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IFRS and the Impact on UK Tax Liabilities

 
Gillian Wild Tax Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers considers the impact of International Financial Reporting Standards on the corporation tax liabilities of UK companies
 
This article considers the impact of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on the corporation tax liabilities of UK companies. It suggests how a logical approach can help a company to determine the scope of any impact and make informed decisions about any effect on its cash payments for corporation tax purposes.
 
First a recap on why IFRS has an impact on UK corporation tax liabilities.
 
For periods of account beginning on or after 1 January 2005 a UK company may adopt IFRS in its financial statements. There is no compulsion to do so and UK standards will also continue to be used. Over the next...

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