Localisation is key to business expansion

Businesses with global ambitions must have a good understanding of local rules and regulations, and how to manage them.

What to factor in to your European M&A strategy

Brexit uncertainty may be stalling merger and acquisition activity in Europe, but it’s also creating the perfect opportunity for investors to get all of their ducks in a row.

Considerations when choosing a global payroll solution

Top considerations when choosing a global payroll provider to help you find a time and cost-effective solution.

The nuances of handling local payroll globally

Your local payroll needs won't always align with your corporate HQ's wishes. Here's why.

Irish hard border on Pensions

If you are an expat employee in Ireland or an Irish national who has relocated abroad for work or retirement, you may not want to keep your pension in Ireland.

Thailand’s steps towards global competitiveness

TMF Thailand’s Thomas Jean Lekhal examines some of the positive changes made to the country’s business regulatory landscape in recent years.

What next for Chile’s new president - and how will business be impacted?

Even as its neighbours dominate talk of complexity and difficult business environments, Chile has maintained a reputation as a stable, functioning country that has clear, relatively simple business rules - and, above all, that these rules they have not changed over the years.

Change is afoot in aircraft leasing: are you prepared?

Attention aircraft leasing lessors: change is coming, and you better be ready, says Kevin Butler from TMF Group.

Labor market in Chile during 2017

How do financial compliance challenges impact the CFO’s agenda?

Chief financial officers are mainly concerned about maximising revenues and reducing costs. But compliance is an ever-present element that will influence your choice of growth strategy – and the outcome.

How Brexit will impact the QROPS and QNUPS markets

Contrary to what the polls predicted, the UK voted to leave the European Union. So how does this affect the QROPS and QNUPS markets? TMF Group’s Global Head of International Pensions Bethell Codrington explains.

Obtaining corporate documents from the Nordics

The biggest hurdles for international businesses in the Nordics: language, and understanding what equivalent corporate documentation can be obtained. TMF Group experts in Norway, Sweden and Finland explain.

Single EU VAT return: is the endgame really near?

VAT payers around the world have been longing for an easier way to get cross-border reporting done, and they may be in luck. Maybe. TMF Group VAT expert Jacek Szufan examines the status of the single EU VAT Return, and questions whether it will indeed make it to implementation stage.

Corruption in Latin America: more countries under scrutiny

Despite being considered one of the most “transparent” countries in the region, Guatemala was just named a potential active practitioner of corrupt activities. The country - alongside with other 6 neighbours – will be scrutinised to find out if it has any relation or has duplicated the Petrobras corruption scheme that is currently under investigation in Brazil.

Transfer of a going concern (TOGC) to a VAT Group: bumpy road or a smooth highway?

Read more from TMF Group's VAT experts: The Intelligent Managed Services Ltd v HMRC judgment raises interesting points regarding the nature of a VAT group and its implications for TOGC purposes. A VAT group should be treated as a collection of business entities and transactions performed between members of the group should be treated as those performed by the VAT group for TOGC purpose. Therefore a VAT group needs to check closely whether activities performed between members can pass ‘the same kind of business’ test to benefit from TOGC VAT treatment.

Know your tax points

For an insurer writing cross-border business in multiple jurisdictions within the EEA there are many important compliance factors to consider. One such consideration is the differing tax points that are used when settling premium taxes and associated charges. Our IPT expert Steve Norman looks at the challenges of IPT in the EEA.

Colombia intensifies battle against money laundering

In Colombia, illegal activity driven by money laundering is equivalent to 3% of the country's GDP. This is one of the most representative phenomena of the underground economy in Colombia so the local administration is developing and implementing more and better ways to identify and stop companies or individuals incurring this crime.

Business Taxation changes in the UK

TMF Group's Senior Director of Corporate Accounting Services Neil Arthur examines the key UK Summer Budget announcements that affect businesses.

The Singapore advantage Part one

Singapore is turning 50 this August. The country has never been better positioned for the future since its independence. Singapore is strategically situated in the heart of the emerging Southeast Asia. With the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) slated for kick-off at the end of this year, Singapore is set to grow even further by leveraging on its position as the world-class logistics hub, global financial centre and ideal location for global companies to setup their Asia headquarters.

The Singapore advantage part two

In the last five decades, Singapore has been through an amazing journey that witnessed its transformation from a British colonial outpost to a world-class economic powerhouse.