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Featured publications


Trendsetter Barometer™
PricewaterhouseCoopers’ private company Trendsetter Barometer tracks the business issues and standard industry practices of leading, privately held US businesses.

 

Growing Your Business™
Read this publication for a point of view, guidance, and insights on issues affecting the businesses and personal wealth of private-company owners.

 

2009 guide to tax and financial planning
The book provides advice and tips on how to sort through the current tax rules and help plan future tax strategies based on the most recent changes such as tax rate changes, new deductions and credits, and often overlooked ways to save tax dollars.

 

 

Advisory services
  • Realizing shareholder value: Private company exit strategies
    We have created this series, Realizing shareholder value: Private company exit strategies, to guide privately-held business owners in the development and execution of an effective exit strategy. This, the first installment, explores the framework for developing an effective exit strategy—setting the appropriate objectives and understanding the importance of effective and early planning. 

Human resource services

Personal financial services
  • Market conditions and pending legislation: Why now is the time to review your wealth transfer strategies
    This article discusses how wealth transfer planning ensures that assets pass to family members, charities, and other intended beneficiaries with the lowest transfer tax cost possible. While this aspect should be part of your overall financial strategy, the formulation and reevaluation of wealth transfer planning goals and strategies will be very important over the next three to four months. Find out why the summer of 2009 may be the best time to address wealth transfer planning in the past 20 years.
  • Estate planning: A trustee's guide to the irrevocable life insurance trust
    This guide examines the real and perceived implementation issues associated with the irrevocable life insurance trust, and provides helpful hints on dealing with insurance companies and the IRS. The trustee of the irrevocable life insurance trust has a variety of tasks. The purpose of this material is to remove the mystery from many of these tasks and to provide direction.
  • PFS newsletter
    Articles on the legislation affecting personal finances and possible strategies to help increase net worth.
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers' guide to charitable giving
    This guide explores the tax implications of various vehicles and strategies related to charitable giving. 
Engineering & construction
Manufacturing
  • Manufacturing barometer surveys
    PricewaterhouseCoopers' Manufacturing Barometer Survey are conducted quarterly with senior executives of large US manufacturing companies. The executives are interviewed about the current business climate. The surveys summarize key findings based on interviews.
  • Redefining IP value management: The case of China
    This is an in-depth report addressing the issue of growing IP vulnerabilities that are of concern to many companies, including those in the pharmaceutical, software, electronics, consumer goods, and entertainment media industries. 
Private equity services
  • Realizing shareholder value: Private company exit strategies
    This publication is a guide to facilitate privately-held business owners in the development and execution of an effective exit strategy. The article explores the framework for developing an effective exit strategy—setting the appropriate objectives and understanding the importance of effective and early planning. 
Retail & consumer
Wholesale & distribution
General PCS publications
  • Are your internal controls supporting your business strategy?
    This white paper highlights the benefits of strong internal controls for private companies and outlines the steps you can take to help you get there.
  • China outlook: News about doing business in China
    China Outlook is a newsletter published by the PricewaterhouseCoopers Chinese Business Network (CBN) to provide insights into the China marketplace and how that can affect your business.
  • Establishing a business presence in China
    In our whitepaper, we examine different strategies that may entice companies to enter the Chinese market, discuss the most important obstacles, and conclude with practical guidance on strategies for surmounting these challenges.
  • US family business survey
    Family businesses are a critical component of the global economy. Yet despite the importance of family-owned or controlled companies, the views of their leaders are seldom recorded. The PwC international survey unit conducted a survey of 1,454 companies in 28 countries. In the US report we highlight the views of the US companies that participated.