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Pharma companies warned on patent box changes
December 16, 2015Research and Development R&D, patent box, pharma, research and development, tax
Proposed Government changes to legislation will require businesses to track and trace all R&D expenditure if they want to continue …
AstraZeneca accused of tax avoidance in Dutch scheme
October 14, 2015AstraZeneca, finance, tax, tax avoidance
AstraZeneca is the latest international firm to be accused of corporation tax avoidance, after an investigation claimed the firm is …
AbbVie ditches Shire as tax deal falters
October 21, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Obama, Shire, US government, tax, tax inversion
Tax rule changes coming from the US government have forced the collapse of a multi-billion dollar deal between Humira manufacturer …
AbbVie reconsiders Shire deal over tax laws
October 15, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Abbott, Obama, Shire, US, mergers, tax
AbbVie will reconsider its planned $54.6 billion takeover of Shire in light of new US proposals designed to curb companies …
Steris to buy UK’s Synergy Health for $1.9 billion
October 13, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing health, manufacturing, steris, synergy, tax
US-based medical technology firm Steris Corporation is to purchase Synergy Health in the UK for $1.9 billion and will shift …
Life sciences to benefit from new UK budget plans
March 21, 2012Sales and Marketing ABPI, BIA, Budget, life sciences, tax
The UK life sciences industry will benefit from a cut in corporation tax and additional funding for academic research. The …
AstraZeneca pays $1.1bn to resolve tax affairs
March 31, 2011Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, tax
AstraZeneca has sorted out a decade-long dispute over its tax affairs by agreeing to pay out $1.1 billion this year. …
Financial Reporting – it’s all a foreign language… literally!
March 18, 2011Business Services Audits, Business, Financial, Languages, Reports, Services, TranslateMedia, tax, translation
Over the last two decades technology has allowed companies to greatly increase their global reach. Within the pharmaceutical sector it …
Mixed reaction for Osborne’s first Budget
June 23, 2010Research and Development, Sales and Marketing biotech, pharma, tax, tax relief
George Osborne’s first Budget as chancellor has had a mixed reception from the pharma and biotech sectors. The BioIndustry Association …
Pharma welcomes UK pre-budget report
December 14, 2009Research and Development patent, tax
The pharma and healthcare sectors have been unpicking the implications of last week’s Pre-Budget Report (PBR) by chancellor Alastair Darling.The …
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