International and Emerging Markets Blog
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 | Posted by: Nick Farr
Categories:
China ,
Thought leadership
| Tags: China,
compliance,
VAT,
cross-border,
regulation,
subsidiary,
Nick Farr,
goods,
services,
double taxation,
business tax,
Shanghai,
consultancy,
reform,
pilot,
indirect tax,
input VAT,
changes
A new VAT pilot scheme in Shanghai is bringing both benefits and confusion to UK companies supplying services – such as consultancy, IT and R&D services – to and from Shanghai. With this pilot system set to be rolled out across the rest of China, what do UK businesses trading in China need to do to remain compliant and tax-efficient?
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Thursday, February 23, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
tax,
tax planning,
international,
VAT,
subsidiary,
non-dom,
overseas,
CFC,
structures,
expats,
UK resident,
DTA,
transfer pricing,
profit,
SSE,
George McCracken,
WHT,
withholding tax,
substantial shareholdings exemption,
corporate tax,
repatriation,
exit charge
Many UK businesses are looking at international opportunities in 2012. But what are the ‘need-to-know’ tax considerations when taking your business abroad? George McCracken, Tax Partner at Grant Thornton, outlines some of the considerations and pitfalls for UK companies.
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Friday, February 17, 2012 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Brazil,
China ,
India,
Thought leadership
| Tags: India,
finance,
investment,
China,
report,
growth,
insight,
GDP,
inflation,
Brazil,
Russia,
BRIC,
forecast,
global economy,
optimism,
BRICS,
emerging economies,
analysis,
Keep up to date with the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China) – how they are propping up the global economy but also some of the issues they face in 2012 on finance, inflation and investment. Here are some of the highlights from Grant Thornton’s latest survey report.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
China ,
Interviews
| Tags: Grant Thornton,
China,
UK,
insight,
compliance,
interview,
staff,
audit,
companies,
financial reporting,
Meet our experts,
IPO,
profile,
Hong Kong,
Q&A,
Chinese,
Andy Ka
“The number one issue concerning businesses in China and UK working with each other is culture,” says Andy Ka, a British-born Chinese who has worked in both the UK and China. In our latest interview, we go behind the scenes of Andy’s work with Grant Thornton’s China Britain Services Group and find out what is hot on his clients’ agenda right now.
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Thursday, February 09, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
statistics,
report,
survey,
IBR,
financial,
International business report,
Europe,
debt,
EU,
crisis,
business leaders,
integration,
eurozone,
euro,
sovereign debt crisis,
single currency,
analysis,
How are business leaders in and around the European Union reacting to the eurozone crisis, do they still support the euro – and what do they think is the solution? Grant Thornton asked 50 senior executives in each economy to find out…
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Tuesday, February 07, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
India,
Thought leadership
| Tags: India,
technology,
tech,
outsourcing,
IT,
ICT,
cloud computing,
IT services,
Vasudev Majumdar,
ICTE,
BPO,
Tech Edge
UK technology companies seeking opportunities for growth in India and investors contemplating investing in the Indian Information and Communication Technology (ICTE) industry may be interested to read Tech Edge.
This new sector report from Grant Thornton India details the latest news, issues and opportunities in India’s fast-growing IT industry.
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Wednesday, February 01, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Brazil,
India,
Thought leadership
| Tags: India,
governance,
report,
growth,
research,
infographic,
IBR,
Brazil,
expansion,
International business report,
regulation,
red tape,
bureaucracy,
Greece,
Australia,
Poland,
restraints
Our graphic shows, by country, the percentage of businesses citing bureaucracy and regulations as a constraint on growth. Brazil is the BRIC most affected, while our International Business Report (IBR) research also shows India moving up the red tape rankings.
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