Electric Vehicles (EV), autonomous cars and telematics are part of the daily buzz, and it’s clear that the Automotive landscape continues to evolve.

This is the third of a four-part series highlighting some of the key investigation issues and findings of the Examiner’s report. In this edition, we explore the claim that the Debtor’s (CEOC’s) customers were diverted to properties owned by non-Debtors (CGP and CERP) through the customer loyalty program, Total Rewards.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer today presented his 2017 Budget to Parliament. At the link below, please find our summary of the main tax announcements.

In our debut edition of the A&M Tax Minute (titled IP Planners May be Humming a New Tune in Light of Pending U.S. Tax Reform), we modestly predicted that a day could soon arrive where the United States might be seen as a viable intellectual property (IP) holding company jurisdiction.

In recent years, external forces have continued to advocate for more transparency and executive compensation changes. A recent example is the tax reform bill, which contains several provisions aimed at curbing (or at least further taxing) executive compensation.

In May 2018, the way businesses handle consumer data will change irrevocably for the better. No longer will they be able to harbour consumers’ personal data ‘just because…’ – finally they will be held accountable for not only how they use it, but how they look after it too.

A relentless focus on operational efficiencies, top-line growth and return on investment – all these private equity priorities have now become activist investor territory in listed companies.

"We work with companies across industries on how to combat and tackle disruption, to drive transformation and to avoid becoming obsolete," says David Riviere, managing director with A&M in Atlanta.

Retail is perhaps one of the most obvious sectors at the moment where failing to keep up with a changing market is most apparent, with venerable brands falling victim to the Amazon effect.

As expected, the Senate Finance Committee released its initial tax reform proposal on Friday. Separately, the House Ways and Means Committee put out its final legislative markup (the night before).

In this report, Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) provides its perspective on the transformative actions required by providers to succeed in an at-risk, value-based environment.

Here at A&M we see two important issues notably missing in the public discussion over the release of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. One issue pertains to investors and the other to tax leaders.

Today, the House Ways and Means Committee released the statutory language and detailed explanation of its long-awaited, 429-page tax reform bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This bill is the culmination of more than a year of anticipation and speculation about competing plans, from the 2016 House Blueprint, to candidate Trump’s plan, to President Trump’s April one-pager and most recently to the September Framework proposal. We are feverishly reviewing the package for our clients; watch for coming editions of Tax Advisor Weekly where we will share our planning insights.

On October 18, 2017, A&M Taxand hosted a webinar on Global Tax Transparency and Perspectives from the EU, UK and Asia. The webinar discussed the following key international tax compliance updates which are set to impact taxpayers engaged in more aggressive tax planning, as well as raise practical issues for typical planning and compliance.

Sometimes the lines between personal and company data become blurred when individuals use their work devices for personal uses and vice versa. In the event of an investigation, that data will be highly sought after.