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Nicola Sharp
15 September 2016
AstraZeneca has become the latest global drug maker to face financial penalties as part of a probe into companies that paid bribes to boost sales. In paying $5.5M to settle the allegations, it has sho...
Nicola Sharp
31 August 2016
Tax evasion hit the headlines with a vengeance in Spring with the Mossack Fonseca scandal. But those in business and finance need to see beyond the headlines if they are to avoid tax evasion problems ...
Nicola Sharp
31 August 2016
It was perhaps inevitable that the 2016 Mossack Fonseca Panama Papers scandal would prompt change. What many working with finance need to know is what that change means to them.
Nicola Sharp
31 August 2016
In 2016, the Mossack Fonseca scandal placed tax evasion and money laundering back in the headlines. These two offences often appear together on an indictment but the defence tactics can often vary wid...
Nicola Sharp
31 August 2016
Those suspected of money laundering could be required to explain the origins of any unexpected wealth - or risk forfeiting it - under measures being considered by the UK government.
Nicola Sharp
17 June 2016
Amazon and eBay are to be held liable for the VAT fraud committed by the overseas sellers that use the websites. Those based overseas who sell on the sites but pay no VAT are costing HM Revenue and Cu...
Nicola Sharp
22 March 2016
Part 7 of Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) contains the Act's money laundering offences. The provisions have kept pro-active criminal lawyers (defence and prosecution) busy for years. Money launder...
Nicola Sharp
21 March 2016
From this year, businesses that have a turnover below £10.2M will no longer have to have their accounts independently signed off by an auditor. Until now, an auditor had to sign off accounts of all bu...