TCS – the fast pragmatic help which let us down


586266_web_R_by_Dominik Pöpping_pixelio.deI don’t really like driving. For me the car is a means in order to get from one point to another. If the price allows, I will for sure be one of the first ones, who buys an automatically steered car.

I am pretty sure that afterwards these automats will spread very fast. Because the insurance premiums for men-steered cars will rise into the sky and will economically force people to stop driving themselves.Read More »

PwC Tax Technology Fair 2015


The challenges faced by tax and finance departments have been growing for years. More efficient processes and technological solutions can help you rise to these challenges.  However, it can be difficult to keep track of the developments in best practices and IT solutions and to understand the benefits they can bring to your organisation.

PwC is organising a Tax Technology Fair, which will take place on 15 September 2015, which will give you a comprehensive overview of the latest developments to enable you in your day-to-day business of managing tax.  A number of market leading PwC professionals and IT vendor representatives will make live presentations on their respective technologies and applications. During the event, you will be able to compare solutions and speak with solution providers directly about your questions and issues in one to one sessions. The PwC Tax Technology Fair is a great opportunity to discover how the latest solutions can benefit your organisation and to share experience with the people who face the same issues as you.

Please click here to open the invitation to get more informations about the venue and programme.

PwC – Reshaping the Tax Function of the Future


The world is changing at a very high speed. Basics, which were valid yesterday, will become obsolete tomorrow. Rarely does a day pass without an article about taxes appearing in one of the world’s leading newspapers – and, more often today than in the past, these articles appear on the front pages of these newspapers. This is a sign of the ever-increasing impact of taxes in our world today. Read More »

Technology again


Maren Bessler pixelioOur office building is basically a high security building where no unauthorised person has access. This is not an exception nowadays but standard with international companies. The security requirements and provisions are high during the week and on weekends almost insuperable.Read More »

USA – tax regulation of bitcoins and other crypto currencies


IRS (internal revenue service), the US tax authority, published this year (March 25, 2014) a clear guidance (Notice 2014-21) on how the tax principles apply to transactions involving bitcoins and other crypto currencies. It is not a new law but just an interpretation of how the existing law should be applied to the new technology. It describes how Bitcoin and other crypto currencies transactions should be taxed. Read More »

Communication


My mother wants to be informed on what her grandchildren and I are doing. Almost everything is of importance and of interest. I call her twice a week in order to find out how she is, whether the plants are growing and to report on what is going on in our lives.Read More »