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Trustees of discretionary trusts could be contravening the Foreign Investment Review Board’s (FIRB) rules when purchasing Australian property.

You may recall in 2014 that the ATO issued guidelines (which were finalised in 2015) providing safe harbour benchmarks (30% effective tax rate, 50% individual share of income or benchmark comparable senior employee remuneration) for acceptable profit sharing arrangements involving Individual Professional Practitioners and legally effective practice entities.

New trends in financing aged care growth

Grant Thornton is pleased to congratulate the shareholders of Eptec, a leading specialist provider of corrosion solutions to the infrastructure and marine sectors on their sale to the Management Team backed by Alceon Private Equity.

Whether you are an Australian business with existing operations in the US or looking to establish a foothold there, the impact of the US tax reform agenda will warrant very close consideration. While there may well be benefits arising, there may also be some disadvantages and unintended consequences.

Navigating the complexities of growth and maintaining previous success is a challenge for all mid-size businesses.

The announcement of a Royal Commission into Banking & Financial Services today caught many commentators by surprise.

‘Culture eats strategy’ has become accepted business wisdom. But is it possible for dynamic companies to maintain their unique culture and appeal as they expand and avoid the growing pains that affect so many firms?

The digitisation of the economy has had a profound impact on the banking sector. Online banking – which as recently as the 1990s was still a niche dominated by tech early adopters — is now at the heart of modern banking.

Across the world, tenants have increasing expectations of intelligent buildings, providing them access to technology and automated systems, from online storage to health and safety, communications, climate control, lighting, security and more.

The Corporate governance report 2017 provides practical recommendations for boards to consider when working with leadership teams in order to successfully develop a strong corporate culture.

As the Australian Government continues to focus on the way it taxes Significant Global Entities (SGE), there’s a lot for businesses to navigate to ensure they are meeting all requirements in a coordinated and effective way.