With its “ground zero” in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the coronavirus health issue quickly escalated to become a pandemic as it spread across the globe. Australia was found to not be immune from both the disease itself (though it fared better than the majority of nations in this regard) as well as the economic […]
Organisations that have undertaken R&D activities in foreign jurisdictions in the year ending 30 June 2020 may be eligible to claim the R&D tax incentive. While there is typically a 30 June deadline to apply for an overseas finding, disruption from COVID-19 means R&D entities now have until 30 September 2020 to submit their overseas […]
This article originally appeared in The Australian on 1 June 2020 How do we invest and construct portfolios in a post-COVID world? At a high level the answer is easy – we should construct portfolios, because of the high level of uncertainty, with equal weight on profit and on protection. But what exactly does that mean? What […]
The impacts of COVID-19 require businesses to rapidly implement business-critical projects to retain and re-purpose their most valuable assets and secure the commercial viability of their business. As businesses respond to the dynamic landscape, the suitability of projects must be assessed quickly, and potential risks identified, understood and mitigated.
State and federal governments are spending billions of dollars in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. But before too long attention will turn to funding and how Australia will repay the debt. Tax reform will have an important role to play as part of broader structural reforms to boost productivity and get the economy firing again […]
A Bill containing amendments to the hybrid mismatch rules is set to resolve significant issues that arose for SME taxpayers when the rules were originally introduced. If passed into law, the scope of the deducting hybrid provisions will be significantly narrowed making it easier to comply, with retrospective effect from the original rules’ 1 January […]
This article originally appeared on Consultancy Australia on 25 May 2020. When businesses are seeking options for financing business expansion, a capital expenditure or a new project, it pays to consult a trusted advisor. Jason Fallscheer, a Client Director at Pitcher Partners, explains why. Australia’s banking and finance landscape has changed considerably over the last twenty […]
The COVID-19 pandemic is placing significant pressure on the existing and future resources of some not-for-profit (NFP) organisations. With resources typically stretched in NFPs in a regular environment, many NFP organisations may have serious financial issues to address during these times. Ultimately, an NFP organisation exists to carry out the particular purpose of the organisation, […]
We were very pleased to see the launch of the Victorian Government Building Works package yesterday.
Pitcher Partners Sydney partner Rob Dando congratulates Publicis Sapient, the U.S. based digital transformation arm of multinational consultancy network Publicis Groupe, on acquiring Australian strategic marketing and management consulting business Third Horizon. In a deal which was finalised at the end of February 2020, Third Horizon will join the Sapient arm of Publicis Groupe, considered […]
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