June news roundup
Builder imprisoned after three-year-old girl suffers head injuries A young girl in Brighton has been left with life-changing injuries after she was struck on the head by a falling piece of timber during a day out with her mother. The girl passed underneath a scaffolded area that was being used for a flat renovation project. […]
Regulatory Agenda – June 2019
Keeping up with new regulations can be very challenging and time-consuming. Regulators expect companies to identify and react to all regulations that have an impact on their firms. This can be very tricky, but VinciWorks has your back. To help you stay ahead of the curve, VinciWorks has published a regulatory agenda with an overview […]
NEW RELEASE: Vulnerable Persons eLearning Course
Customer services staff are the first point of contact for customers when dealing with financial services firms. Staff are required to correctly advise customers and identify ‘vulnerabilities’ which may expose the customers to financial detriment. Training your staff is key in helping to understand the significance of ‘vulnerabilities’ and the steps they are required to […]
DAC6 – Category E: Specific transfer pricing hallmarks
Register for our DAC6 email updates Last May, the European Union created the 6th Directive on Administrative Cooperation (the “DAC6”). Under this new law tax intermediaries are required to report certain cross-border arrangements that contain at least one of the hallmarks as defined in DAC6. DAC6 contains five different hallmark categories that represent an indication […]
DAC6 – Category D: Specific hallmarks concerning automatic exchanges of information and beneficial ownership
Register for our DAC6 email updates Editors note: HMRC announced on 31 December that as part of the Brexit agreement there will be major changes in the UK’s approach to DAC6. The changes restrict reporting obligations to only those arrangements that would be reportable under the OECD’s MDR, namely arrangements included in the Category D hallmark […]
On-demand webinar: DAC6 — Understanding tax disclosure requirements
Register for our DAC6 email updates The Economic and Financial Affairs Council of the European Union (ECONFIN) has adopted the 6th Directive on Administrative Cooperation (“DAC6”), requiring tax intermediaries to report certain cross border arrangements. Under DAC6, intermediaries may be required to submit all cross-border transactions and backdate them when member states publicise their requirements. […]
DAC6 Core Group roundtable meeting summary
Register for our DAC6 email updates “DAC6 is one of the most difficult pieces of regulation that a firm has to implement” VinciWorks hosted a roundtable meeting with representatives from over 20 firms to discuss DAC6 and its implementation. Here are the key takeaways from the conversation. 1. Who is responsible for submitting initial DAC6 […]
5 Steps to Safe Lone Working
Many roles involve working alone, from estate agents showing people around houses, to lorry drivers, to content writers working from home. Any job that requires someone to be on their own without supervision falls into this category. Unfortunately, lone workers are at particularly high risk. They can be vulnerable to attack or aggression, and if […]
New course release – Diversity and Inclusion at Work: MyStory
Everyone has the right to be safe and respected at work. But this does not always happen. Following the release of our story-based harassment course, VinciWorks has released a new diversity course, Diversity and Inclusion at Work: MyStory. This training sheds light on stories of discrimination all too frequently experienced by people in the workplace. […]