emea tax group meeting warsaw 2015 mike adams tax director nexia tax update

EMEA Tax Group Meeting Warsaw 2015

Mike Adams Tax Director

NEXIA TAX UPDATE

EMEA Tax Group - Warsaw

• Results and IAB rankings• Highlights for 2014• Goals for 2015• Business Groups• Future Events

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Results

• 2014 fee income: US$ 3.1bn + 5%• 614 offices • 2,751 partners and principals • 23,150 total staff • 112 countries


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1.52

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Results

Financial performance 2011-2014

US$2.3 US$2.8 US$2.9

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21% increase

9.5% increase

US$3.1

5% increase


North & Central Amer-ica, 49% rev-

enue

South America, 1% revenue

Europe, Middle East &

Africa, 43% revenue

Asia Pacific, 7% revenue


Combined fee income by region 2014



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Tax Highlights 2014

• Networking and training – tax conference in Hong Kong– 3 EMEA tax group meetings– 1 Asia Pacific tax group meeting– South American monthly tax group conference calls

started– Nexia tax academy advanced international tax course

• SIG meetings– GMTS conference in Prague– transfer pricing training in Hong Kong – Meetings at tax and annual conferences


• Publications– online International Tax Handbook continuously updated – updated edition of European Holding Company Analysis (27

countries) – special edition of TAX Link on the issues generated by the

digital economy– 61 other tax articles in TAX Link and Global Insight

• Guidance – tax pages of members website refreshed – key contacts in specialist areas identified – guidance on production of a practice tax manual – guidance on probable format of tax quality control reviews


Tax Highlights 2014



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Tax Goals for next 12 months

• Repeat the success of the 2014 networking and training events– International Tax Conference: Copenhagen, 4 – 6 June 2015– EMEA Tax Group meetings: Warsaw, Copenhagen, Helsinki– Asia/Pacific Tax Group meeting: Seoul– South America: continue with group conference calls– Run the level 1 Tax Academy course at Leiden

• Become involved in the pre-admission process• Refresh the external content of the Nexia website that relates to

tax services• Produce 5th edition of International Tax Guide and a further

Extended Edition of European Holding Company Analysis• Continue to work with the six “tax” Special Interest Groups to

enhance their effectiveness EMEA Tax Group - Warsaw



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• Oversight: Tax Committee• Global Mobility Tax Services• Indirect Taxes• Legal Services• Private Wealth• Real Estate• Transfer Pricing

Business Groups


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• Oversight: Advisory Services Steering Group• Business Expansion and Financial Outsourcing• Governance, Risk & Compliance Services• Transaction Services• Turnaround, Reconstruction & Insolvency• Valuation Services

• Oversight: Audit Committee• IFRS

Business Groups


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• Standard template for website:• Home page, Charter and Business plan• Core Team• Publications and articles• Events and meetings• Contacts• Case studies• Discussion site

Business Groups




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• Transfer Pricing webinar

• International Tax Conference

• Tax Training

Future Events


FUTURE TAX EVENTS

• 25 February at 08:00 and 14:00 GMT• Essential information to enable you to assist your

clients with the regulatory requirements• Login details email to primary contacts next week

Transfer Pricing webinar


FUTURE TAX EVENTS

• 25 March: Unconscious bias at the workplace• 29 April: Simple ways to improve your proposals and

presentations• 27 May: Practical tips on audit documentation • 23 June: Real Estate Planning: structuring inbound Real Estate

in both the UK and the US• 29 July: How you can prove that you are your client’s best option• 26 August: Audit issues• 30 September: The best way to generate fees once you have

won the work

Future webinars


FUTURE TAX EVENTS

• 4 – 6 June, Copenhagen• Similar format to last year.• Transfer Pricing training: Wednesday 3 June• Client Panel: What do they expect from their tax

team? • BEPS and its implications, Research &

Development reliefs, the consequences of Indirect Share Transfers

International Tax Conference


FUTURE TAX EVENTS

• 9 – 11 July, Leiden, The Netherlands• Level 1 course• Key concepts, Introduction to Tax Treaties and tax

residence, Business Profits, Dividends, Interest and Royalties

• CPE/CPD credits can be arranged• If your firm might be interested, please let me

know

Tax Training


FUTURE TAX EVENTS

Details yet to be finalised but probably will be held in September/October/November

GMTS Conference 2015




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Mike [email protected]

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