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EURO TROPHEX 2018 IS MOVING TO BERLIN
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Europe’s largest Trophy, Awards,
Engraving and Personalisation
Event is moving locations for
2018. After many years of being
held in Amsterdam the show
is expanding, and in response
to demand from both visitors
and exhibitors is moving to an
exciting new location for 2018.
Tracey Greenfield Show
Organiser said; “Visitors
travel to Euro Trophex from
over 70 countries worldwide
to meet the companies that
are leading and influencing
the development of the
Trophy and Awards Industry
in Europe. With a large
influx of innovation in the
market coming from Eastern
Europe and beyond, we
felt Germany, and Berlin in
particular, would be a great
central European location for
visitors to experience the latest
designs and materials that are
revolutionising the industry”.
The Show will take place
at the Estrel Berlin, Europe’s
largest hotel, congress and
entertainment center. The
Estrel Congress Center offers
world-class facilities, and event
space designed for up to 10,000
visitors, and with the hotel,
leisure and entertainment
complex in one place everything
you need is conveniently located
under one roof. The show opens
on Saturday 3rd November –
Sunday 4th November 2018.
The Estrel sits in the middle
of Berlin’s two main Airports,
Schoenefeld and Tegel and
Rail and Motorway Transport
links stop outside the main
entrance of the Estrel providing
a location with excellent
accessibility. Berlin is also an
extremely exciting, vibrant
and cosmopolitan city to visit,
cloaked in history and culture, so
there’s something for everyone.
Robert Ebben from Biemans,
supporters of Euro Trophex
said; “This move to Berlin is an
important step in the growth of
the show, embracing change
and identifying new innovative
manufacturers and suppliers
from around the world is
imperative in driving the industry
forward. Also, being able to target
new domestic markets in Europe
will be invaluable to exhibitors
post Brexit.”
Tracey Greenfield concluded;
“Visiting the show is a must if
you work in the Trophy, Awards,
Engraving and Personalisation
industries. If you are looking
to identify suppliers,
manufacturers, distributors or
worldwide export opportunities
then this is the show for you”.
If you are considering
exhibiting please call Tracey
Greenfield on +44 (0) 1442
826826. Registration for Euro
Trophex 2018 is now open.
Please visit https://www.
trophex.com/euro-trophex
to register for free entry to
the show.
HMRC Secret Bank Account
Access Proposal Condemned
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tax specialists has condemned
the proposal that HMRC should
be allowed to have secret access
to taxpayers’ bank accounts, in
a range of new measures being
suggested to crackdown on tax
evasion. Tax preparation expert
David Redfern, director of DSR
Tax Claims, denounced the
proposal as an unreasonable
invasion of taxpayers’ privacy
and urged HMRC to reconsider
this proposal.
The proposal, released on 10th
July under a policy document
entitled ’Amending HMRC’s Civil
Information Powers‘, suggests
allowing HMRC to have secret
access to taxpayers’ banking
information to ascertain whether
the correct amount of tax has
been paid, focusing on Income
Tax, Capital Gains Tax, VAT
and Corporation Tax where
applicable. Centring on the use
of Information Orders, currently
HMRC can only access taxpayers’
financial information with the
consent of the taxpayer, unless
a tribunal orders otherwise. At
present, financial institutions
must notify the custom