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We are all painfully aware of the current inflationary pressures, particularly when we see our energy bills.

Is your organisation preparing now for the inevitable arrival of Gender Pay Gap reporting?

Historically, family businesses have been the backbone of our economy. Time and again they have proved their resilience and emerged through societal turmoil and economic hardship

The journey towards digitisation in the Northern Ireland Courts is not one that could be described as easy, and it is a journey which is far from finished, but the recent publication by the Commercial Courts of a Practice Direction on ‘eBundling’ is another significant step along the road.

Business owners should always have an eye on an exit strategy, even if it is not a short-term consideration.

If employee engagement and retaining people is a priority for your business, embarking on a review of your employee policies and handbook is a great place to start – to enhance the overall employee experience.

Many countries in the world, including the UK and Ireland, have tax regimes that provide a lesser tax burden for foreign domiciled residents than for their own citizens. Portugal, Italy and Greece, for example, have favourable tax rules for non-domiciled residents with the aim of attracting wealth and talent from abroad. The UK’s regime has hit the headlines in recent weeks – but what are the rules that have come under scrutiny and are they set to change?

As a business owner, it is useful to know the potential benefits of significant capital investment before committing. Appraisal of the tax impact regarding such an investment is often not initially considered, despite its potential impact on a project’s viability.

I often wonder why we make the topic of the employee value proposition so complex, especially now during a period being called ‘The Great Resignation’. Organisations are fighting to keep their top talent, recruit new employees in a very competitive talent landscape, and work on their employer brand, all the while without speaking to their people. Employee expectations, both current and future, shouldn’t be a mystery – we must simply ask people what they need and want.

With restrictions lifting and things returning to, dare I say, ‘normality’, it’s inevitable that a return to the office will be on the horizon for most of us, if it hasn’t happened already. With this return to the office comes tremendous change and uncertainty.

Grant Thornton were involved in a significant workforce survey taken in the greater Dublin area, across five counties during the month of January 2022. The results provide a good overview of workforce challenges and sentiment at the moment amongst employers, and could be equally applicable to the greater Belfast area and Northern Ireland.

As the 2021/22 tax year-end is almost upon us, now is a good time to consider relevant tax planning opportunities to reduce your overall tax burden

The best-informed decisions usually depend on having relevant data. So, when time is short and there are competing priorities for your attention, how do you make sure that you focus on the key metrics for your organisation, rather than getting lost in a deluge of data which isn’t necessarily all relevant?

Climate scientists are unambiguous about the need for rapid reductions in carbon emissions to meet the aim of limiting average levels of global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

The last decade has seen large multinationals making the headlines regarding the amount of corporation tax they pay, or don’t pay, but how have recent global tax announcements changed the landscape of international tax?

Whilst government imposed restrictions have been lifted and there is some indication that life is beginning to resemble pre-COVID times, it does not mean that the associated COVID fraud risk has gone away.