By Emine Constantin | EMEA Head of Accounting and Tax In most European countries, public entities are subject to IFRS and must prepare their accounts accordingly. While local GAAP is aligned to IFRS, it is here and in taxation that key differences emerge. The European Union’s alignment to the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) for accounting purposes makes financial reporting in Europe quite streamlined for companies. Private entities need to follow the local GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles), but in most European countries it...

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By Tim Yost, Marketing Director - Public Relations, AMER | Detroit Recognitions stem from AlixPartners’ work at Caesars Entertainment Operating Company, BCBG Max Azria, and Eastern Outfitters AlixPartners, the global consulting firm, today announced that four of its consultants have been selected as winners by the Turnaround Management Association (TMA) for its prestigious “Turnaround and Transaction of the Year” awards, to be presented in late September at the TMA’s annual meeting, known as The Annual. The AlixPartners consultants are: Randall Eisenberg, a Managing Director in...

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I. Type of Action: Antidumping Duty (“AD”) II. Product: The merchandise covered by this investigation is strontium chromate, regardless of form (including but not limited to, powder (sometimes known as granular), dispersions (sometimes known as paste), or in any solution). The chemical formula for strontium chromate is SrCr04 and the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registry number is 7789-06-2. Strontium chromate that has been blended with another product or products is included in the scope if the resulting mix contains 15 percent or more...

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VULCAN VIEW - KEY EVENTS THIS WEEK: EU COMMISSION Race for top job kicks off as frontrunners announce their candidacy The end of summer and arrival of September has marked the unofficial start of the race to take over from Jean-Claude Juncker and become the next President of the European Commission. The beginning of the holiday period that has just passed saw the EU’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier and the former Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb – who are both senior members of the...

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By Daniel P. Erikson and Gabriella Ippolito When the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) came into force between the United States, Canada, and Mexico on January 1, 1994, it created the world’s largest free trade area of 444 million people that now produces $17 trillion worth of goods and services. Canada is presently the United States’ second largest trading partner and Mexico is the third largest. U.S. trade with its NAFTA partners stands at $1.2 trillion and the two countries buy one-third...

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