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OECD Recommendations for taxation of cross border employees during Covid-19

06/04/2020 Recently published recommendations from the OECD advise on how to treat cross border employees during the Covid-19 pandemic under the application of bilateral tax treaties. Many governments have taken strict measures to protect people in response to the Covid-19 crisis, including the banning of cross-border travel. As a result of these restrictions, many workers who would usually cross a national border to fulfil professional commitments are having to stay home and work remotely, and some are even ‘stranded’ outside of their usual country of residence.

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Major Covid-19 risk considerations for the banking sector

03/04/2020 As we continue to feel the effects of the global pandemic, the banking sector, like many other sectors, now faces unprecedented uncertainty. While banks are generally going into this pandemic in a stronger position than the global financial crisis of 2008, the current environment presents challenges for standard accounting procedures and processes that could impact a bank's risk profile.

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Covid-19: key consequences for accounting

03/04/2020 As the world adjusts to the coronavirus outbreak, we all face the difficult challenge of responding to the impact it is having on our lives. As well as issues of health and wellbeing, corporates face additional economic challenges presented by the disease. So how should corporates qualify events from an accounting perspective?

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Covid-19 initial consequences for energy and infrastructure

02/04/2020 Covid-19 has already made its impact on energy and infrastructure: share prices of listed yieldcos and infrastructure funds have fallen by anything between 10% and 30% since their peaks, with significant volatility ahead. While the fallout of the virus has so far been less damaging to the sector than to the wider market, it has still resulted in the material devaluation of a sector based around a value proposition of being mostly non-cyclical and built on safe and steady long-term returns.

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Economic policy reactions in Africa and the Middle East

31/03/2020 Policy makers have reacted differently around the globe in a bid to ease the economic disruption caused by Covid-19. Below is a round-up of how governments in Africa and the Middle East have intervened to help people and businesses.

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Privately Owned Businesses are fighting for survival: they need our support

31/03/2020 Our globalised society has arguably never faced a challenge like the Coronavirus – references to battle and war feature in government briefings all over the world. We are truly living in unprecedented times.

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Small and medium-sized enterprises: repayment, refinancing and recovery

30/03/2020 In response to the economic consequences of Covid-19, governments have implemented interventionist measures that include partial unemployment, the deferral of corporate and individual tax deadlines, and the suspension of rent payments. While such policies can defer insolvency and subsequent restructuring and liquidation proceedings, SMEs need to ensure they able to ‘bounce back’ when a more stable business environment is restored.

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Organisational resilience: responding to the unknown

30/03/2020 As the spread of Covid-19 continues around the world, many businesses are looking for ways to move forward and keep their customers happy and their people productive. In response to the pandemic, we ask our organisational resilience team what leaders can do to keep their people safe and their business working.

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Dealing with the consequences of Covid-19: Insights from our international financial advisory experts

The Covid-19 pandemic is causing uncertainty and disruption around the world. Our priority at Mazars is to protect people and ensure business continuity and high quality services for our clients, all while working as one partnership, supporting each other across the globe.

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Cybersecurity: minimising risks while working at home

08/04/2020 Social distancing measures announced around the world in response to the spread of Covid-19 have led millions of people to work remotely – some for the first time. As businesses get used to their teams working from outside the office, they must be wary of the cybersecurity risks that such a setup can create. Below we outline the challenge and the solutions to minimise the vulnerabilities of working online from home.

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Agile working in uncertain times

26/03/2020 Over the last 30 years agile working methods have been adopted by companies across many different countries and sectors. Credited with delivering project management benefits and adding client value; they are a natural go-to for any business looking to succeed. In the current crisis and in the wake of growing complexity and uncertainty, agility will be even more essential, as it encourages mindsets that anticipate and respond to unforeseen demands.

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Global Tax Update

25/03/2020 This document covers the tax measures implemented in March 2020 around the world in response to Coronavirus. It covers 43 countries and its content is accurate as of 24 March 2020.

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Mazars Economic Update - April 2020

George Lagarias, our Chief Economist & David Baker, our Chief Investment Officer share their views on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the Markets & Economy.

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COVID-19, banks and regulation: the road ahead in the UK and Europe

24/03/2020 The Covid-19 outbreak and the unprecedented emergency it presents has created a unique threat to the world’s economy. Like all sectors, banking has been impacted, and its stakeholders have felt excessive pressure over the last few weeks to get things right. Regulators in financial markets around the globe have all announced Covid-19 action plans, which may afford the banks room for relief over the coming weeks and months.

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Coronavirus Implications For M&A transactions

24/03/2020 Extended periods of volatile economic and market conditions have been shown to reduce M&A activity. As the coronavirus disease 2019 (or Covid-19) plagues the world, sectors such as manufacturing, tourism, energy, retail and transport are hit hard by the loss of revenue.

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Protecting Employees - Payroll

24/03/2020 In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, robust continuity strategies are now critical. In addition to business operations and sales, your business continuity plans should focus on protecting your employees.

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Key Areas of Focus for Your IT Team

24/03/2020 We have highlighted some of the key focus areas for your IT team that will help prepare them when managing the Technology impact of Covid-19.

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Collecting Cash & Managing Cashflow

24/03/2020 As the Covid-19 pandemic amplifies, cash and overheads will quickly become critical if operations and output are impacted, while staff and outgoings remain fixed.

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Insolvency & Directors’ Duties

24/03/2020 The scale of the COVID-19 crisis will undoubtedly lead to many businesses facing severe financial difficulty with some inevitably facing insolvency. In such circumstances, there are some key points that Directors should consider in managing the business.

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Covid-19: Mazars insights

The Covid-19 pandemic is causing uncertainty and disruption around the world. We remain by our clients’ sides during these unprecedented times, helping to protect people and ensure business continuity and service.