Making you pay

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The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has a 20-person regulatory action division, charged with investigations and enforcement, which would enable them to make checks for compliance and those failing to register under the 1998 Data Protection Act. The ICO is now actively looking for firms that are breaking the law, and it has already started its crackdown on the 3,000 or so legal firms that have not registered as data controllers.

author: Meall, Lesley
Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors, Reporting & Disclosure, Financial Regulation & Reporting, Data Processing Security, Data security, Industry, Data security issue, Financial disclosure, Corporate security

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VAT: All change across the EU

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The arguments regarding the Witness Council Directive 2001/115/European Union (EU), which aims to simplify, modernize and harmonize the conditions laid down for invoicing in respect of VAT, and which has to be integrated into the relevant national legislation by 31 January 2004, is detailed.

author: Meall, Lesley
Europe, Taxes, European Union, Value-added tax, Tax policy

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Taking the long view

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Basel II, IFRS and SOX have placed a significant burden on world's listed companies. Established suppliers are also understandably keen to emphasize the compliance potential of their various resource planning and performance management systems.

author: Meall, Lesley
Prepackaged software, Management dynamics, Management, Computer software industry, Software industry, Technology application, Company business management, Regulatory compliance, Compliance audits

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subjects list: United Kingdom, Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation
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