Frankie Leung and Chris Fordham share recent trends and observations on corporate fraud and corruption in the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong SAR in an in-depth feature by Financier Worldwide.

Shifting attitudes towards inventory and supply chains have significant implications for working capital management. “Broadly, companies relying on just-in-time supply chains and highly lean inventories have suffered most through the pandemic’s disruptions”, says Cody Chenault, Managing Director at Alvarez & Marsal (A&M).

Fabrizio Lolliri to lead AM’s Global Transfer Pricing practice, positioning his experience across markets and industries to address clients’ growing needs

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (“CAA”) increased the business expense deduction for food or beverages provided by a “restaurant” from 50 percent to 100 percent through 2022.

What Forward-Thinking Steps Should Companies be Taking Now to See Greater Working Capital Returns in the Future?  

The Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 (“CAA”) increased the deduction for the cost of food and beverages provided by a restaurant from 50% to 100%. The IRS recently issued Notice 2021-25 to provide guidance on when the 100% deduction applies.

Despite its intrinsic resilience, effects of COVID-19 have significantly impacted Healthcare Providers operations and their profitability, or even introduced a significant element of financial distress. With all due nuances across the Industry and its sub-sectors, a substantial number of players proved “unprepared” to face these unprecedented challenges, actually highlighting how the Industry lags behind in terms of ‘short term’ financial intelligence.

Now that the 2020/21 tax year has ended, employers should be thinking about the various compliance deadlines coming up in the next few months around employee benefits, expenses and share schemes. We are seeing HMRC step up their activity in this area, and so it is essential that employers have robust processes and controls in place to remain compliant. This article sets out some of the key employment tax deadlines coming up, as well as other important reminders for employers.

Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M), has appointed Gwendolyn Van Tunen as Senior Adviser in its Financial Industry Advisory Services team. Ms. Van Tunen will be based in Amsterdam.

Alvarez & Marsal Taxand, LLP (A&M Taxand), an affiliate of leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M), has strengthened its financial investors tax practice with the appointment of Stuart Twinberrow, who joins as a Managing Director.

Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has appointed Ali Anwar as a Managing Director and Middle East Practice Leader of A&M's Global Transaction Advisory Group, based in Dubai, UAE.

While the first three months of this year have been filled with many twists and turns, yesterday was remarkable even by 2021 standards. Because yesterday’s events have required us to revise our thinking regarding how Democrats’ major legislative priorities may be processed the rest of the year, we want to provide you with our latest insights.

A&M will be engaging with companies that have a U.K. presence to gather responses to the consultation.