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Sustainability G7 endorses move towards mandatory TCFD Recommendations

The G7 communique of 5th June 2021 signals yet another significant endorsement of the Taskforce for Climate Related Disclosures, where the group stated their

Audit and Assurance Going Concern - Responsibilities of Management and directors

The financial reporting frameworks applicable in Ireland generally require the adoption of the going concern basis of accounting in financial statements,

Sustainability Sustainability as strategy: How mid-market businesses can adapt for long-term success

Investors, customers, governments and the wider public are putting companies under ever greater pressure to place sustainability at the heart of their business

Tax Time Tax developments

Kim Doyle, Tax Director with Grant Thornton is joined by Joanne Sinnott, Associate Director Tax with Grant Thornton.

Audit & Assurance Accounting for rent free periods and rent concessions as a result of COVID-19

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has issued amendments to IFRS 16 which simplifies how companies account for COVID-19-related rent

Webinar Practitioners' Series Session 3

This webinar covered Business Readiness for Sale along with Tax and Finance Case Studies. Speakers were Brian Cronin (Associate Director, Tax) and Dara Kelly

TAX Reporting deadline for Financial Institutions

Certain Financial Institutions (‘FIs’) in Ireland are obliged to file both Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (‘FATCA’) and Common Reporting Standard (‘CRS’)

TMT TMT industry: Fully charged or on standby?

We explore whether TMT businesses can seize the opportunities of growing demand, or if they will be held back by the challenges presented by regulation and

Transfer Pricing Irish Transfer Pricing Documentation – What do you need to know?

The new Irish Transfer Pricing (TP) rules introduced by Finance Act (FA) 2019 apply to Accounting Periods starting on or after 1 January 2020. The accounts for

Webinar Owner Managed Businesses Webinar

This was the first webinar of a four part series aimed at Owner Managed Businesses. The main theme covered in this session was Covid and Brexit, topics

Financial Services Financial Services Download

See our latest Financial Services Download which covers all things going on in the Financial Services sector.

Tax New Employer Share Awards return and August deadline

Revenue confirmed that the new electronic form, known as the Employer’s Share Awards (ESA) return will be available during June 2021. This new electronic form

Insurance Insurance - A Rock and a Hard Place

With the recent announcement by Ulster Bank and KBC that they are to leave Ireland, it focusses the lens on the General Insurers in Ireland and the viability

Insurance 2020 review of Solvency II

EIOPA’s review of the Solvency II framework, the purpose of which was to ensure that the Solvency II regime remains fit for purpose, concluded with the

Insurance Recovery planning requirement for (re)insurance undertakings

On 27 April 2021, the Central Bank of Ireland published its feedback statement in respect of consultation paper 131 “Regulations for pre-emptive recovery

Financial Service Audit Internal audit: Our pension practice expertise and strengths

Our offering consists of a senior model comprised of dedicated internal audit, risk and governance specialists supported by IT and actuarial subject matter

Insurance The devil is in the detail with Insurance

The outcome of a recent business interruption case taken by four public houses against FBD Insurance in Ireland on 5 February and the test case taken by the

IFRS IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts – State of play

With a confirmed effective date for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023, the new standard for the reporting of insurance contracts is

People and Change Rise of the Zoombies

We are no longer working from home, rather living at work. Or, as a colleague recently said, “The weekend now feels like a two-day lunch break”. The novelty of

TAX Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) tax liabilities – BIK Concession Update

Revenue have extended their Benefit in Kind (BIK) concession with respect to the payment of TWSS tax liabilities (income tax and USC) by employers on behalf of

WEBINAR VAT e-commerce changes from 1 July 2021

As the implementation date of the European Union’s e-commerce VAT package is fast approaching on 1 July 2021, it is opportune to consider how this may impact

Webinar Workforce Management webinar

Catch up on our recent Workforce Management webinar from May 5.

Financial Services Advisory Disclosure and Reporting Requirements: What to Expect under the IFR & IFD?

European regulatory authorities have introduced new legislation, referred to as the Investment Firms Regulation EU 2019/2033 (‘IFR’) and Investment Firms

Private Client Services Compliance with CP116

Grant Thornton Financial Counselling Ltd acts as intermediary between you, the consumer, and the product provider with which we arrange your business.

Tax and legal Research and Development Tax Relief – latest updates from Revenue

Revenue published the long–awaited updates to their Research and Development (R&D) guidelines covering the treatment of rental expenditure. The updates also

Tax Indirect tax update

Further developments on the operation of cross border VAT groups

Webinar Wage Subsidy Schemes – where are we now?

Our webinar covered the latest updates on the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) and the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) and the current focus for

Tax Anti-Hybrid Mismatch Rules: Beware of Mismatch Outcomes

As required by the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD), Finance Act 2019 introduced wide ranging anti-hybrid mismatch rules into Irish domestic tax

Tax Time Tax Time - Transfer Pricing

Kim Doyle, Tax Director with Grant Thornton is joined by Anthony Crewe, Transfer Pricing Director with Grant Thornton. Kim discusses the latest in tax,

Tax Time Tax Time - International tax developments

Kim Doyle, Tax Director with Grant Thornton is joined by Sasha Kerins, Tax Partner with Grant Thornton. Kim discusses the latest in tax, including the

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