Essentials - October 2007

October 2007

This edition of our Essentials newsletter covers the latest accounting, tax and legal matters, plus a calendar for finance directors that features key upcoming dates and deadlines. Contents:

• Accounting – IASB issues ED9
• Indirect tax – rounding up VAT fractions?; Pension fund management fees
• Direct tax – proposed IFRS for small and medium sized enterprises; proposed revisions to the IFRS income tax accounting standard; transfer pricing for large businesses; foreign profits proposals welcome
• Human resources – the future of work to 2020
• Risk – self-assessing tax risks; tax planning strategy
• Legal – the Companies Act 2006, directors’ duties
• Focus on – enterprise in the UK
• Finance directors calendar