14 February 2011
Our global network has published the latest edition of UHY International Business, issue 22. This bi-annual publication features fresh insight, provided by our members, on the most current business challenges and key issues faced by companies and individuals around the world. Issue 22 covers the following topics:
Africa: now a business case, no longer a handout case
Sub-Saharan Africa is in a similar position to where Brazil was 20 years ago - an emerging market and a new global player, where investors are currently cherry-picking their opportunities. If these countries gain anywhere near the capacity of European nations, it will lay the practical and economic groundwork for the creation of a gigantic middle class, the traditional drivers of political stability and financial growth.
Dispute resolution just got easier
Faced with the prospect of expensive legal representation and open-season publicity from public court battles - not to mention the risk of losing and costs being awarded - more companies are turning to arbitration in a bid to resolve disputes.
Renewable energy: where yesteryear meets tomorrow
Construction of the Cimarron Solar Facility in New Mexico represents a sea-change in America's new energy business, with the USA aiming to develop the renewable energy market share to 12.5% of overall energy productive by 2020. Clients have an appetite for alternative investment, and renewable energy can see excellent returns and a more favourable tax treatment, states Ian Williams in our Glasgow office.
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Up to £15 million will be clawed back from academy schools before the end of the current academic year due to government budgeting errors, according to our data.
A quarter of all taxpayers may be paying the wrong amount of tax due to incorrect PAYE codes according to our analysis.
The cost of listing on AIM has risen at its fastest rate in more than five years according to our findings.
A sudden surge in M&A activity on AIM is being driven by private equity backed deals to take companies private, our research reveals.
From 6 April 2012 HMRC will be able to ask employers to pay a financial security where it thinks there is serious risk that the business won’t pay over their PAYE tax deductions or National Insurance contributions (NICs) on time.
