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Switzerland tops tax domicile list for entrepreneurs

October 24, 2013

Culture, education and the cost of living are all factors to take into consideration before emigration, but when it comes to tax incentives Switzerland is the top domicile – at least if you’re an entrepreneur.

According to the Global Opportunities report, released by BDO this week, the UK has the next most appealing tax regime, followed by Monaco.

The report said an entrepreneur should be looking primarily for tax benefits on dividends taken from their personal company, or capital gains realised on the sale of a company.

The Y factor: Millennials take on the family business

July 26, 2012

The digital natives of Generation Y are starting to work in their families’ businesses. And with their work ethic and understanding of social media, they’re already starting to shake things up.

They were the children born into the final decades of the 20th century. Sometimes branded Generation “me” or Generation “I”, but mostly known as Generation “Y”, they’re supposedly tech-savvy and globally focused, but also arrogant, with short attention spans, and expect to be able to have it “all” when it comes to family and work-life balance.

Family business roundup: Universities to support family-run companies

February 14, 2012

Two universities in Northern Ireland and England have lent their support to family businesses, with both announcing programmes to help family-run firms.

In Northern Ireland, a new initiative by Queen’s University Management School and business advisory firm BDO will carry out research into issues that create or prevent the success of family-controlled firms.

The value of values

March 1, 2006

Campden Conferences and the BDO Centre for Family Business are launching the first of a series of surveys on international family values. Peter Leach and Juliette Johnson, of BDO, explain the rationale

Peter Leach is chairman of the BDO Centre for Family Business. Juliette Johnson is senior manager of the BDO Centre for Family Business. www.bdo.co.uk/cfb

Be prepared for the savings tax directive

January 1, 2005

Families that have invested offshore to avoid disclosing where they hold their savings must review their options now, say experts familiar with the European savings tax directive. Bob Reynolds explains

Bob Reynolds is consultant editor of Offshore Red.

Should you be flexible?

November 1, 2003

An increasing number of employers are looking at flexible benefits to improve recruitment and retention levels. Is it time your family business became more flexible?

Shawn Healy is a Senior Tax Manager with The BDO Centre for Family Business, formerly the Stoy Centre for Family Business, which was set up in 1992 dedicated to serving the needs and raising the profile of UK family businesses.

An increasing number of employers are looking at flexible benefits to improve recruitment and retention levels. Is it time your family business became more flexible?