New year reads: new business reports and tax guides

Thursday, January 05, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Thought Leadership | Tags: business, tax, report, growth, international, financial, guide, trends, Christmas, expansion, sustainability, publications, gifts, local government, global economy, capital markets, corporate governance, FATCA

Happy new year! As the UK returns to work, why not catch up on the news you missed? These recently released tax, financial and business reports cover everything from FATCA to food, global trends to tax on Christmas gifts.

Christmas parties and gifts – a tax guide
Make sure you’re up to date on the tax treatment of seasonal gifts and benefits to staff.

Surviving the storm: how resilient are local authorities?
Our financial health review of local authorities provides an up-to-date picture of how the sector is coping.

FATCA – Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
Read our World Financial Review 2011 article outlining the impact of FATCA, the challenges faced, key dates and outlining the process to comply. See also our other FATCA guides for investment managers, banks and insurance companies.

The global economy in 2012: a rocky road to recovery
Drawing on more than 13,000 interviews in 39 economies, this report explores the global economy in trends including: demand, employment, investment, inflation and access to finance.

Grow global: a route to success – maximising the international opportunity
A new report and a mini-site dedicated to helping UK businesses face the challenges and realise their international ambitions by analysing the approaches of International Track 100 companies.

Sustainable Growth in the Food and Drink Manufacturing Industry
A Grant Thornton report commissioned by the Food and Drink Federation.

Back to basics for equity markets: are London’s equity markets failing the small cap sector?
We asked 50 of the most influential fund managers and institutional investors in the UK, who between them control funds valued at £43 billion, for their views on the current status of capital markets, particularly in regards to smaller companies.

Corporate Governance Review 2011
Download our 10th annual governance review to find out how the FTSE 350 is addressing the new challenges in the evolving UK governance landscape.

2011 Q4 ICAEW/Grant Thornton UK Business Confidence Monitor (BCM)
Business confidence has collapsed according to the latest ICAEW/Grant Thornton UK Business Confidence Monitor (BCM). The Confidence Index has suffered its largest quarterly decline since the survey began, indicating that the UK economy will contract by as much as 0.2% in the last quarter of 2011.

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