Ismaili Centres Archive
The number of mobile wallets in use is on track to reach 4.8bn by 2025, up from 2.8bn in 2020, with nearly 60% of the world’s population using digital payments, according to Capgemini’s 2022 Top Trends in Payments report.
The government has introduced a Bill into parliament proposing a new binding arbitration process to help landlords and business tenants find proportionate resolution of Covid-19 related rent debt.
The Treasury has rejected plans proposed by the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) to overhaul inheritance tax but has made a few concessions on capital gains tax to simplify the complex rules.
The government plans to introduce legislation to regulate umbrella companies to protect workers and clamp down on tax avoidance.
Over the last five years, HMRC has paid out nearly £2m to informants who reported incidents of tax-dodging to the tax authority.
HMRC has issued guidance on what action to take if a taxpayer has been sent a notice stating that they may be jointly and severally liable for the relevant tax liability of a company that has been involved in tax avoidance or evasion.
As HMRC prepares to send emails and text reminders to self-assessment taxpayers, the department is reminding them to be on their guard after nearly 800,000 tax-related scams were reported in the last year.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published new regulations that will give trustees the power to stop suspicious transfers.
Less than a third of businesses plan on cutting their greenhouse gas emissions over the next year, despite the UK’s recent net-zero efforts, according to the latest research.
Two thirds (66%) of UK business leaders expect the threat from cyber criminals to increase over the next 12 months, according to the latest PwC cyber security survey.
Charlotte Murtagh, head of private office at ZEDRA, provides tips to ensure wealth stays within the family and issues to consider around the business, taxes, profits as well as estate and inheritance fees to avoid unwelcome surprises.
For non doms it is important to consider the levels of the remittance basis charge and when the application of the deemed domicile rules means that a claim for the remittance basis is no longer possible, warn tax advisers.
The Treasury and the Bank of England is to launch a consultation next year on potential plans to launch a UK central bank digital currency (CBDC).
Se gosta de cinema sabe, com certeza, que Hans Zimmer e John Williams são 2 criadores míticos de banda sonoras para alguns dos maiores filmes da história do cinema. Junte-se-lhes a Hollywood Symphony Orchestra e tem os ingredientes para uma noite memorável!
If you like cinema you know, for sure, that Hans Zimmer and John Williams are 2 of the most significant soundtrack creators for some of the greatest films in the history of cinema. Join the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra and you have the makings for a memorable night!
As atividades semanais irão retomar na segunda feira, dia 10 de janeiro 2022.
No âmbito da promoção de ensino de excelência, irá realizar-se no próximo dia 10 de janeiro uma sessão de esclarecimento sobre as United World Colleges. Nesta sessão, que irá decorrer pelas 20h30 no Salão Multiusos do Centro Ismaili, Lisboa, os participantes terão a oportunidade de colocar todas as dúvidas sobre os UWC e o processo de candidatura.
The Youth Coordination Forum, including the Aga Khan Youth and Sports Board (AKYSB), the Aga Khan Education Board (AKEB) and ITREB, organized the Crossroads Youth Camp in Karachi and Multan in December 2021. Adopting a graduated camp model, Crossroads is a unique experience that promotes a continuum of learning through a multidisciplinary approach for youth aged 12 to 14 years. The camp focuses on several important themes including global citizenship, communal identity, civic service, social wellbeing and 21st century skills.
Let us reflect on our responsibility of fulfilling our covenant to God through reflection on our relationship with Allah, our relationship with one another, and Allah’s covenant to us.
“Um Novo Começo” é um programa de realojamento que visa uma integração bem-sucedida na sociedade portuguesa dos 125 migrantes que chegaram a Lisboa provenientes da Grécia e do Afeganistão.
