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Intelligent Business Hub
Diligence and Compliance: The Keys to Startup Success
Startups tend to be comprised of young, dynamic people who are passionate about their work and emotionally invested in the company’s success. However, as the business grows more complex and market conditions change, startups sometimes struggle to implement proper processes. It is here that many fledgling companies begin to go off-course. Failure to organise the business correctly and make necessary adjustments can lead to slowdowns in workflow, stalling the organisation just when it is most in need of momentum. Lapses in regulatory compliance are another common side effect of inexperience, resulting in fines and loss of investor confidence. Having passionate workers is excellent, but startups must also implement clear strategies and efficient processes in order to ensure both regulatory compliance and long-term success.
Human Capital Hub
The future of leadership: anticipating 2030
Global business is facing a wave of disruptive influences that look set to spark the Fourth Industrial Revolution. We explore how the way professionals work is evolving, the leadership skills that will be needed within the dynamic mid-market to thrive, and how organisations can stay competitive in the war for talent and customers in 2030.
Tax Hub
Finding a Balance, Part 1: Tax Cuts and Increased Government Spending
As the world’s economic engine slows, countries are moving to stimulate their economies by increasing government spending and cutting taxes to inject cash into the domestic economy. Such actions are intended to boost the economy, and prevent it from stalling.
AUDIT & IFRS Hub
Adapting to a Shifting Landscape: The Changing Role of Today’s Auditor
As technologies such as Robotic Process Automation, Artificial Intelligence, and Blockchain become increasingly integrated in the auditing industry, auditors will need to adjust their focus in order to thrive in this rapidly changing environment.

Latest articles

BUSINESS PROCESS SOLUTION Mystery shopping: A pathway to quality, consistency, and adaptation
Mystery shopping allows companies to identify and correct friction points by gathering data on the standard of service and customer experiences in each branch.
SUSTAINABILITY Collaborating for a More Sustainable Future
Sustainability is vital to an organisation’s success. Team-building activities are an excellent way to generate ideas for improving sustainability.
BUSINESS PROCESS SOLUTION Diligence and Compliance: The Keys to Startup Success
Startups tend to be comprised of young, dynamic people who are passionate about their work and emotionally invested in the company’s success. However, as the business grows more complex and market conditions change, startups sometimes struggle to implement proper processes. It is here that many fledgling companies begin to go off-course. Failure to organise the business correctly and make necessary adjustments can lead to slowdowns in workflow, stalling the organisation just when it is most in need of momentum. Lapses in regulatory compliance are another common side effect of inexperience, resulting in fines and loss of investor confidence. Having passionate workers is excellent, but startups must also implement clear strategies and efficient processes in order to ensure both regulatory compliance and long-term success.
AUDIT Adapting to a Shifting Landscape: The Changing Role of Today’s Auditor
As technologies such as Robotic Process Automation, Artificial Intelligence, and Blockchain become increasingly integrated in the auditing industry, auditors will need to adjust their focus in order to thrive in this rapidly changing environment.
TAX AND LEGAL Finding a Balance, Part 2: How Governments are Setting a Course Forward Despite Rough Seas
As we have seen, Thailand plans to spend money attracting new businesses and tourists, all while lowering personal income taxes. Given such an array of new expenses, the treasury arm of the Thai government would ordinarily come under pressure to balance the budget. Indeed, we have already seen the Ministry of Finance struggling to locate new sources of revenue. Thailand’s Revenue Department has considered plans for imposing taxes on capital gains, casting the tax net wide enough to include on-line operators. Banks will be required to report account holders with high-volume cash transactions in an effort to seal off tax evasion. Plans are in place to increase the tax base – with a target of adding 200,000 new taxpayers per annum.
MID-MARKET OUTLOOK Mid-Market Companies Lower Growth Expectations Amid Falling Economic Optimism
The world’s leading survey of mid-market companies, Grant Thornton’s IBR, once again provides vital insight into the health of the global mid-market. These results for H1 2019 reflect the views of nearly 5,000 mid-market companies across 30+ countries interviewed in May and June of this year.
IFRS IFRS Alerts
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) regularly publishes new International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Interpretations of Standards (IFRIC) or amendments to existing IFRS Standards. In response to these, the global IFRS team publishes IFRS Alerts on these changes (and other issues relevant to IFRS) as they are announced so that you can keep up to date.
TAX AND LEGAL Finding a Balance, Part 1: Tax Cuts and Increased Government Spending
As the world’s economic engine slows, countries are moving to stimulate their economies by increasing government spending and cutting taxes to inject cash into the domestic economy. Such actions are intended to boost the economy, and prevent it from stalling.
STRATEGIC OUTSOURCING Hitting a Moving Target: Regulatory Compliance in a Changing Landscape
As businesses strive to maximise growth and performance, they must always keep an eye on the changing environment around them. These changes typically occur among their customers or competitors, but regulatory policy can also have a big impact on business operations. The Thai government has recently enacted a number of policies, provisions and regulations to respond to new developments around the business world. These include the Personal Data Protection Act, new merger amendments to the Trade Competitions Act of 2017, and the Cybersecurity Act – all requiring potentially significant action among businesses operating in country.