Family businesses

1. How old is Vandal?

2. What did it use to do?

3. Why is it “alive”?

4. What is the drawback of a family company?

5. What benefits can family ownership bring?

6. What recessions are mentioned that the company has experienced?

7. What has helped the company survive the difficult periods?

8. What weaknesses of family business are mentioned?

9. How many members does the family have now?

10. What is at the heart of their quarrels?

11. How big was the loss announced?

12. What was the loss caused by?


Tax amnesty.

1. How are Americans evading taxes?

2. What financial damage does it cause to the USA?

3. What did UBS, a Swiss bank, do in August?

4. What kinds of clients does the lawyer represent?

5. Are all her clients rich?

6. Why do these people have foreign accounts?

7. Why didn’t her clients report having foreign accounts?

8. What benefits will they get after they owned up?

9. Will they have to pay a fine? If yes, how much?

Family businesses

1. How old is Vandal?

2. What did it use to do?

3. Why is it “alive”?

4. What is the drawback of a family company?

5. What benefits can family ownership bring?

6. What recessions are mentioned that the company has experienced?

7. What has helped the company survive the difficult periods?

8. What weaknesses of family business are mentioned?

9. How many members does the family have now?

10. What is at the heart of their quarrels?

11. How big was the loss announced?

12. What was the loss caused by?


Tax amnesty.

1. How are Americans evading taxes?

2. What financial damage does it cause to the USA?

3. What did UBS, a Swiss bank, do in August?

4. What kinds of clients does the lawyer represent?

5. Are all her clients rich?

6. Why do these people have foreign accounts?

7. Why didn’t her clients report having foreign accounts?

8. What benefits will they get after they owned up?

9. Will they have to pay a fine? If yes, how much?