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Shanghai VAT pilot – what actions do UK businesses need to take to stay compliant?

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 | Posted by: Nick Farr
Categories: China , Thought leadership | Tags: China, compliance, VAT, cross-border, subsidiary, regulation, Nick Farr, goods, services, double taxation, business tax, reform, Shanghai, pilot, consultancy, changes, indirect tax, input VAT

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A new VAT pilot scheme in Shanghai is bringing both benefits and confusion to UK companies supplying services – such as consultancy, IT and R&D services – to and from Shanghai. With this pilot system set to be rolled out across the rest of China, what do UK businesses trading in China need to do to remain compliant and tax-efficient?

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The AIM of the game: why and how to list on the Alternative Investment Market

Thursday, August 04, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Thought leadership | Tags: India, China, LSE, AIM, London Stock Exchange, guide, London, IPO, listing, alternative investment market, flotation, how to, services, share offering, requirements, float

Grant Thornton recently helped the first Zambian company to list on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange. If you’re considering a market flotation in London, here is the what, why and how of listing on AIM…

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