Contributed by: BKL.
Simon Bussell, our Marketing and Business Development Director, sat down with Myfanwy Neville, Partner and Head of ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance), to talk about BKL’s ESG journey – including becoming a certified B Corporation in 2022 – and how we’re supporting owner-managed companies to become better businesses.
News from the AGN EMEA Accounting, Auditing & Education Committee (AAEC)
For the second year in a row, AGN Firm James Moore in Gainesville, FL, has been named a Best CPA Firm for Women by the Accounting MOVE Project. The organization also named the firm to its list of Top Firms for Equity Leadership for the fifth straight year.
PRESS RELEASE: 9 November, 2023 – The AGN 2023 World Congress, held from November 5th to 7th, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan, brought together over 100 members.
Tokyo, renowned for its unique culture, cutting-edge technology, and innovation, provided the perfect backdrop for the event theme – “Culture: the values and changes in business and life.”
AGN Global Business Voice: Practice Management
The Essential Guide to Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) for Accountants – Reducing Risks and Identifying Opportunities. For now, ESG issues only really impact larger firms serving public interest entities, and smaller-to-medium-sized practices probably have five to ten years to make any changes needed – right?
In a thrilling culmination of teamwork and innovation, the 2023 AGN NextGen Program ‘Road To Tokyo’ has crowned its champions. Congratulations to Michelle Taschereau-Thorpe – Manager – Condo Audits at Adams + Miles, Canada; Nathan Davis – Consulting Manager at CT: Accountants Advisers, UK, and Caleb Macaluso – Tax Manager at Clark Schaefer Hackett, US.
EU Directive 2018/822 (known as ‘DAC 6’) amended and significantly expanded the existing Directive on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation (2011/16) by introducing a reporting regime for professional advisers where they are involved in tax planning which meets certain hallmarks.
Inside this issue, Richard Ashby at AGN Member Firm Gilligan Sheppard in New Zealand provides insight into the new Government and what impact this will have on taxes. Muhammad Kamil Gohar at AGN Member Firm RASG in India provides insight into taxes related to the digital economy.
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Effective 30 September 2023, Oscar Falconí, Partner at Falconi y Asociados CP, assumed his new role as Chair of the AGN Central & South America Region. This appointment brings with it a wealth of expertise and a fresh perspective to the dynamic field of accounting.
News from the AGN EMEA Accounting, Auditing & Education Committee (AAEC)
After the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) “expert group” submitted its drafts on Set 1 of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (hereinafter EFRAG-ESRS) to the EU Commission in November 2022, the Commission published its revised versions on June 9, 2023 (hereinafter EU-Com.-ESRS) and put them out for public consultation.
