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A mining project is not only defined by what sits in the ground, but also by how effectively it is converted into financed, deliverable and cash-generating production.
Explore retail market insights, M&A trends, value drivers and growth opportunities shaping the sector, and learn how to build a stronger retail business.
Cybercrime remains a major threat, with more than 84,700 reports recorded in Australia each year. For Boards and executive teams, the question is no longer whether an attack will occur, but whether the organisation is prepared to respond and recover.
In our recent global study ‘Hunger for growth – Food and beverage looks to the future’, 53% of Australian food and beverage executives indicate that their organisations required capital to fund their growth.
On 1 October 2014, the Commissioner released the Goods and Services Tax Ruling GSTR 2014/1 – Goods and services tax: motor vehicle incentive payments that provides guidance on the GST treatment of incentive payments made by motor vehicle manufacturers, importers and distributors (manufacturers) to motor vehicle dealers (dealers) under floor plan (bailment) arrangements.
In our October 2014 Tax Alert we highlighted the announcement by the Federal Government (as part of its Industry and Competitiveness Agenda) to change Australia’s Employee Share Scheme (ESS) tax laws. The Government has now released draft legislation to reform the ESS rules, primarily designed to bring them more in line with international standards to assist Australian business attract, retain and incentivise employees in an international labour market. If these changes become law they will apply to ESS shares and rights acquired on or after 1 July 2015.
Tax alert: GST & remote housing accommodation
With the Electoral Commission of Queensland declaring the 89 seats that will make up Government late last week, a change in Queensland Government from the Liberal National Party (LNP) to the Australian Labor Party (ALP) has been confirmed. In a snapshot, what are the likely impacts of a change in State Government on those operating in the Agricultural Industry in Queensland?
A series of financial reporting guides on specific financial reporting standards.
With so much change to employer superannuation following the implementation of the Government’s StrongerSuper legislation, Grant Thornton has prepared a Superannuation Guide for Employers. This guide will be a useful resource for those with an interest in your staff superannuation fund.
The third edition of Dealtracker, gives and analysis of the Australian mergers and acquisition (M&A) and equity markets. This edition covers transactions during the 18 month period from 31 December 2012 to 30 June 2014.
As the custodians of some of the largest budgets in the country, the role of the public sector CFO has long been undervalued. The tightening of government revenues, rising levels of demand and increasing pressure on governments to “do more with less” are all leading to increased demands on the public sector CFO to deliver change. CPA Australia and Grant Thornton thought it critical in the current context of reform to voice the views of public sector CFOs across all levels of government in Australia and New Zealand, to hear their response to current and future challenges and the changing role of the public sector CFO.