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Welcome to our final Business Adviser for 2019 – the mid-size business edition. Inside this issue, aspiring small businesses and MSBs alike can find insights about how your people strategy can boost productivity, the three keys to MSBs’ business success, and how the right advisors can help you grow your business. For these articles and more, download your copy.

The New Zealand Relationship Property Survey 2019 is based on the views of over 250 family law practitioners. It is one of the most comprehensive studies of its kind.

Our latest edition of Business Adviser looks at mid-size businesses’ significant contribution to our economy and why they’re not performing as well as their overseas counterparts, and we reveal what could happen as the nation’s biggest spender gears up to change the way it shops. For all these stories and more, download your copy.

There are some key takeaways for New Zealand businesses seeking growth opportunities in the sixth edition of Dealtracker, which focuses on Australian mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”), and equity market activity.

Our latest edition of Business Adviser, we explore NZ’s tax empathy gap, how NZ’s charitable sector could be at risk if certain changes are made to the Charites Act, why sustainable business practices can boost your brand, and things to consider when resolving disputes in business share valuations. For all these stories and more, download your copy.

Despite dominating the political agenda for much of the year, tax was barely mentioned in the budget. That doesn’t mean the work there is over, writes Greg Thompson of Grant Thornton New Zealand.

Budget 2019: Unless we can find some way of taxing wealth as well as incomes, New Zealand is headed for an intergenerational economic meltdown, writes Grant Thornton tax partner Murray Brewer.

Questions raised regarding basic registration requirements in the Department of Internal Affairs’ call for Charities Act 2005 submissions need careful consideration. There are 27,000 charities in New Zealand; they spend $17 billion and manage $58 billion in assets, so a basic level of standards is essential.

Budget 2019: Should the collection of taxes be the point at which we talk about fairness, or should fairness be part of a completely different conversation, asks Grant Thornton tax partner Oksana Simonoff.

If the wellbeing budget is going to do something about the long-term productivity of the country, it must address the growing gap between digital haves and have-nots, writes Grant Thornton’s Helen Fortune.

Now that we know what the Wellbeing Budget is, the question is how we can create the right political and social environment to support it, says Grant Thornton’s Barry Baker.

To achieve a successful sale of a business and extract its maximum value, it’s critical that the planning process begins well in advance.

In our first edition of Business Adviser for the year, we take a look at the potential impact of Brexit on New Zealand businesses. We also highlight new tax rules that have made trading in the US even harder for Kiwi businesses, and how property developers can determine when to recognise the profit on their investment. For all these stories and more, download your copy.

Working capital is one of the most hotly contested areas of equity price adjustment during a sale negotiation. Understanding what working capital actually is before entering into negotiation can ensure a better outcome for both parties.

In our last edition of Business Adviser for the year, we explore ways in which charities can measure impact to achieve their mission. You can also find out if your business fulfills the requirements to qualify for the new R&D tax credits, and we take a look at key considerations to keep in mind when taking out a new lease. For all these stories and more, download your copy.

Impact in action is the first of two reports, which features the findings of our research with over 30 leading global charities. We explore what impact means to different charities, the challenges they face in measuring it, and the innovations developed to overcome these challenges.