Switching from UK GAAP unlikely to boost hedge fund profits

Accountants caution UK managers seeking IFRS tax arbitrage

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As an old accountancy system phases out, UK hedge fund managers now face a choice between two systems: the revised UK Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

Those hoping that one system will inflate their profits and diminish their tax liabilities – and having paid a consultant a big sum to tell them this – will probably be disappointed. "For the majority it won't make much of an impact," says Matthew Crisp, London-based partner at

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