Summit - Newsletter for listed and large corporate organisations and privately held businesses

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Tax articles

• Tax Alert: Queensland miners further targeted in changes to state mining taxes (January 2012)
• Tax Alert: Businesses can reclaim VAT on their UK business expenses (November 2011)  
• Tax Alert:  ATO prompts urgent review of professional practice structures (October 2011)  
• The new R&D tax incentive is now a reality (August 2011)  
• What do you need to conside when implementing an employee share ownership plan (ESOP)? (August 2011)  
• ATO loses SNF appeal:  What does this mean for your Transfer Pricing arrangements? (August 2011)  
• 2011 Federal Budget further extends directors' tax obligations (May 2011)  
• Tax Alert:  Retirement villages and GST - the ATO acts!  
• Tax Alert:  Details emerge of proposed changes to the taxation of trusts (April 2011)
• ATO set to review eligibilty of carried forward losses (March 2011)
• Tax Alert:  ATO disappoints professional services sector (March 2011)
• Tax Alert:  Proposed changes to GST cross-border transactions (February 2011)
• Tax Alert:  Proposed changes to self assessment of indirect taxes (February 2011)
• Tax in 2011:  What should we expect? (January 2011)
• Tax Alert:  The Grinch that stole private equity's Christmas...again! (December 2010)
• Tax Alert:  ATO to attack use of losses (November 2010)
• Trans-Tasman tax (October 2010)
• A welcome change to the treatment of earnout arrangements (October 2010)
• Developments in trust taxation (August 2010)
• GST:  Numerous changes to the law effective 1 July 2010 (June 2010)
• Employee share schemes (April 2010)
• Updated draft R&D legislation released (April 2010)
• High Court upholds Bamford trust taxation decision (April 2010)
• Grant Thornton acts to avoid double taxation of private businesses (February 2010)
• The new R&D tax concession (November 2009)
• Changes to tax in China (November 2009)
• Transfer Pricing update (September 2009)
• Kiss foreign tax credits goodbye (September 2009)
• Expanding offshore (September 2009)
• Stamp duty update (June 2009)
• GST update (June 2009)
• Claiming GST input credits incurred on your investment activities (May 2009)
• Budget boost for the investment allowance (May 2009)
• Changes to 23AG expatriate rules (May 2009)
• GST and property (March 2009)
• Flood of GST disputes (January 2009)
• Is your business ready for the 2010 changes in VAT legislation? (December 2008)
• Thin capitalisation and the global financial crisis (December 2008)
• Tax holidays in China end, transfer pricing documentations starts (November 2008)
• European tax does not have to be a cost... but the rules are changing (October 2008)
• Tax holidays in China end, transfer pricing documentation starts (October 2008)
• How the ATO can upset your day at the races (October 2008)
• What is Australia's future tax system? (September 2008)
• Recent changes in GST and Property (July 2008)
• Tax risk management - a big issue for corporate Australia (June 2008)
• Managing your tax to maximise your value (May 2008)
• Distributing excess capital to shareholders – considerations and implications (April 2008)
• Australian Taxation Office GST Audits - is your business ready? (March 2008)
• Transfer Pricing Issues for SME's (March 2008)

Financial reporting articles

• IFRS developments:  New standards, revenue and leasing hickups, and slow global convergence (August 2011)
• The Centro case:  Where to from here? (August 2011)  
• Minor changes to accounting standards on Consolidations, Joint Arrangements and Fair Values for 2014 (May 2011)
• Update on Leasing, Revenue, Financial Instruments and Insurance convergence programs (May 2011)  
• ASIC's focus on financial reporting (March 2011)
• Should you be reporting your greenhouse gas emissions? (March 2011)
• Natural disasters:  What are the financial reporting implications you should consider? (March 2011)
• Integrated reporting:  Why tomorrow's winners will demonstrate sustainable strategies (January 2011)
• ASX changes:  Will they affect you? (January 2011)
• Where can I find more information on emerging financial reporting issues? (January 2011)
• Lease accounting - some important questions to consider right now (October 2010)
• Grant Thornton meets with the new Parliamentary Secretary David Bradbury on Financial Reporting Simplification (October 2010)
• June 2010 financial reporting changes (August 2010)
• Putting all material leases on the balance sheet (August 2010)
• What you need to know for June 2010 financial statements (June 2010)
• Reduced compliance costs expected for 30 June 2010 (April 2010)
• IFRS 9 - Update on the classification and measurement of financial instruments  (Feburary 2010)
• Reforms proposed to reduce companies reporting obligations (February 2010)
• Are you up to date with recent changes in your financial reporting requirements? (February 2010)
• AASB plans revolutionary changes to June 2010 financial statements (November 2009)
• What's new for December 2009
• Segment reporting - new standard effective 31 December (September 2009)
• Using audit tools to detect fraud (September 2009)
• IFRS for SMEs:  the accounting standard that actually makes sense (July 2009)
• Financial instruments - A CFO's guide to avoiding the traps (April 2009)
• Losing your job does not have to be a financial disaster (April 2009)
• Financial statements:  going concern consideration (March 2009)
• What's new for December 2008 financial statements? (December 2008)
• Reforms in financial reporting for small business still a long way off (November 2008)
• Have accounting standards contributed to the global markets turmoil? (October 2008)
• Financial reporting for June 2008 – AASB’s continue but sustainability is coming (June 2008)
• No major changes in financial reporting for business...Yet! (April 2008)

Corporate Finance Articles

• Grant Thornton wins M&A Accounting and Due Diligence firm of the year (November 2009)
• Control premium in simple English (June 2009)
• A tailor-made approach for financial due diligence (August 2008)
• M&A and private equity - the current state of the market (June 2008)
• AIM vs ASX performance in recent months (April 2008)
• Preparing for an IPO - current market conditions (April 2008)

Wealth investment articles

• Stronger super:  The Government's response to the Cooper Review (December 2010)
• Is it time to review your superannuation arrangements and employee remuneration contracts? (June 2009)  
• Asset protection in a volatile economy (November 2008)
• Corporate superannuation:  An administrative solution (September 2008)
• Corporate social responsibility (August 2008)
• Corporate superannuation: An administrative solution (August 2008)
• It's your business...Protect it! (July 2008)
• Gearing in super (May 2008)
• Th e Global Credit Crunch: How does it affect my personal wealth and investment strategy? (April 2008)
• Financial planning:  it's more than you think! (March 2008)

Specialist Advisory

• Decision time:  The UK Bribery Act and what it means for Australian companies (July 2011)
• Watergate, Wollongong and whistleblowing:  Have we learnt our lesson? (March 2011)
• The new Personal Property Security Act legislation:  It could affect you!
• Making risk management work (August 2008)

Business Advisory

• The Centro case:  Where to from here? (July 2011)  
• How to avoid going bust in a boom (February 2010)
• Planning for recovery (November 2009)
• Export market selection (September 2009)
• What's new for 30 June 2009? (June 2009)
• Are you caught by the government's new greenhouse gas reporting obligations? (June 2009)
• Making the change to franchise (May 2009)
• Risk management in uncertain times (April 2009)
• The new small business and general business tax break (March 2009)
• Managing your cash flow (March 2009)
• Getting the most out of your banking relationship (March 2009)
• 2009: Year of change? (February 2009)
• Director's governance obligations (January 2009)
• Carbon causing consternation? (November 2008)
• Maximising the value of your business (September 2008)
• Personal services income (July 2008)
• Setting up a franchise buisness (July 2008)
• Where's the value in an Audit? (May 2008)
• Re-evaluating your banking arrangements (March 2008)