“This year sees another steady performance by Irish companies in the Fast 500 listing which is very encouraging to see, particularly given the more challenging...

Commenting on the measures, Joan O’Connor, Tax Partner, Deloitte said: “The government has recognised that the knowledge economy will be instrumental in driving Ireland’s economy forward and has made a number of improvements to the R&D tax scheme, most notably by permanently setting 2003 as the base year for calculating credits and monetising the credits so...

Despite concerns surrounding the effects of changes to Stamp Duty rules on the already depressed property market, today’s Finance Bill proposes to introduce a measure which will further increase property developers’ exposure to Stamp Duty. The measure, which would appear not to be retrospective will lead to Stamp Duty being payable in full on certain land contracts and licences, is subject to a commencement order and is similar to that proposed in 2007 - but with a carve out for Public...

The analysis looked at over 100 Irish based e-commerce websites and examined the security levels that were in place for online payments. While certain progress has been made in complying with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS), a significant proportion of websites analysed are still not compliant with the standards. 53% of companies supported weak or legacy encryption, with 2% sites not...

"Deloitte’s multidisciplined approach and dedication to excellence has proven again to be the model that meets our clients’ sophisticated needs best," said Ronan Nolan, Head of the Funds Practice at Deloitte Ireland. "We are honoured to be recognised as a leader in the marketplace by our clients. It is their belief in our commitment that has made our...

60% of consumers setting budgets this Christmas

Work colleagues the big losers in gift cull

Irish consumers will spend on average 5.3% less this Christmas compared with last year according to the annual Deloitte consumer survey of Christmas spending. Coupled with this, a current inflation rate of 4.3%  means that consumers’ spending power will, in effect, be reduced by nearly 10%.

Despite this, Ireland still remains the biggest spender in Europe at Christmas, ahead of the...

Alanna, who is from Spancilhill just outside Ennis in County Clare, began her career with Deloitte in September 2007.

Dan O’Donovan, Tax Partner, Deloitte Limerick, commented: “To achieve first place in Ireland is a tremendous achievement and we are immensely proud of Alanna. Since joining the firm, she has made a significant contribution and we are delighted that she will be working with us as she fully qualifies as a tax consultant. We look...

Once again, analysis of the Insurance Statistical review and returns made to the Financial Regulator show that overall the motor insurance companies showed an increase in profitability. However, much of this has arisen from continued release of reserves from prior years, increasing profits in the current accounting period. The current year’s business is not showing the profitability of...

The company, which was founded in 2003 and has offices in the Digital Depot in Dublin and in Cork Technology Park, achieved an aggregate growth rate of 3,145% over the last five years. The average growth rate of the Fast 50 companies named in this year’s ranking was 460%. 

Once again Zamano, a leading...