investigates attitudes and opinions on what the regulation…
ByMonth: May 2018
CPA Ireland: shortage of qualified accountants in Ireland
A 30% drop in the number of people entering the accountancy profession in the Republic of Ireland since the start…
ByOECD: ‘strong progress’ in country-by-country reporting across the globe
Practically all countries that serve as headquarters to large multinational enterprises (MNEs) have introduced new country-by-country reporting obligations, an OECD…
Two jurisdictions removed from EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions
The European Council has removed the Bahamas and Saint Kitts and Nevis from the EU’s list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions.…
ByTax fraud: EU standard provision agreed for agreements with third countries
The European Council has approved a standard provision on good tax governance to be included in EU agreements with third…
ByThe Accountant & International Accounting Bulletin Awards 2018: Nominations open
The Accountant & International Accounting Bulletin Awards 2018 are now open for nominations until 19 July. This year marks the…
UK select committee calls for CMA investigation of Big Four to start ‘as soon as possible’
The UK Select Committee has called on the new chairman of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Andrew Tyrie to…
ByCorruption in the crosshairs of ethics auditors
Braselino Assunção We are living in a historical time. Delações premiadas (plea bargains in exchange for reduced sentence or pardons)…