December 2020
BKR EMEA E-UPDATE
Welcome to the December E-Update
Dear

Festive Greetings from London, UK

Welcome to the last edition of the BKR International, EMEA region E-Update for 2020. It is also my last edition as I hand over to my successor who arrives in January. The EMEA Board have selected Alistair Bryant, who comes from an international background and we look forward to him starting on 11th January 2021. I am sure you will welcome him. We also say goodbye to our CEO, Howard Rosen. We wish him all the best for the future and offer him many thanks for all he has done for BKR over his time with us.

What a year it has been. I will be glad to put it behind us and I look forward to 2021.

I am always grateful for any input; please send it to me and thanks to all those who have contributed to this edition. As BREXIT approaches, with or without a deal, it is good to see what our members have to say about it in this edition. I hope you like the new format of the e-update. If you have any feedback please let me know.

The last three months have been busy, with several remote meetings which seem to have been well received by members. The Employment Tax Practice Group met to discuss the affects of COVID 19 in their area. We have had webinars on Marketing and Business Development, there has been a Regional Board meeting and an EGIAN meeting. Lastly, we had a great turnout for the remote Tax meeting and an alumni meeting for our Future Leaders. The region is looking ahead to 2021 and planning remote BREXIT, marketing and sub-regional meetings.

Finally, as another year passes, I hope all of you who celebrate Christmas have a festive and enjoyable time, and to all I send you the Season’s Greetings, with best wishes to all our members, their staff and families for a happy, healthy, prosperous and peaceful New Year.

Regards
Tim


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Gateway Business Support - BREXIT
Will it be a hard BREXIT or will there be an agreement? Gateway offer support from the Netherlands.
Blick Rothenberg - Brexit hub
Provides critical information about the UK’s exit from the European Union and the consequences for businesses and individuals
Future Leaders
The BKR EMEA Future Leaders alumni met remotely on 24th November 2020.

The presentations are available here.
Tax Meeting
Over 30 members were at the remote Tax meeting on 23rd November 2020.

The presentations are available here.
Eurofast (Cyprus) Publish Recent Tax Developments in Europe
Despite COVID-19, the international tax environment continues to transform.
A Great People Manager and Leader
It was a phenomenal achievement for Arpit Jain, Practice Leader, International Tax & Transfer Pricing of KC Mehta & Co, when he landed a spot in the Top 100 List of Great People Managers & Leaders 2020
New BKR EMEA PA
The BKR EMEA team have a new PA, Danielle Maguire.
A View from Bob Rothenberg on BKR
It was in May 2003 in Santa Monica California that I first attended a BKR International meeting...
Brexit on 1 January – are you prepared?
UNW (Newcastle) look at the detail.
Ronalds LLP (Kenya) - Firm Profile
Ronalds LLP is a modern accounting and advisory firm that specializes in Audit, Tax, outsourcing and Advisory services to various clients with different needs.
Exponens (Paris) publish BREXIT Articles
Exponens have published a series of articles on business in France after BREXIT.
Upcoming Events
All upcoming events for the EMEA region can be viewed HERE and for upcoming Worldwide events viewed HERE
Download the November/December 2020 issue of BKR's Worldwide Bulletin HERE. The September/October edition will be out soon and submissions for the March/April 2021 issue should go to Jeremy Jarrell at publications@bkr.com by 3rd February 2021.

2021 Joint AP/EMEA Regional Meeting
The 2021 Joint AP/EMEA Regional Meeting is planned for Athens 5th – 7th June 2021
 Details to follow
 
BKR EMEA BREXIT Meeting
Planned for Tuesday 9th February 2021
Remote meeting - Details to follow
 
Remote Marketing meeting
Planned for Tuesday, 16th February 2021
Remote meeting - Details to follow

BIG meeting
Planned for Tuesday, 9th March 2021 (TBC)
Remote meeting - Details to follow

Middle East - Mediterranean meeting
Planned for Tuesday, 16th March 2021
A joint remote meeting - Details to follow

African meetings
Dates to be confirmed
Remote meeting

We are looking at holding other remote sub-regional and specialist meetings in 2021. If you have any suggestions on topics please let me know at Tim.Morris@bkremea.com.
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List of Members
Download a copy of the list of Members here on the BKR International website.  
As required by the BKR by-laws, be sure to submit your current member information using the Member Information System. To access the system, log on HERE with your user name and password, and click on the “Member Information” link in the left menu.

All the latest BKR news can be viewed online HERE

EGIAN
Please visit the members area of the EMEA website for the presentations from the last EGIAN meetings held remotely on 25th and 26th November 2020 is available on the website HERE. (Hint - Log into the members area before opening the link)
The EGIAN website is now fully operational and it includes an electronic filing cabinet of documents from prior meetings. This means that downloads of the presentations from Members’ Assembly will now be available to download as long as you are an EGIAN registered user of the website. If you wish to register for the EGIAN website, please contact me.
If anyone would like any further information on EGIAN or are interested in attending a meeting, contact me at Tim.Morris@bkremea.com.

Next Edition of the E-Update
Any contributions to the next edition of the BKR EMEA E-Update should be sent to the executive office (Tim.Morris@bkremea.com) by 1st February, 2021.

EMEA Executive Director

Tim Morris

BKR International
16 Great Queen Street
Covent Garden
London, WC2B 5AH
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 20 7544 4840
tim.morris@bkremea.com
EMEA Regional Chairman

Andre Buijsman 

Flynth Adviseurs & Accountants B.V.
Maanlander 43
Amersfoort, 3824 MN
Netherlands

Tel: +31 8823 68400
andre.buijsman@flynth.nl