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Accounting for Cloud Computing or Software as a Service (SaaS) arrangements.

Our research revealed five key trends that resonated with Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT) industry leaders around the world. We asked a panel of our experts from UK, US, India Ireland and Germany, to give us their reaction to the findings.

We consider the key business questions facing technology firms in 2021.

COVID-19 provided some hard lessons for the retail industry. It is time to turn those into sustainable and well executed growth strategies in 2021.

We asked our experts what Financial Services firms should be focusing on in 2021, having reviewed the IBR research and compared it to the trends they are witnessing in their areas.

While the automotive industry is expected to partially recover in 2021, the levels of uncertainty surrounding demand and investment will remain difficult to successfully predict.

Common control business combinations

Client money is used to describe a variety of arrangements in which the reporting entity holds funds on behalf of clients, but is client money recognised as an asset?

With cybersecurity attacks becoming increasingly sophisticated, one of the biggest challenges for companies is to measure these often intangible impacts in real terms.

How do you account for crypto assets? IFRS Viewpoint exploring mining and validation issues.

In this Viewpoint, we explore the acceptable methods of accounting for holdings in cryptocurrencies while touching upon other issues that may be encountered when accounting for cryptocurrencies.

The global charity sector is having to adapt in a fast-moving world. Resolving the current situation is not without its challenges.

The use of offshore structures has become increasingly common. What role does the ‘offshore’ jurisdiction play in practice when the jurisdiction of incorporation is separated from the assets, information and creditors by geographic and legal boundaries?

As we explore in European M&A activity 2016, transaction volumes and values are down from the record high of 2015, but deal demand remains strong and fresh opportunities are emerging all the time. What’s driving activity in key markets and how can your business capitalise?

Cross-border activity increases as the economic recovery gains more traction in developed economies

The 2015 Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR), a global survey of 2500 business leaders in 35 economies, has revealed that over the past 12 months more than 15% of businesses across the world have suffered a cyber attack, costing a total of more than $300 billion (link). That's just the measurable costs. Who knows what the reputational damage, loss of trust and custom adds up to.