International Accounting

Integra Announces new Global Chair

Integra International Elects Brian Hunter as Chair of the Global Board at Integra International 2019 AGM 

London, UK (December 2, 2019) – Integra International is pleased to announce an expanded role for Brian Hunter, CPA at its recent election during the Integra Global Conference in Washington, DC.  Integra International operates under the guidance of its 16-member Global Board and Mr. Hunter’s two-year term in the role of Chair begins on January 1st, 2020.  The Global Board sets worldwide policy and direction for its 4500 members who shape the future of business and serve clients around the world.  Brian Hunter was the AAANZ Regional President (Americas, Asia, and Australia) of Integra International from 2017 to 2019.

As Managing Partner of Fenner, Melstrom & Dooling, PLC, Brian Hunter is experienced in advising clients engaged in international business.  … Read More

Integra International Announces New Firm in Cagliari (Sardinia), Italy

Integra International is very pleased to announce that a new member in Cagliari, on the Island of Sardinia, Italy, has been admitted.

M&C Network is a young firm, constituted in 2017. Very quickly this full service firm became an active Lead Firm in Sardinia with two offices, one in Cagliari, the capital of Sardinia, and the other in Oristano, the capital of the central-western part of the island, the province Oristano. The firm has 5 Partners and 8 staff. Managing Partner of the firm and main contact person for Integra International is Mr. Nicola Meloni, who can be contacted at [email protected]

More details about the firm can be seen  on the Integra Website

We welcome Mr. Nicola Meloni, his Partners and the staff of M&C Network.… Read More

World Cup Fever Comes To Integra

We are pleased to inform members of Integra International about an opportunity to get a VAT-refund in relation to the staging of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia.

Amendments to the Russian Tax Code were introduced in order to grant organizations who are subsidiaries of FIFA, confederations, national football associations, manufacturers of media information for FIFA, and suppliers of goods (works, services) for FIFA, the opportunity to apply 0% VAT-rate.

All a foreign organizer needs to do is apply for the registration with Russian tax authority, open a bank account and submit VAT-invoices and other documents confirming Russian VAT paid.

MarkPrior LLC will be glad to provide VAT refund services for your clients!  If you have any questions, please contact Olga Maximova:

Tel: +7 (495) 781-92-14, e-mail [email protected]Read More

Integra International Announces New Firm in Milan, Italy

Dear INTEGRA Members,

Integra International is very pleased to announce that a second firm in Milan, Italy,  has been admitted.

PGS Consulenti/Studio Papa is a 3 partner and 12 staff firm offering advisory services in corporate finance, restructuring, financial planning, business planning and management consulting.

The details of all activities of the firm can be seen on their website: www.pgsconsulenti.com

The main contact person is Mr. Franco Carlo Papa who can be contacted at [email protected]

A warm welcome to the partners and staff of PGS Consulenti/Studio Papa… Read More

Integra International Announces New Firm in Zug, Switzerland

Dear INTEGRA Members,

Integra International is very pleased to announce that a new member in Zug, Switzerland, has been admitted.

LacMont AG is an audit, tax and accounting firm with 1 managing partner, 4 shareholders and 3 staff.

The managing partner and main contact person is Mr. Gilles Thiéry who can be contacted at [email protected]

More information about the firm and the partners can be seen on their website: www.lacmont.ch

A warm welcome to the partners and staff of LacMont AG.… Read More

Integra International Announces New Firm in Davenport, Iowa, USA

Integra International is very pleased to announce that a new member in Davenport, Iowa, USA has been admitted.

Pyle Scott & Associates PLLC is a tax, accounting, and trust administration firm with one partner and six staff.

The main contact person is Jeanne Pyle Scott.  She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Institute of Certified Bankers.  Jeanne also has significant experience working with family offices. Jeanne can be contacted at [email protected].   The firm’s website is www.psa.tax

A profile for the firm has been added to our Integra International website.… Read More

Integra Announces New Firm in Muscat, Oman

Integra International is very pleased to announce that a new member in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman has been admitted.

“Experts” Chartered Accountants is an audit, tax and accounting firm with one partner and four staff.  The main contact person is Mr. Ali Mohamed Mohamed Ebeid is a a fellow member of the Egyptian Society for Accountants and Auditors.  Mr. Ebeid has 25 years of experience with KPMG, first in Egypt and later in Oman.

Mr. Ebeid can be contacted at [email protected] and on the Integra website.… Read More

Integra International Announces New Firm in Accra, Ghana

Integra International is very pleased to announce that a new member in Accra, Ghana, West Africa has been admitted.

Abstracus Chartered Accountants is an accounting, audit and tax firm with 2 partners and 8 staff.

The main contact person is Mr. Suganthan Allotey, who can be contacted at [email protected].  More information can be found on the firm’s website www.abstracus.com

Profile:

Suganthan is the Managing Partner of Abstracus, a firm of Chartered Accountants, licensed by the Institute of Chartered Accountants (Ghana). He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from K. N. University of Science & Technology, Kumasi and a Masters in Business Administration from Edinburgh Business School, United Kingdom.

He is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK); a Member of the Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) of British Columbia; a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (Ghana); a Member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (Ghana) and a Member of the Institute of Directors (South Africa).… Read More

Integra International Announces New Firm in Paris, France

Integra International is very pleased to announce that a new member in France with a main office in Paris, and a branch office in Lyon, has been admitted.

EXPERTS & ENTREPRENDRE is an audit and accounting firm with 8 partners and 60 staff.

Main contact person is Mr. David Fabry who can be contacted at [email protected]

More information can be found at www.experts-entreprendre.com (currently available in French only) and on the Integra website.

 

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Advisory Bulletin: US Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (2017)

New York, NY (Februrary 2, 2018) – Integra International today released an Advisory Bulletin prepared by Gerard Esposito, CPA, our member at Leaf|Saltzman in New York.  It is for Integra International members and their clients.

Summary of the United States TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT (the “TAX ACT”), enacted into law on December 22, 2017, regarding the effects of foreign companies doing business in the US and US companies doing business abroad:

The Tax Act brought about permanent changes to the corporate tax code, most significantly by lowering the corporate tax rate from approximately 35% to 21% in 2018 and by eliminating the world wide US taxation system to a territorial based system with base erosion rules, effecting multi-national enterprises with global subsidiaries.… Read More