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Meet our experts: Andy Ka

Tuesday, February 14, 2012 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories: China , Interviews | Tags: Grant Thornton, China, UK, insight, compliance, interview, audit, staff, companies, IPO, Meet our experts, profile, financial reporting, Hong Kong, Chinese, Q&A, Andy Ka

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“The number one issue concerning businesses in China and UK working with each other is culture,” says Andy Ka, a British-born Chinese who has worked in both the UK and China. In our latest interview, we go behind the scenes of Andy’s work with Grant Thornton’s China Britain Services Group and find out what is hot on his clients’ agenda right now.

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Navigating India’s new Direct Tax Code

Saturday, July 16, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories: India, India Watch Issue 13 | Tags: India, India Watch, UK, South Asia Group, Grant Thornton India, South Asia, legislation, wealth, companies, Direct Tax Code, Wealth Tax Act 1957, ITA, DTC, Tax Act 1961, individual, laws

It is regarded by some commentators as one of the most substantial changes to India’s tax system and will have significant implications for companies operating in and out of India on a cross-border basis. The newly proposed Direct Tax Code (DTC) is to replace the existing Income Tax Act, 1961 (ITA) with effect from April 1, 2012. The DTC is being introduced to integrate all direct tax laws (ITA and Wealth Tax Act, 1957) under a single legislation, to simplify the language, to reduce the scope of litigation and to provide stability in direct tax rates. Below we highlight some of the proposed changes.

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International Track 100 – who’s in the Top 10?

Monday, May 09, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories: Thought leadership | Tags: business, entrepreneurs, growth, UK, international, list, Sunday Times, league table, HSBC, sales, companies, leaders, International Track 100, ranking, fastest growing, successful, International Track

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Download the full 2011 list of the fast-growing UK companies by international sales, plus get a closer look at the leaderboard from yesterday’s Sunday Times HSBC International Track 100, in association with Grant Thornton.

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