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Neil Walker Has Passed Away - RIP Neil

Posted: 26 April

Neil Walker Has Passed Away - RIP Neil

My Dear, amazing wonderful husband, father and son-in-law has passed. A kind and generous man who lived life to the fullest. A loyal companion through thick and thin, a beloved father, 
has left us far too soon. Even though we said goodbye with tears and laughter, the loss is a void that cannot be filled. 

Neil Walker

24-01-1956 - 24-04-2024

Claudia & Oma Ina

Andy & Danielle

Vega-Lee...

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How to increase your chances of success in a tax dispute or appeal

Posted: 25 April

How to increase your chances of success in a tax dispute or appeal
by Martin O’Neill @ Keystone Law

Don’t represent yourself – Before any dispute, HMRC will conduct its investigation. This will involve having meetings with you and an analysis of your books and records. You won’t be told you need to have advisers present, and commonly HMRC try to keep the meetings relaxed. It may not feel like it, but the HMRC officers are conducting...

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Why liquidation is NOT the answer to disputes with the VAT man

Posted: 24 November

Why liquidation is NOT the answer to disputes with the VAT man

By Martin O’Neill, Keystone law

Having experienced first-hand HMRC’s attempts to combat serious tax losses, one of the features of tax litigation over the last 15 years has been the prevalence of so-called ‘Kittel’ cases. These are cases in which HMRC seeks to deny repayments of VAT to companies buying goods in circumstances where HMRC has identified a fraud further...

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Employment Opportunity: Experienced NEW RAM/Memory Product Manager

Posted: 17 February

Our long term IGT / ICB member is looking for a NEW RAM/Memory experienced Product Manager.

The company’s core business is distribution and open market deals between EU/USA/ASIA of major brands in ITC: CPU, SSD, HDD, VGA/MB.

They have partners based all around the world and close daily deals with RAM.

They are looking for an experienced PM with strong expertise, product knowledge and how to make money on it.

Experienced, multinational colleagues;...

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Warning: Fake Emails from IPT

Posted: 15 February

Please be aware that there are FAKE emails being sent from what appear to be IPT email accounts.

These suspicious emails contain links to a FAKE IPT website as in the images below.

Please do NOT click on the links or attempt to login to the suspicious website.

Fake Email Alert

Please only ever enter your login details via our official IPT website. We will NEVER ask you via email to ‘Reactivate your Account.’

If you suspect that you’ve received...

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Major VAT scam with memory cards halted in the Netherlands

Posted: 11 February

With the support of Eurojust, the Dutch fiscal authorities have halted a major scam to avoid the payment of VAT via trading companies. By setting up a string of enterprises in the Netherlands, Hungary, Poland and Croatia, a network of traders in Secure Digital (SD) memory cards for mobile phones allegedly defrauded the Dutch fiscal authorities for an estimated amount of EUR 9 million between 2017 and 2020. During an action day supported by Eurojust...

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An Update on ITC Malta

Posted: 9 February

It is with regret we must announce that we have made the difficult decision to postpone ITC Malta 2021.
 
Until recently, we remained hopeful that the situation would greatly improve and allow us to come together again in Malta this year. However, the current safety COVID restrictions associated with hosting events in Malta are understandably rigorous and unfortunately adverse to the special atmosphere we create at ITC.
 
Rather than proceed...

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Warning: Cloning Attempt

Posted: 27 November

There is someone who is pretending/cloning BOMAX SRL in Italy

Their real email is - [email protected]

The Fraudster is using [email protected].

Right now he is using [email protected]

Please be careful!

Posted by IPT on behalf of BOMAX Srl

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Eurojust helps Italy and Slovenia unravel massive VAT fraud

Posted: 24 June

Eurojust helps Italy and Slovenia unravel massive VAT fraud

The Hague, 24 June 2019

With the assistance of Eurojust, the Italian authorities seized almost EUR 84 million after unravelling a VAT fraud scheme involving the marketing of technological and computer products in the region of Campania. A total of 49 suspects are under investigation for tax crimes committed through so-called ‘carousel fraud’ by collecting the VAT for themselves...

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Tech Radar Updates

After a new Intel CPU for less? Try your luck with a Japanese Gachapon

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A viral video has surfaced of a Gachapon in Japan which dispenses Intel CPUs for as little as 500 yen (around $3).
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AMD RX 7900 GRE vs Nvidia RTX 4070: which mid-range GPU should you buy?

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We put the RX 7900 GRE vs RTX 4070 in a series of grueling tests to help you find the best midrange graphics card for your needs and budget.
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Intel boss confirms Panther Lake is on track for mid-2025 release date - with some bold claims

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Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has doubled down on Panther Lake coming in mid-2025 with some bold performance claims in a recent earnings call.
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Gigabyte’s heavy-handed fix for Intel Core i9 CPU instability drops performance to Core i7 levels in some cases – but don’t panic yet

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Gigabyte seems to have been a lot stricter than other motherboard makers with its cure for game-crashing blues.
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Huge AMD Strix Point leak gives Snapdragon X Elite CPU something to worry about – and Apple’s M4, too

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AMD has some seriously powerful APUs – CPU + GPU + NPU – chips inbound and this Strix Point leak illustrates that clearly.
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Qualcomm claims its Snapdragon X Plus is an M3 beater, but is it really?

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Qualcomm claims Snapdragon X Plus is an M3 beater - that should scare Intel and Apple if it turns out to be true.
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AMD’s Zen 5 CPUs are ‘imminent’ and another motherboard maker seemingly confirms them as Ryzen 9000 chips

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It’s looking more and more likely that we’ll see Ryzen 9000 processors early in Q3, perhaps in July.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus may be the laptop chip of Intel and Apple's nightmares

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Qualcomm is filling out its ARM-based line for laptops with the new X Plus
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AMD’s next-gen CPUs set to be Ryzen 9000 – and here’s another clue that Zen 5 launch could be imminent

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Three motherboard makers have now brought in support for AMD’s next-gen processors.
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AMD’s RDNA 4 graphics cards could use much slower memory than Nvidia’s next-gen GPUs – but that might be a good sign (kind of)

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Ready to write off AMD’s RX 8000 GPUs based on this slow memory rumor? Don’t be so quick to judge.
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