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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.
Electronic SEC Universal Registration Environment (eSECURE)
This Accounting Alert is issued to circulate Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 10-2024 dated July 10, 2024, which covers the Electronic SEC Universal Registration Environment (eSECURE).
Introduction
The Commission endeavors to digitalize government processes in line with the objectives of Republic Act (RA) No. 11032, otherwise known as the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018. Section 180 of RA 11232, otherwise known as the Revised Corporation Code of the Philippines mandates that the Commission shall develop and implement an electronic filing and monitoring system and shall promulgate rules to facilitate and expedite, among others, corporate name reservation and registration, incorporation, submission of reports, notices, and documents required under the Code and sharing of pertinent information with other government agencies. With this, the Commission developed and integrated an Electronic Know Your Customer (eKYC) process and credentialing system to strengthen identification, trustworthiness, reachability and veracity of persons that are part of or are representing corporations, as well as individuals transacting for the Commission’s online services.
Electronic SEC Universal Registration Environment (eSECURE)
The Electronic SEC Universal Registration Environment (eSECURE) creates a digital passport of an individual which grants the user access to the different online services provided by the Commission. It allows users to manage their SEC accounts and online transactions in one place. At the basic level, it implements repeatable eKYC to determine authenticity of identity and establish reachability of persons transacting online with the Commission. At higher levels, other identity verification methods such as courier-based customer visit and remote retail on-customer-premise biometrics capture may be implemented.
Online Services in eSECURE
1. Creation of eSECURE Account. To enhance the security of online transactions with the Commission, all individuals who wish to use the online services (listed below) of the Commission shall register and create an account on eSECURE:
- SEC Electronic Simplified Processing of Application for Registration of Company (eSPARC)
- One-day Submission and E-registration of Companies (OneSEC)
- Automated Certification Examination System (ACES)
- Electronic SEC Education, Analysis, and Research Computing Hub (eSEARCH)
- SEC Application Program Interface (API) Marketplace
- SEC Electronic Registry Application for Market Participants (eRAMP)
- SEC eFAST Alternative Submission Environment (SEC EASE)
- SEC Electronic Application for Modification of Entity Data (eAMEND)
- SEC Appointment System
- SEC iMessage
2. Credentialing of eSECURE Account. For sensitive and critical online services where verification and establishment of identity of the user is necessary, the user shall undergo a credentialing (or an eKYC) process. Sensitive and critical online services are as follows:
a. SEC Electronic Submission Authentication Portal (eSAP)
b. SEC Electronic Simplified Processing of Application for Registration of Company (eSPARC) – For Users Filing an Application
c. One-day Submission and E-registration of Companies (OneSEC) – For Users Filing an Application
d. Automated Certification Examination System (ACES)
e. SEC Application Program Interface (API) Marketplace
f. SEC Electronic Registry Application for Market Participants (eRAMP)
g. SEC eFAST Alternative Submission Environment (EASE)
h. SEC Electronic Application for Modification of Entity Data (eAMEND)
i. SEC iMessage and other SEC Complaints Systems
3. Benefits of a Credentialed eSECURE Account. For online services not falling under sensitive and critical online services enumerated above, users may opt to undergo the credentialing process to have a secured, identified and simplified access. Users who opt not to undergo the credentialing process shall be required to establish their identity for each and every online SEC transaction.
4. Integration of Other SEC Systems with eSECURE. All users shall have access to the following online systems without an eSECURE account until such time that they are modified and integrated with the eSECURE:
a. SEC Electronic Filing and Submission Tool (SEC eFAST)
b. MC 28 Submission Portal
c. Electronic System for Payment to SEC (eSPAYSEC)
Thereafter, and subject to the issuance of an appropriate circular from the Commission, the abovementioned online services shall be accessible only after the creation of an account on eSECURE
Fees and Charges
The following fee/s shall be imposed upon the user that will undergo the credentialing process on the eSECURE platform:
| Nature of Transaction | Description | Fee (inclusive of applicable taxes) |
| Initial credentialing procedure, inclusive of account creation and subscription fee valid for two (2) years with eKYC provider | To be paid upon initiating a credentialing process for the first time | Php 400.00 |
| Additional credentialing process (as needed) | To be paid when user initiate another credentialing process because of changes | Php 100.00 |
| Renewal of credentialing account | To be paid upon renewal of the credentialing account | Php 250.00 |
Transitory Provision and Effectivity
The provisions in this Circular providing for the option to create an account in the eSECURE and/or to digitally authenticate documents using the eSAP shall not preclude the Commission from requiring the mandatory implementation thereof in the future, through an appropriate issuance(s). To ease the transition to and adoption of the said full online application through the registration of an eSECURE account in order to digitally authenticate documents, the process will not be mandatory and filer/s will continue to have the option to avail of the prevailing and current accepted modes of filing for the appropriate and relevant system/s through the submission of manually signed and/or duly notarized hardcopies.
This Memorandum Circular shall take effect upon its publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines.
Please see attached circular for further information.
