Items of Interest

2011

• Family business operators take note – mental health issues affect one in four
• Trusts and tax – a discordant marriage
• Communication for farming families
• Family Business Advantage
• Superannuation alert
• Private enterprise take note – beware the trust trap

2010

• Squeeze on skills intensifies for Australian businesses
• Hedging Your Bets
• Australians are benefiting from the resources boom but the burden of managing it will not be equal
• KPMG alerts family owned businessses to the ATO’s focus in 2010/2011
• The ‘multiple mindsets’ that is the Australian economy
• Recommended book: Family Business Succession Guide
• New ATO GST Compliance Program
• Cash Flow is King
• FBA – KPMG Next Generation Survey
• Positioning for Growth
• New R&D Tax Credit Program

2009

• Recognition for Family Business in Federal Parliament: Senator Boyce Hansard Extract
• October – New book released: Women in Family Business Leadership Roles
• September – Taking charge of your business
• Fast track your way through airport queues
• Monthly Economic Outlook
• Family Business Succession
• PR: You Can’t Afford Not To
• Small Business & General Business Tax Break
• Business Investment Allowance
• Exploring grants and funding for Australian Small to Medium Enterprises