Posts Tagged ‘Grant Thornton Northern Ireland’
Time for a tax spring clean
By Louise Kelly, Audit Partner, Grant Thornton in Belfast Friday 1st March 2019 marked the start of spring in the meteorological calendar. In addition to any spring cleaning around the house, now is a good time to pay some attention to your tax affairs before this tax year ends on 5th April 2019. The first…
Read onHow to unlock up to £2 million tax relief
By Louise Kelly, Audit Partner, Grant Thornton in Belfast It is not often that we feel we are getting something for nothing, but with the introduction of an increase in the Annual Investment Allowance, it almost seems that we are nearly there. The Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) is the tax relief a company gets when…
Read onLegal sector drives major growth at Grant Thornton Forensic and Investigation division
The Forensic and Investigation team at leading business advisory firm Grant Thornton has more than doubled in size in the past six months amid a surge in demand from the legal sector for its advanced digital services. It follows a £250,000 investment in new digital forensic technology by the firm, enabling it to deal with…
Read on‘Dynamic approach’ sees Grant Thornton ranked as Northern Ireland’s top financial deal adviser
Leading business advisory firm Grant Thornton has been named as Northern Ireland’s top-ranked financial deal adviser, as its “dynamic approach to fuelling continued business growth” made it the busiest in the region. The firm worked on 13 deals in 2018, to top the financial adviser league table in Experian’s latest report on the mergers and…
Read onMeasuring culture and not just revenue
By Louise Kelly, Audit Partner, Grant Thornton in Belfast Corporate culture is finally moving to centre stage. A series of corporate scandals and the banking crisis has raised serious questions about the standing of business in society, in turn questioning whether poor behaviour reflects a flawed internal culture. To find out more about the information…
Read onStatement in response to the publication by NISRA of the latest edition of the Northern Ireland Construction Bulletin
Commenting on the Construction Output Statistics, Neal Taylor, Audit and Assurance Partner at leading business advisory firm Grant Thornton in Belfast, said: “A rise in activity of 5.5 per cent over the three months to the end of September compared to the second quarter is significant and provides positive reading in the latest Northern Ireland…
Read onGrant Thornton – Businesses must not take foot off ‘Brexit preparation’ pedal
Companies must not slow down their preparations for Brexit, despite progress in negotiations between the UK and EU, leading business advisory firm Grant Thornton has warned. Peter Legge, Tax Partner at the firm’s offices in Belfast said: “The recent acceptance of a draft withdrawal agreement by the EU-member states has provided businesses with a greater…
Read onBusinesses must ‘act now to intensify Brexit preparations’, Grant Thornton event hears
Businesses in Northern Ireland should “act now to intensify preparations for Brexit, with just six months remaining until the UK exits the European Union”. That was the message as leading business advisory firm Grant Thornton Northern Ireland hosted a roundtable with businesses in Belfast as it continues to assist firms with their contingency planning ahead…
Read onGrant Thornton comments on Size and Performance of the Northern Ireland Food and Drinks Processing Sector data
Commenting on the Size and Performance of the Northern Ireland Food and Drinks Processing Sector statistics, published by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), Charlie Kerlin, Head of Agri Food at leading business advisory firm Grant Thornton Northern Ireland, said: “The data provides welcome reading for the food and drinks processing sector,…
Read onGrant Thornton comments on Northern Ireland Construction Bulletin Q1 2018
Commenting on the Northern Ireland Construction Bulletin Q1 2018, Robert Gibson, Audit and Assurance Director at leading business advisory firm Grant Thornton Northern Ireland, said: “The latest Northern Ireland Construction Bulletin shows that the sector got off to a slow start in the first quarter of 2018, following four quarters of relative consistency. “The total…
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