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DAC6 is a new EU tax directive designed to reduce tax avoidance through new mandatory reporting requirements. Once reporting requirements begin, any company that undertakes international tax arrangements could be affected by DAC6.

In our next webinar, Director of Best Practice Gary Yantin and Legal and Research Executive Ruth Mittelmann Cohen will take us through multinational taxpayers’ responsibilities with regards to reporting cross-border transactions in line with DAC6.

Related resources: 

• DAC6 resource page: www.vinciworks.com/dac6

Over half of the world is currently under lockdown, and one of the greatest challenges many organisations face is how to keep operating as close to normal as possible during this time. Unfortunately, during these times, compliance can often take a back seat, but GDPR hasn’t gone away.

In this episode, our Director of Learning and Content Nick Henderson takes us through the key things you need to remember to keep data safe during the current coronavirus crisis. He also gives guidance on how to ensure you prevent GDPR breaches while working remotely.

Useful resources

• COVID-19: Working From Home course: https://vinciworks.com/courses/coronavirus/covid-19-working-from-home
• GDPR resources page: https://vinciworks.com/resources/gdpr/

At the end of March 2020, HMRC shared with VinciWorks the latest version of its draft guidance. While the final guidance is not expected until later on in the year, the draft guidance gives much insight into HMRC’s view of this challenging piece of legislation.

In this episode, VinciWorks’ Legal and Research Executive Ruth Mittelmann Cohen and Director of Best Practice Gary Yantin take us through the details of HMRC’s latest draft guidance on DAC6.

Resources

• DAC6 resource page
• DAC6 reporting and training solution

There has been increasing public awareness, political concern, and corporate action on mental health in the UK in recent years. This comes amid more referrals to mental health services, an explosion in prescriptions for anti-depressants, an increase in work days lost to mental health problems, and a stark rise in suicide, particularly among young men. In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, stress and anxiety will only be exacerbated.

In this episode, we explore employers' moral and legal responsibility towards their staff’s wellbeing. We were also joined by DAC Beachcroft’s Head of Employee Relations Ben Morris and Pinsent Masons LLP’s Diversity and Inclusion Consultant Kate Dodd to explore initiatives that businesses have introduced to good effect and what lessons have been learnt.

In this episode, Director of Best Practice Gary Yantin and Research and Legal Executive Ruth Cohen shared the key findings of HMRC’s final legislation and its consultation and gave guidance on best practice to firms on their reporting requirements under DAC6. We also received several questions from our listeners and tried to get through as many as we could.

Some helpful resources:

• DAC6 reporting and training solution
• DAC6 country-by-country guide to implementation
• DAC6 resource page

On 10 January 2020 The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2019 came into force. This statutory instrument updates the UK’s existing anti-money laundering legislation to take account of the Fifth Directive. With the UK due to exit the European Union just three weeks after, what will the future of money laundering regulation look like?

In this webinar, our experts gave guidance on the application of the Fifth Directive in the UK and what to watch out for in the post-Brexit UK money laundering regime.

The webinar covered:

• What will the future of money laundering regulation in the UK look like?
• What are the key changes under the Fifth Directive?
• Answering questions from registrants

Useful resources:

• Download a free guide to the Fifth Directive
• Online risk-based AML training

In this webinar, VinciWorks' Director of Course Development Nick Henderson will be joined by Professor Andrew Sharman, Managing Partner of RMS, and President of IOSH (the Institution of Occupational Safety & Health). Professor Sharman will call on his over two decades of experience in consulting with FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies such as Amazon, Coca-Cola, Carlsberg, IKEA and Mercedes-Benz to discuss some of the key trends in workplace health and safety and give guidance on improving health and safety culture at work.

Useful links

• Purchase one of Professor Sharman's best sellers
• About VinciWorks

On 25 November 2019, the changes to the SRA Handbook, now known as the SRA Standards and Regulations, came into force. To help solicitors understand their requirements under the reforms, our Director of Best Practice Gary Yantin was joined by the SRA’s Policy Associate Jatinderpal Loyal to answer our listeners' questions.

Useful links

• SRA Standards and Regulations training
• STaRs whitepaper
• Blog - What are the key changes?

The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (PIDA) provides protection for whistleblowers. Under PIDA, employees who make “protected disclosures” can claim unfair dismissal if their contracts are terminated due to the disclosures. Further, the EU Commission has recently announced a new law that aims to increase protections for whistleblowers.

In this episode, we are joined by the EU Commission’s Policy Officer Maria Mollica to share guidance and insights on the upcoming EU Whistleblowing Directive. We also share guidance on complying with existing UK whistleblowing law.

• Whistleblowing reporting and training solution
• Guide to the EU Whistleblowing Directive

The Economic and Financial Affairs Council of the European Union (ECONFIN) has adopted the 6th Directive on Administrative Cooperation (“DAC6”), requiring tax intermediaries to report certain cross border arrangements. Under DAC6, intermediaries may be required to submit all cross-border transactions and backdate them when member states publicise their requirements.

In this episode, Legal and Research Executive Ruth Cohen and Director of Best Practice Gary Yantin helped dissect the new regulation and gave guidance on reporting and training requirements under DAC6.

Links

• DAC6 training and reporting solution
• Guide to DAC6