Grow

  • How are you seizing today's opportunities to create tomorrow's value?
    Private Clients today released the tenth edition of the Private Business Barometer. This year’s survey was undertaken in February and March, a tumultuous time in the global market that saw daily headlines on European economies and the potential impact on Australia.
  • Delivering happiness
    What do you give an entrepreneurial multi-millionaire CEO when they come to visit Australia? An inflatable kangaroo of course. That’s exactly what the CEO of Zappos, Tony Hsieh, was greeted by when he first stepped into his hotel room in Sydney.
  • Planning for success
    22 per cent of business owners are aged 60 and over, indicating there will be a significant number of voluntary and involuntary exits over the next three to five years.
Private Clients
Grow: edition 3, May 2012
 

Taxation of trusts

The taxation treatment of trusts continues to be in the spotlight, and in the lead up to year end there are a number of recent developments and issues you should be aware of.

 

Making the most of transitional termination payments

With the 30 June 2012 deadline approaching, employers should consider the workforce opportunities and threats posed by the impending expiry of transitional grandfathering rules that allow certain employee termination payments to receive beneficial tax treatment. As explained below, employers may face an accelerated departure of senior employees from their businesses who wish to take advantage of the beneficial tax treatment prior to 30 June 2012.

 

The art of balance

Is perseverance a blessing or a curse? It is a curly question that will be cropping up more and more for entrepreneurs struggling to operate in the increasingly patchy economic environment.