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R&C Worlds Express, October 2011
Integrating indirect tax considerations into larger strategic discussions can make these costs easier to manage. A company should establish a dedicated indirect tax team to ensure that indirect taxes have visibility to key decision makers.Retailers with their longtime domestic focus,are even less equipped to track indirect taxes especially on the sell side…
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R&C Worlds Express, May 2011
The retail and consumer CEOs say that while emerging markets will serve as the growth engine in the years to come, the global economy can benefit everyone when government, business, and market interests align.Indirect taxes are famously hard to track Some of the most interesting findings of TpG’s 14th Annual Global CEO Survey deal with CEOs’
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Lease accounting for retailers: The biggest ever accounting change?
The FASB and the IASB are currently revising lease accounting standards to reconcile treatments under U.S. GAAP and international financial reporting standards. These changes are likely to impact retailers’ financial statements.The FASB and the IASB are currently working together to revise lease accounting standards..
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Carbon Disclosure Project 2011: Global 500 report
Consumer goods companies see consumers demanding more eco-friendly products and services, so they’re increasing communications with customers and employees about their sustainability efforts. They’re also seizing revenue-producing opportunities around climate change by developing new products that make less of an impact on the environment.