KPMG

Number of businesses have started providing homes for their workers amid shortage

Consensus is that Irish system for taxing investments is inconsistent and offputting for investors

New unit will assist clients looking to navigate impending EU rules governing the technology

Latest ethics scandal to hit a Big Four accountancy firm shows how hundreds of staff shared questions and answers

Class is a bigger barrier to career progress than gender or ethnicity in some City firms

Researchers say entrepreneurs often ignore the early warning signs of failure as they cling to common myths about starting a business

Europe’s regulations have become ‘too burdensome’ and could hinder innovation, argues Michael Lohan

Higher interest rates and global uncertainty saw investors hold on to their money in 2023

Revamp comes after Big Four firm decided against splitting up its audit and consulting businesses

The latest arrival on the RTÉ carousel is former KPMG chief Terence O’Rourke, with more accountants set to come to Montrose

Financial Reporting Council says Big Four firm’s audit failed to meet requirements

Standard fund threshold set at €2m in 2014 needs to increase to account for inflation, life expectancy, annuity costs and demographics, Big Four firm says

Irish taxpayers are losing out by an average of almost €300 each by not filing a tax return each year and claiming credits they are due

Growth driven in part by an increase in the value of exchange-traded funds during the year

Annual VC funds fell to 2019 levels amid investor caution, KPMG report finds

Low EV ownership due mainly to cost concerns, while only one in five are interested in switching to an electric vehicle in next five years

Firm forecasts that Irish growth in 2024 will be ahead of 2.2% predicted growth globally

Cutting from the lower-paid bottom ranks is not the answer to a slowdown in deals

Accountancy firm will need to boost sales by more than a third to catch the next smallest of the quartet

Tie-up subject to votes by partners in both countries as consultancy seeks to boost growth and move past scandals

However, auditors disagree sharply about how far they can rely on a technology that has not yet been widely tested and is often poorly understood

Company’s fledgling Irish unit is understood to have turned a profit in the financial year to March and is planning further expansion in 2024

Embattled medtech had secured 12 expressions of interest last month after filing for examinership

Policies come as Beijing increases control over international financial hub

The Big Four firm already kept pay flat in its deal advisory unit because of a prolonged slowdown in dealmaking

KPMG and the Irish Tax Institute compared the tax burden on workers across eight countries

IWAI scheme proposes new marina lying between new Poolbeg urban quarter and the river

Between €650m and €1bn invested in the German property firm allegedly founded by Charles Smethurst, with some €150m coming from Irish investors

Government consultation on personal taxes calls for reform of system where between a quarter and a third of workers pay no tax or USC

Secure-transaction technology has yet to make significant inroads into traditional banking sector

Creditors take pragmatic approach to debt recovery, preferring restructuring to enforcement, say experts

Big Four firm has been hit by dearth of deals and slower economic growth

UK accounting watchdog imposes penalty on Big Four firm over serious failings in audit of UK contractor

Most company leaders also believe pay and promotions could become linked to workplace attendance

‘Overhiring’ in some areas has led consultancies to make job cuts, say recruiters and analysts

Grad Week: Jennifer Kelly is participating in the KPMG graduate programme

Professional services firm reacting to slower demand

Spending is increasingly happening on the high street as well as online and experts believe online and in-store shopping can now coexist

Consulting and accounting firm’s results buoyed by ESG work despite M&A slowdown

One-off measures might be worth paying closer attention to as modest budget package leaves little room for major tax reform