Recently, I had a coffee with Leonie. Leonie has three kids, all of them in puberty. This is a challenging period, when many things get out of balance. Not only with the adolescents themselves, but also in the relationship between them and their parents.
Author: Michaela Merz
Exporter of Record – can a non-EU established company act as the exporter of record as of 1st May 2016 under the new Union Customs Code?
This issue has been raised EU-wide in the past few weeks with regards to the upcoming implementation of the new Union Customs Code (UCC) in May 2016.
Under the current legislation (Community Customs Code, CCC), there is no material definition of the exporter of record as such and the practices varied across Europe. Read More »
Leaving a tip in New York
It is not easy to find your way around the jungle of customs for leaving a tip in New York. As a European, I grew up thinking that if you receive a proper service, a tip is the acknowledgement for this effort. If the service was bad and the food barely eatable, there is no reason to tip. You will not come very far in New York with that mind-set. Well maybe you will, but you will provoke many uncomfortable encounters, you will be yelled at, threatened and you will feel rotten. I do not know if I am right, but based on my observations of the locals, I now have elaborated my strategy for tipping. Read More »
Trinkgeld in New York
Es ist nicht einfach, sich im Trinkgelddschungel von New York aus zu kennen. Ich als Europäerin bin in dem Verständnis aufgewachsen, dass wenn man eine gute Dienstleistung bekommt, gibt es ein Trinkgeld, quasi als Anerkennung für die Anstrengung. Wenn es ein miese Bedienung gibt und dazu noch ungeniessbares Essen, gibt es eben nichts. Read More »
Czech Republic – New amendment of the Czech VAT Act
Below you can find information about the draft amendment of the Czech VAT Act that is expected to come into effect from 1 May 2016.
The draft amendment, among other, introduces the local reverse charge in case the supply of goods to a Czech VAT payer is performed by a non-established person, i.e. the Article 194 of the EU VAT Directive is being implemented into the Czech VAT Act.Read More »
Africa energy tax updates webcast
Please join this upcoming webcast later today:
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm (US EDT)
The declining oil prices have presented major challenges for oil driven economies, as well as other economies in Africa.
These challenges are being tackled by several reforms and fiscal discipline to increase taxation revenue.
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences hot topics
Country by Country Reporting
Thursday, March 24, 2016 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (US EDT)
During the webcast, PwC subject matter experts will discuss recent developments and considerations around the OECD’s proposed Country by Country (CbC) Reporting requirements.
Earn up to 1 CPE credit in Taxes
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Customised – Import Analysetool
Auswertung über Ihre Einfuhrdaten in der Schweiz
Eine korrekte Einfuhrhandhabung hängt von vielen Faktoren ab. Bei einem grossen Einfuhrvolumen gestaltet sich auch die Kontrolle und Auswertung zunehmend aufwändig. Mit unserer Lösung können Sie die Einfuhrdaten analysieren, Fehler und Diskrepanzen bei der Importabwicklung aufdecken sowie einen Überblick über die tatsächlichen Zollabläufe gewinnen.
Q1 2016 Technology Industry executive webcast
Tuesday, March 22, 2016 | 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm (US EDT)
Please join us for this quarterly webcast designed to address technical accounting and reporting issues impacting Technology companies.
During this time, we will share with you the latest developments and provide insights and observations on new and emerging issues in several areas.
Earn up to 1.5 CPE credits
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Grow your own way
Dr. Sandra Ragaz-Fumia, Senior-Manager in der Mehrwertsteuerberatung, erzählt,
warum sie nach ihrem ETH Studium ihre Karriere bei PwC gestartet hat.
http://campus.nzz.ch/advertorials/grow-your-own-way-mit-pwc
Ich bin froh Sandra als Mensch zu kennen und als kompetente Macherin in meinem Team zu haben!
Michaela Merz 