Debt vs Equity
EFB outlines the need to put equity on a level playing field with debt.
EFB Note on Debt Bias
This paper outlines the Institutional literature that has been published regarding the debt bias in taxation.
Family Business Statistics
EFB pushes to have family business statistics in the European Statistical programme 2013-2017
EFB Fiscal Issues
EFB describes the fiscal issues related to family businesses.
EFB Expert Group
EFB summarizes the European Commission’s Report of the Expert Group on Family Businesses.
EFB EU2020 position paper
EFB gives its position on the Commission’s EU 2020 strategy.
Family Business in the Netherlands: Characteristics and Success Factors
A study presenting the characteristics and success factors of family businesses in the Netherlands.
FBs in the News: The Five Attributes of Enduring Family Businesses
McKinsey’s Christian Caspar, Ana Karina Dias, and Heinz-Peter Elstrodt abalyse what a family business needs in order to guarantee long term development and success
Blood ties serve business well during the crisis
FT article describing how the financial crisis has affected family businesses.
Communication on the Transfer of Business
1998 Commission follow up on 1994 recommendations concerning gift and inheritance tax.