by Neil Da Costa | Jul 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
Under the OECD (organization of economic cooperation and development), a corporate entity is subject to tax in a jurisdiction if it has a permanent establishment (PE) in that country. Due to the explosion in the online and digital economy, tax authorities are looking...
by Neil Da Costa | Jul 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
During his tenure as Chancellor, Rishi has taken on different tax personas. In a bid to help the hospitality industry, he introduced the popular ‘Eat Out To Help Out’ scheme where the treasury picked up half your food tab when you ate out in a restaurant. With...
by Neil Da Costa | Jul 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
I have always loved murder-mysteries and looking for clues. My favourite fictional detective is none other than Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie’s famous Belgian crime-fighter. As a child, I made the natural transition from Tintin to Agatha Christie and my Mum would...
by Neil Da Costa | Jul 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
The CIMA Operational Case Study is a demanding exam as the students have to pull together knowledge from Management Accounting (P1), Financial Accounting and Tax (F1) and Management (E1) and apply it to a real-life scenario. It is very easy to get overwhelmed in this...
by Neil Da Costa | Jun 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
Following the Advanced Tax exam, both Assia and Augustine were reasonably happy. They could attempt all 4 questions and there were no nasty surprises.As Assia said ‘80% of the topics covered in the QBD came up in the exam’. In fact, considering the revision course as...
by Neil Da Costa | Jun 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
When Columbian-born pop superstar Shakira started a romantic relationship with Gerald Pique of Barcelona she underestimated the persistence of the Spanish tax authorities. Shakira’s legal team suggested that she did not live anywhere in particular and described her as...
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