MANAGEMENT consultant Suzanne Dean cheated the taxman out of almost £100,000 by not paying the VAT or corporation tax due on her two businesses, it was alleged yesterday. VAT returns submitted by the first of her two companies in its final year of business claimed it was ‘dormant’ and no tax was due – but…
DetailsPuerto Rico, already trying to dig itself out of a historic financial crisis, is now facing a direct hit by a major hurricane that could destroy any progress the U.S. territory has made under a year-old economic rehab plan and set it back further. Hurricane Maria is forecast to hit Puerto Rico early Wednesday, testing…
DetailsTen’s history shows Australia’s third free-to-air network struggling against a backdrop of declining advertising revenue, increasing competition and leadership tussles. 1964 – Launched as ATV-0 and owned by the Ansett transport and media group 1979 – Rupert Murdoch gains a 50 per cent stake in Ansett, giving him control of channel 0 1980 – The…
DetailsSafe-harbour reforms that deliver greater protection for directors of financially-stressed companies have passed through both houses of federal parliament. Currently awaiting royal assent, the Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Enterprise Incentives No. 2) Bill 2017 amends the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and aims to protect directors acting to undertake a company restructure in response to insolvency where it will…
DetailsToys “R” Us Australia is working with law firm Gilbert + Tobin to help navigate its future after its New York-headquartered parent filed for bankruptcy, Street Talk can reveal. It is understood G+T’s distressed debt team was retained by the company locally and has been advising in conjunction with restructuring law firm Kirkland & Ellis in the United States, which is acting…
DetailsIn a significant order that could have far-reaching implications on the start-up ecosystem in the country, a Division Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) in Chennai has ordered the initiation of corporate insolvency resolution process against Inasra Technologies Private Ltd. Inasra is the parent company of Stayzilla, an online homestay aggregator. The petition…
DetailsFRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germanys SolarWorld SWVKk.DE, once Europes biggest solar power equipment group, said on Wednesday it would file for insolvency, overwhelmed by Chinese rivals who had long been a thorn in the side of founder and CEO Frank Asbeck, once known as the Sun King. SolarWorld SWVKk.DE was one of the few German solar…
DetailsThe good news for exporters is that insolvencies in the Central and Eastern European region continue to decline but at least one sector is still causing major headaches. According to a new report by Coface, a global leader in risk management and credit insurance, company insolvencies in the region dropped by 14% in 2015 and…
DetailsThe partys lookin like being over, pals. Beloved and enduring toy giant brand Toys R Us is reportedly on the precipice of declaring bankruptcy, amid growing concerns the retail giant may be locked out of supply this coming holiday season. The toy giant has struggled to keep its head above water ever since a leveraged buyout over…
DetailsFiles Voluntary Chapter 11 Petitions in U.S. and Intends to Seek Protection under CCAA in Canada; Operations Outside U.S. and Canada Not Included in Proceedings Toys”R”Us and Babies”R”Us Stores and Web Stores across the World are Open and Continuing to Provide World-Class Experiences for Customers Restructuring Process Expected to Enhance Financial Flexibility for Investments in…
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