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DAC6 compliance – Category C: Specific hallmarks relating to cross-border transactions – which transactions should you be aware of?

Register for our DAC6 email updates On 25 May 2018, the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of the European Union (ECOFIN) adopted the 6th Directive on Administrative Cooperation (the “DAC6”), requiring so-called tax intermediaries to report certain cross-border arrangements that contain at least one of the hallmarks as defined in DAC6. Within DAC6, there are […]

Are you Protecting your Volunteers?

St Albans City Football and Athletic Club were recently fined for the July 2017 death of a volunteer working at their stadium. They were fined £1000 (plus £1000 in costs) after breaching Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The 71-year-old volunteer fell through a fragile part of the roof, tragically dying from […]

DAC6 training and reporting tools

Register for our DAC6 email updates The Economic and Financial Affairs Council of the European Union (ECONFIN) adopted the 6th Directive on Administrative Cooperation (“DAC6”) requiring tax intermediaries to report certain cross border arrangements. The new EU rules which aim to clamp down on aggressive tax planning are set to impose a huge compliance burden […]

Is Agriculture the Most Dangerous Industry?

In March 2019, 57-year-old farmer John Hamilton was killed in a machinery accident at his farm. Sadly, this wasn’t an isolated incident. With 7.73 deaths per 100,000 workers in agriculture (as compared to 1.94 per 100,000 for the construction industry), farming remains one of the most high-risk industries for deaths and injuries at work. It […]

May News Roundup

Two workers suffer finger amputation A joinery company has been fined after two workers experienced significant hand injuries on two separate occasions while using unsafe equipment. The first incident happened in 2017. A worker had two fingers on his right hand amputated while cutting timber on a sliding table that was unstable and which failed […]

DAC6 compliance – Category A: Generic hallmarks – which transactions should you be aware of?

On 25 May 2018, the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of the European Union (ECOFIN) adopted the 6th Directive on Administrative Cooperation (the “DAC6”), requiring so-called tax intermediaries to report certain cross-border arrangements that contain at least one of the hallmarks as defined in DAC6. Within DAC6, there are five different hallmark categories that represent […]

On-demand webinar: GDPR – A Year in Review

A year has passed since GDPR came into force. In our recent webinar, Director of Course Development Nick Henderson and Data Protection Officer Ruth Cohen looked at how businesses dealt with GDPR. Ruth gave guidance on how to make sure your organisation maintains compliance as the regulation enters its second year. The webinar covered: A […]

Free Download: Handling a Data Breach

Could your organisation handle a data breach? Whilst it’s imperative for organisations to do all they can to prevent a data breach and protect the rights of individuals, many are unprepared to manage a personal data breach should the worst happen. This can cause further damage to finances and reputation and even lead to further […]