Archive for February 7th, 2014

Agenda for February 2014 IASB meeting

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The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) will meet at its offices in London on 19–20 February 2014. The IASB will discuss rate-regulated activities, issues by the IFRS Interpretations Committee, bearer plants, fair value measurement, impai…

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GRI updates

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The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has released updates relating to its G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines.

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News story: UK floods 2014: government response

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Government information and advice about the winter storms causing extensive flooding in parts of the UK.

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News story: Transport Secretary visits Dawlish in south-west

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Patrick McLoughlin visited Dawlish today (7 February 2014) to see for himself the impact of recent bad weather on the rail network.

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Employers may claim pension admin costs

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HMRC have set out their VAT position following the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Fiscale Eenheid PPG Holdings BV cs te Hoogezand (C-26/12). The case concerned an employer’s entitlement to deduct VAT paid on services relating to the administration and management of a defined benefit pension scheme.

The CJEU ruled that – subject to certain conditions – the employer was entitled to deduct VAT it paid on services relating to the administration of employees’ pensions and management of the …

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