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Audit approach overview
Our audit approach will allow our client's accounting personnel to make the maximum contribution to the audit effort without compromising their ongoing responsibilities
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Annual and short period audit
At P&A Grant Thornton, we provide annual and short period financial statement audit services that go beyond the normal expectations of our clients. We believe strongly that our best work comes from combining outstanding technical expertise, knowledge and ability with exceptional client-focused service.
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Review engagement
A review involves limited investigation with a narrower scope than an audit, and is undertaken for the purpose of providing limited assurance that the management’s representations are in accordance with identified financial reporting standards. Our professionals recognize that in order to conduct a quality financial statement review, it is important to look beyond the accounting entries to the underlying activities and operations that give rise to them.
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Other Related Services
We make it a point to keep our clients abreast of the developments and updates relating to the growing complexities in the accounting world. We offer seminars and trainings on audit- and tax-related matters, such as updates on Accounting Standards, new pronouncements and Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) issuances, as well as other developments that affect our clients’ businesses.
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Tax advisory
With our knowledge of tax laws and audit procedures, we help safeguard the substantive and procedural rights of taxpayers and prevent unwarranted assessments.
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Tax compliance
We aim to minimize the impact of taxation, enabling you to maximize your potential savings and to expand your business.
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Corporate services
For clients that want to do business in the Philippines, we assist in determining the appropriate and tax-efficient operating business or investment vehicle and structure to address the objectives of the investor, as well as related incorporation issues.
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Tax education and advocacy
Our advocacy work focuses on clarifying the interpretation of laws and regulations, suggesting measures to increasingly ease tax compliance, and protecting taxpayer’s rights.
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Business risk services
Our business risk services cover a wide range of solutions that assist you in identifying, addressing and monitoring risks in your business. Such solutions include external quality assessments of your Internal Audit activities' conformance with standards as well as evaluating its readiness for such an external assessment.
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Business consulting services
Our business consulting services are aimed at addressing concerns in your operations, processes and systems. Using our extensive knowledge of various industries, we can take a close look at your business processes as we create solutions that can help you mitigate risks to meet your objectives, promote efficiency, and beef up controls.
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Transaction services
Transaction advisory includes all of our services specifically directed at assisting in investment, mergers and acquisitions, and financing transactions between and among businesses, lenders and governments. Such services include, among others, due diligence reviews, project feasibility studies, financial modelling, model audits and valuation.
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Forensic advisory
Our forensic advisory services include assessing your vulnerability to fraud and identifying fraud risk factors, and recommending practical solutions to eliminate the gaps. We also provide investigative services to detect and quantify fraud and corruption and to trace assets and data that may have been lost in a fraud event.
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Cyber advisory
Our focus is to help you identify and manage the cyber risks you might be facing within your organization. Our team can provide detailed, actionable insight that incorporates industry best practices and standards to strengthen your cybersecurity position and help you make informed decisions.
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ProActive Hotline
Providing support in preventing and detecting fraud by creating a safe and secure whistleblowing system to promote integrity and honesty in the organisation.
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Accounting services
At P&A Grant Thornton, we handle accounting services for several companies from a wide range of industries. Our approach is highly flexible. You may opt to outsource all your accounting functions, or pass on to us choice activities.
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Staff augmentation services
We offer Staff Augmentation services where our staff, under the direction and supervision of the company’s officers, perform accounting and accounting-related work.
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Payroll Processing
Payroll processing services are provided by P&A Grant Thornton Outsourcing Inc. More and more companies are beginning to realize the benefits of outsourcing their noncore activities, and the first to be outsourced is usually the payroll function. Payroll is easy to carve out from the rest of the business since it is usually independent of the other activities or functions within the Accounting Department.
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Our values
Grant Thornton prides itself on being a values-driven organisation and we have more than 38,500 people in over 130 countries who are passionately committed to these values.
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Global culture
Our people tell us that our global culture is one of the biggest attractions of a career with Grant Thornton.
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Learning & development
At Grant Thornton we believe learning and development opportunities allow you to perform at your best every day. And when you are at your best, we are the best at serving our clients
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Global talent mobility
One of the biggest attractions of a career with Grant Thornton is the opportunity to work on cross-border projects all over the world.
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Diversity
Diversity helps us meet the demands of a changing world. We value the fact that our people come from all walks of life and that this diversity of experience and perspective makes our organisation stronger as a result.
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In the community
Many Grant Thornton member firms provide a range of inspirational and generous services to the communities they serve.
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Behind the Numbers: People of P&A Grant Thornton
Discover the inspiring stories of the individuals who make up our vibrant community. From seasoned veterans to fresh faces, the Purple Tribe is a diverse team united by a shared passion.
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Fresh Graduates
Fresh Graduates
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Students
Whether you are starting your career as a graduate or school leaver, P&A Grant Thornton can give you a flying start. We are ambitious. Take the fact that we’re the world’s fastest-growing global accountancy organisation. For our people, that means access to a global organisation and the chance to collaborate with more than 40,000 colleagues around the world. And potentially work in different countries and experience other cultures.
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Experienced hires
P&A Grant Thornton offers something you can't find anywhere else. This is the opportunity to develop your ideas and thinking while having your efforts recognised from day one. We value the skills and knowledge you bring to Grant Thornton as an experienced professional and look forward to supporting you as you grow you career with our organisation.
Technical Alerts
Reminders for expats in the Philippines
1. April 15, 2017 is the deadline for the 2016 annual income tax return. Expats on a nonresident status, who worked and stayed in the Philippines for more than 180 days in 2016, are required to file their annual income tax returns even if the tax has been fully withheld by their employers. For those who stayed for less than 180 days, evaluate if they can qualify for exemption under the relevant tax treaty. 2. The Bureau of Immigration requires all registered aliens to report in person (Annual Report) at the Intramuros office or other participating BI offices between 03 January to 03 March 2017. The reportee shall present: (i) original ACR I-card and (ii) confirmation number issued via AR 2017 online system. Parents/guardians shall report for aliens who are less than 14 years of age. 3. In lieu of personal appearance, aliens who personally appeared in at least one Annual Report from 2014 to 2016 may send a representative issued with a Special Power of Attorney (SPA) and with valid government-issued ID. 4. An alien who returns to the Philippines with a re-entry permit shall make the annual report within 30 days from the date of re-entry. For questions relating to tax compliance, you may email Lina Figueroa at Lina.Figueroa @ph.gt.com or Marie Fe Fawagan at Mariefe.Fawagan@ph.gt.com or call 988-2211. Details on the Annual Report are available at the BID website. http://www.immigration.gov.ph/
2017 Renewal of LGU Registration
This Tax Alert is issued to remind all concerned on the requirement to renew LGU registration this January. The Local Government Code (LGC) requires every business establishment to annually renew its registration with the Local Government Unit (LGU) that has jurisdiction over its place of business.
Navigating the Changes to IFRS for CFOs
Overview This publication is designed to give Chief Financial Officers a high-level awareness of recent changes to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) that will affect companies’ future financial reporting. It covers both new Standards and Interpretations that have been issued and amendments made to existing ones. What's new in the 2016 edition The December 2016 edition of the publication has been updated for changes to IFRS that have been published between December 1, 2015 and November 30, 2016. In particular this edition covers the new leasing Standard – IFRS 16, for the first time. The publication now covers March 31, 2016, June 30, 2016, September 30, 2016, December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017 financial year ends.
Financial Reporting Standards
Topics covered: Annual Improvements to IFRS 2014-2016 Cycle The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has published ‘Annual Improvements to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) 2014-2016 Cycle’ which addresses non-urgent (but necessary) minor amendments to three standards.
ONETT taxpayers required to use eBIR Forms
ONETT taxpayers required to use eBIR Forms