Full coverage: Accountancy

The merger between two SME-focused accountancy firms will create a nationwide network covering all services including insolvency and restructuring.

HLB Ireland has just folded boutique accountancy firm John McCarrick & Associates into its practice, the fifth transaction it has completed. HLB’s managing partner Mark Butler gives the rationale for the deal, and outlines his firm’s expansion plan.

The former managing partner of Dublin-based accountancy BCK has decided to go out on his own.

The business advisory firm, which has two offices in Ireland, has been acquired by Azets, a fast-growing challenger accountancy group whose own future ownership is in the balance.

Sinead Donovan, the chairperson of Grant Thornton, has strong views about the future of the accountancy profession – and the wider corporate boardroom. As the incoming president of Chartered Accountants Ireland, she will have a platform to advance her agenda.

As managing partner of Mazars, Tom O’Brien leads a growing firm in an industry in flux. In this interview, he talks about being a liquidator during the crash, his ambitions for Mazars and the outlook for the Irish economy.

EY and Grant Thornton are the registered auditors of Irish companies channelling multi-billion-dollar Russian interests, now targeted by international sanctions. They are severing ties with partner firms in Russia, but what will happen in Ireland is less clear.

A major accountancy firm is on the hook for a €1.4 million tax bill after the Tax Appeals Commission ruled that its exam payments to trainees are taxable. Tax expert Eoin O'Shea examines what it means for other firms.

Dublin private equity firm Causeway Capital bought Patisserie Valerie out of administration following a collapse that has just seen the UK chain's former auditors fined over £2 million. It has not been an easy ride, but the new owners say they can turn the business around.

The volume of assets realised through members’ voluntary liquidations has increased nearly 30-fold during the first five months of this year. Why do so many shareholders agree to shut down their company and walk with the cash?