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Family Culture… or Community Culture?

Contributed by: James Moore.

We’ve all heard it: companies boasting about the closeness of their employees and likening their relationships with staff as “family.” It sounds like a great concept, but is a family culture the one your organization should really embrace? It turns out embracing a community culture may be the better bet.

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“Inside Out” Versus “Outside In” Perspective Of The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CRD) – What’s The Difference?

Updates from the AGN EMEA Accounting, Auditing & Education Committee (AAEC): The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) contains an important clarification to the effect that both the “inside out” and the “outside in” perspectives are relevant with regard to the identification of potentially reportable matters.

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Say “so long” to SALY and “hello” to ASC 842!

Are you ready to adopt new accounting policies for all leases?

AGN Resource Partner, Netgain, explains the details of lease accounting as it applies to auditors in the ‘ASC 842 Transition Guide For Auditors’ publication – written by CPAs and former auditors and produced by Netgain, the lease accounting experts.

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AGN Connection – NA Newsletter #38 I July 2022

It may be more obvious to recognize July as the month for major national holidays in Canada and the U.S. Still, we’d like to take a moment to honor the lesser-known celebration of the seventh month of the year – National Ice Cream Month!

Why ice cream? With so many flavors, combinations, and textures, there is something for everyone. Even the lactose intolerant and Keto lovers can find something on the shelf of their local supermarket. Similar to our AGN programs, there are various options for everyone in your firm. So, next time you sit down for one of our webinars, serve up a scoop of your favorite frozen treat and enjoy!

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Relocating To Ireland

AGN EMEA Taxation Task Force (TTF) Newsletter

For a long time, Ireland has been considered a favourable location for International Groups considering incorporating a holding company or relocating part of their trading activities to Ireland.

Many midsized and smaller enterprises have also chosen Ireland as a location for their International operations when expanding overseas. In addition to the tax advantages of relocating to Ireland – read on for more detail, Ireland has consistently ranked highly on numerous ease of doing business ratings.

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The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) – Considered a Game-Changer in the Field of External Corporate Reporting

The CSRD, which is expected to be adopted in the next few weeks, will probably lead to one of the largest market interventions by the European Union in the external reporting of companies in recent decades.

The European Commission (EC) justifies this regulatory market intervention with the fact that the quality and comparability of the previous non-financial statement according to the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD) is not sufficient.

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