Alliott Group is a worldwide alliance of independent accounting, law and consulting firms. With more than 160 member firms in some 70 countries, the group meets the local and cross-border needs of its members and their clients.

Membership allows firms to both retain and attract business through the ability to connect with likeminded professionals in other jurisdictions. Members exchange, benchmark and share know-how and best practice information on both a technical and practice management level.

Alliott Group News

• Linkenheimer (Alliott Group members in California) was recently voted as Best Accounting Firm in the North Bay for 2012
  by the readers of the North Bay Biz. The magazine received over 55,000 votes in 39 different categories with almost 1,000 companies receiving votes. The Gold Medal Award is the second time in the past three years Linkenheimer has been voted Best Accounting firm in the region.
• News from Smith Cooper Alliott Group UK members
  Through a close working partnership with Smith Cooper, KPM Marine has increased its annual turnover fifteen fold, from £50,000 to £750,000 in just three years.
• Australia’s federal Government budget - released this week
  Tax Brief by Alliott Group member, Jamie Towers of Hanrick Curran, Australia.
• Kleopas Alliott Business Consultants SA on May 1st 2012 launched its new logo and renewed Corporate identity.
  The renewal of the corporate identity was to give more emphasis and clarity in the constant, for twenty years the company's steady strategy has been: "To Secure Your Business Future."
• Multi-million pound deal transforms mobile telecoms sector.
  
• James Hickey and Paul Marmor (Sherrards) at the ABA in New York
  ABA is New York Metro’s premier business development and networking association.
• Volaw shortlisted for Trust Company of the Year award
  We are very pleased to announce that Volaw has been shortlisted for the Trust Company of the Year award by Citywealth magazine
• Atsumi & Sakai continues it's strategic expansion with the hiring of new Partners
  Three new Partners join the team.
• LEGAL ASPECTS OF INVESTING IN RUSSIA
  This article will attempt to outline some of the legal issues that are of relevance to foreign business in Russia. These will be addressed from a business standpoint rather than a strictly legal one; thus, allowing all readers understand fully what these issues are.
• FOUNDATION OF A JV IN RUSSIAN JURISDICTION: PROS AND CONS
  Deciding on a joint venture’s location (joint venture vehicle) is one of the most important steps in the planning and structuring of a joint venture. Such a decision generally depends on different factors, including but not limited to preferable tax regime, flexible corporate legislation, commercial benefits, cost of incorporation and management, nationality specifics, accounting requirements and many others. Heretofore, Russia rarely came up as the preferred location for a joint venture, with the exception, perhaps, of specific joint ventures with Russian state companies and corporations. More often investors prefer to establish a joint venture in some European jurisdiction with a wholly-owned subsidiary in Russia that carries-on the joint business. However, looking at the legal framework in place in Russia, is this situation justifiable?

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