Category: Tax

Accenture Report

Faced with ongoing economic challenges, declining voice and text revenues, and the need to address customers’ quality of service expectations on data-intensive networks, communications service providers (CSPs) are being compelled to consider revamping their operating models and adopting … Continue reading…

By Richard Cornelisse, Big4.com Guest Blogger

In times of economic growth, there is a tendency to achieve increases in scale through acquisitions. In business services, the emergence of the Big4 is an example of this.

The economic recession causes … Continue reading…

By Richard Cornelisse, Big4.com Guest Blogger

In response to increased scrutiny from Boards, Revenue Authorities and other regulators, many businesses are now formally documenting their indirect tax strategy and implementing formal processes to evaluate and approve planning ideas.… Continue reading…

By: Mary Werner, CPA, MOD, Big4 Guest Blogger  

“In these troubled and uncertain times, we don’t need more command and control; we need better means to engage everyone’s intelligence in solving challenges and crises as they arise.”

~Margaret Wheatley… Continue reading…

Posted by Sandie Mowat, Big4.com Guest Blogger

In amongst all the changes that the Government has implemented which, it hopes, will enhance the UK’s position as an attractive place to do business, the introduction of the patent box is possibly … Continue reading…

By: Mary Werner, CPA, MOD, Big4 Guest Blogger  

“Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’s eye for an instant?”

~Henry David Thoreau

My dog Zoey should have been named “Radar.” She … Continue reading…

By Robbert  Hoogeveen and Richard Cornelisse

The Current State Of Many Multinationals

Determining the VAT liability and VAT recovery of businesses’ transactions (the system’s indirect tax functionality) can be automated within Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems such SAP and Oracle, … Continue reading…

By: Mary Werner, CPA, MOD, Big4 Guest Blogger  

“It is very important to understand that emotional intelligence is not the opposite of intelligence,

it is not the triumph of heart over head, it is the unique intersection of … Continue reading…

By: Mary Werner, CPA, MOD, Big4 Guest Blogger  

“At its core, trust is about relationships.”

~David Maister

In my last two blog posts, I talked about two of the five key EQ skills needed to move from technician to … Continue reading…

Today, KPMG International is appointing John Q. McGowan to a new role of Chief Information Officer, Global Tax. McGowan has been with the firm for nearly two decades and was recently the leader of the Tax Technology practice for KPMG LLP USA. He brings to his new role extensive knowledge of tax technology as well as in-depth experience with KPMG’s network of member firms, and specifically the firm’s U.S. Tax practice, where he was a client oriented Tax professional before focusing on the use of technology to help drive efficiency in tax processes. Continue reading →

By Richard Cornelisse

The aim of the blog is to discuss fraud in general and more specific VAT fraud.  What is the positive correlation? What is the impact on tax controversy, company’s prioritization and the game plan needed to mitigate … Continue reading…

By Michael Foster, Big4.com Blogger

Ireland’s Department of Finance has received the draft of new legislation that would lower income tax paid by foreign executives in the country.

The law is receiving scrutiny in the European nation after it was … Continue reading…

By Ken Frost Big4.com Guest Blogger

On the 29th of March George Osborne dropped Lin Homer (CEO of HMRC) a wee note outlining his expectations for HMRC.

Entitled “Remit for HM Revenue and Customs 2012-13” the letter, after … Continue reading…

By Richard Cornelisse

In the last decade, companies have increasingly automated their business processes. The most common method is by using an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. Such a set up can be hugely complex. This is definitely the … Continue reading…

By Richard Cornelisse

In my blog “The Value Of Benchmarking: Get Some Objective Evidence” I wrote that both negative as positive experiences (e.g. (the first and final) assessments, the amount of savings) would be something to register ongoing … Continue reading…