Friday, December 16, 2011
It is illegal and undemocratic not to comply with any tax raised through correct procedure in Dail Eireann. Chartered Accountants Ireland accepts that there are legitimate concerns with the new Household Charge, in particular its application where substantial amounts of Stamp Duty have recent.....
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
[Begins] “I would, at the outset, wish to express my appreciation to the President and Council of the Institute for inviting me here to open today’s Forum Ethics Today Hard Calls / Right Decisions. The themes for discussion by you and the distinguished panel are central to re-establishing an .....
Friday, December 09, 2011
Chartered Accountants Ireland published its first public commentary on the European Community approach to economic and fiscal policy in November 2007. Since then, the Institute has published a series of papers by various authors and with differing perspectives to contribute generally to the t.....
Thursday, December 08, 2011
The joint letter from Chancellor Merkel and President Sarkozy to the President of the European Council has put Corporation Tax centre stage again in proposed actions to resolve the Euro area crisis. However, “Corporation Tax receipts are not as significant in the overall tax receipts for eith.....
Thursday, December 08, 2011
What have a Government minister, a professional cyclist, a university lecturer and an accountant got to say about the Ethics debate in business and public office? Next Tuesday 13th December 2011 Chartered Accountants Ireland will host a debate entitled ‘Ethics Today – Hard Calls / Right.....
Tuesday, December 06, 2011
The imperative for the Minister for Finance in this Budget was to do as little harm to business as possible, given the financial constraints he is under. In fact many of his measures will help business, with a knock on benefit for employment. “It was essential that the Minister selected tax measure.....
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Chartered Accountants Ireland today acknowledged the publication by the European Commission, and welcomes, proposals aimed at reforming the role and scope of the statutory audit and regulation of the audit profession. These proposals, which follow on from a Green Paper published by the Commis.....
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
This is the biggest Chartered Accountants Ireland dinner for quite a few years. As we sit here tonight, we could hardly be closer to the heart of entrepreneurism. Just yards from here is the aircraft factory that pioneered vertical take-off technology and equally close is the slipway to the .....
Friday, November 25, 2011
ESB has been announced as the Overall Winner of this year’s Published Accounts Awards. The awards, which are hosted by Chartered Accountants Leinster Society took place today (24 November 2011) in The Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. A total of 29 Irish companies, not-for-profit organisations .....
Friday, November 25, 2011
The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton T.D. today (Friday 25th November) said that “balancing the books is fundamental to restoring the financial health of this state, restoring our economic sovereignty and laying the foundation stones to rebuild our proud nation once again.” Address.....
Friday, October 14, 2011
Chartered Accountants Ireland has welcomed the latest recruitment projections from the biggest chartered accountancy practices in Ireland which show recruitment numbers returning to pre-recession levels. This year’s recruitment target for the ‘Big 4’ firms – KPMG, PwC, Deloitte and Ernst &.....
Friday, September 30, 2011
PRESS RELEASE Irish chartered accountancy practices are broadly optimistic about their own practices and about trends in employment for accountants in practice over the next 12 months, but have serious concerns about economic activity in Ireland in the short term. The results come from a survey com.....
Friday, September 23, 2011
Chartered Accountants Ireland has today welcomed proposals from the Central Bank aimed at improving dialogue and the sharing of information between the Central Bank and statutory auditors of financial institutions. The proposals reflect a key recommendation contained in the Nyberg Report regarding .....
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
With the introduction of a household charge as a form of property tax now inevitable, responsibility for collecting this charge should be with the Revenue Commissioners, not the local authorities. “A universally applied charge on home owners means that factors such as ability to pay have to be take.....
Friday, June 24, 2011
Chancellor George Osborne recently met Northern Ireland business leaders, including (left of the Chancellor) Eamonn Donaghy FCA, Chairman of the Chartered Accountants Ireland Tax Committee. Chartered Accountants Ireland and Chartered Accountants Ulster Society have made a joint response to the HM T.....
Friday, May 20, 2011
An international conference on Corporate Integrity will bring over 80 widely respected experts and academics to Dublin on 9th-10th June to address a large business audience. Speaking in advance of the conference, renowned commentator, Prof Bob Chandler of the Univer.....
Friday, May 13, 2011
Rebuilding confidence vital for recovery, says new accountants’ chief Mr John Hannaway FCA has succeeded Mr Paul O’Connor FCA as President of Ireland's largest and oldest professional accountancy body, Chartered Accountants Ireland, at its AGM held in Dublin today. Mr Hannaway is a partner at PwC B.....
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Chartered Accountants Ireland notes the clarification issued today by the Department of Finance to the effect that Approved Retirement Funds are not covered by the new pension funds levy announced by the Minister for Finance on Tuesday 10 May last. There is a fundamental distinction between pension.....
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Chartered Accountants Ireland believes any moves in relation to job creation initiatives have to be given the chance to succeed. All of our budgetary arithmetic is contingent on strong levels of employment. Unemployment has both a terrible personal and economic cost. Good employment levels mean goo.....
Thursday, May 05, 2011
Extract from remarks by Paul O’Connor, President, Chartered Accountants Ireland Addressing the Chartered Accountants Ireland, Annual Conference, Chartered Accountants House, Pearse Street, Dublin 2. Europe and Ireland need informed debate on audit As a profession we have rightly been included in th.....
Friday, March 25, 2011
Chartered Accountants Ireland has reacted to the launch this morning of the UK Government’s consultation paper asking for views on measures to rebalance the Northern Ireland economy. Chair of the Institute's Northern Ireland Taxation Committee, Mr Eamonn Donaghy said: “This is a once in a lifetime .....
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Chartered Accountants Ireland has reacted to today’s business driven Budget announcements and also to the confirmation by both the Chancellor and the Secretary of State that the long-awaited Government consultation paper considering measures to rebalance the Northern Ireland economy will be launche.....
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Chartered Accountants Ireland says that it is hard to see how the new rules for taxing companies proposed today by the European Commission will be acceptable either to EU Member States or companies. “The CCCTB proposals launched this morning are a significant piece of technical work by the Commissi.....
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Chartered Accountants Ireland says that the debate on the Irish Corporation Tax regime goes right to the heart of the European project. VideoContent.. Chartered Accountants Ireland believes that Ireland competes fairly with other European Member States on tax matters. Speaking at the publicat.....
Tuesday, March 08, 2011
Chartered Accountants Ireland notes the publication of the findings of IAASA’s Enquiry Committee appointed under Section 23 of the Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Act, 2003. The enquiry considered the Institute’s compliance with its procedures regarding its handling of a complaint against KPMG .....
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Mrs Paula McAleese of Kilrea in Co. Derry has become the 20,000th member of Ireland’s longest and established accountancy body, Chartered Accountants Ireland, (formerly the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland). Pat Costello, Chief Executive, Paula McAleese, our 20,000th member, and.....
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Chartered Accountants Ireland believes that rushing through the Finance Bill 2011 in the time being proposed today by both Government and Opposition spokespersons will result in bad tax legislation. The proposed timeframe for the passage of the Finance Bill will result in the normal process being t.....
Friday, January 21, 2011
There’s no respite in this Bill from the Budget hikes to income taxes. But the Bill stops short of implementing some of the proposals to curtail tax reliefs due to property investors. Property Measures “It seems that there is no prospect now of the bulk of the property relief restrictions bei.....
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Chartered Accountants Ireland, Ireland’s largest and longest established accountancy and auditing body has today published a Discussion Paper on the ‘Future of the Statutory Audit’. The purpose of the Paper is to contribute to and stimulate debate on whether the scope and role of audit should chang.....