As pressure grows to address auditing standards challenges to the audits of smaller and less-complex entities, ACCA’s (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) Thinking Small First report reveals alternative ways to tackle the issue, without compromising on audit rigour.  

 

It comes as the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) is set to consult on its strategy from 2020 to 2023.

MEPs in the European Parliament Legal Affairs Committee today backed new proposals that would allow groups of European citizens to bring lawsuits collectively against large companies.

 

The Socialists and Democrats backed today in the internal market and consumer protection committee a proposal to improve fairness and transparency for business users of online intermediation services. The proposal foresees a set of transparency measures to be taken by providers of online services such as Amazon, eBay, Google and Skyscanner in order to ensure transparency in the ranking, treatment and conditions for services and goods provided by business users to consumers.

 

The tangible effects of climate change are an ever-growing challenge that society has to face. In a fast changing world, tax systems need to adapt too. And tax has an important part to play in tackling the unrelenting pace of climate change. 

 

On the eve of the 40th anniversary of the referendum in which the Spaniards approved the Constitution, the Group of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament wanted to join the celebration and congratulate all Spaniards and Spaniards.