On 12 May 2021, we hosted the third London Virtual Asset Manager Roundtable event covering the following presentation topics:

•    Market update provided by Daniel Parry, Managing Director and Head of Funds Tax;
•    Update on the Disguised Investment Management Fee rules provided by Daniel Parry;
•    Overview of HM Revenue & Customs (“HMRC”) enquiries into the tax treatment of carried interest provided by Shirley Ly, Associate Director; and
•    Guest presentation by IQ-EQ on Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance.

A new report by global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M), in partnership with Retail Economics, estimates that U.K. retailers will see profits fall by £8bn by 2025, a result of the seismic shift to ecommerce brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Shape of Retail: The True Cost of Online
A new report in The Shape of Retail series, partnering with Retail Economics, estimates that U.K. retailers will see profits fall by £8bn by 2025 due to the seismic shift to ecommerce brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.

A&M Taxand can assist with a rapid assessment approach, quickly developing practical solutions to accelerate your IP strategy whilst ensuring flexibility and supportability in the ever changing tax environment.

Frankie Leung was featured in the HKICPA’s A Plus magazine on what he thinks the top priorities for accountants should be in 2021.

Eddie Middleton, Keith Williamson, Daniel Barton and Davin Teo from Alvarez & Marsal (“A&M”) together with Justine Lau and Jennifer White from Mourant Ozannes presented a seminar to the Hong Kong Venture Capital Association on a global fraud and asset tracing claim by taking the audience through the stages involved in the often lengthy and complex road to recovery.

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Organizations with multi-site operations across the U.S., or companies who plan to expand, can take advantage of each state’s R&D incentive legislation — and that’s on top of the federal R&D tax credit.

Branded consumer product companies are typically product innovation and marketing-led organisations that often accept product/Stock Keeping Unit (SKU) range complexity as an inevitable and acceptable consequence of their top-line focus. However, few businesses realise the true cost of SKU portfolio proliferation and the broader impact it has on business complexity. More SKUs does not always equate to more sales, sometimes the opposite.

When the source of funds is contested, involved parties must understand where the money in question can be found and where it has moved in the past, from end to end.

In this article, we provide recommendations on the measures that parties should consider applying to avoid transaction disputes in the first place and further steps to alleviate the impact of transaction disputes if they do arise.