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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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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.
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- Extension of Deadline for Submission of Forms/Notices
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- Discussion Paper 'Business Combination under Common Control'
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2019
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SEC MC No. 2-2023: Grant of Amnesty for Non-Filing and Late Filing of GIS and AFS, and Non-Compliance with Memorandum Circular No. 28, S. 2020
This Accounting Alert is issued to circulate Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission) Memorandum Circular No 02 (MC/the Circular) series of 2023 dated March 16, 2023.
The Securities and Exchange Commission, in its Memorandum Circular Letter No. 2023-2 dated 16 March 2023, released guidelines in granting of amnesty for non-filing and late filing of GIS and AFS and Non-compliance with SEC MC. No. 28, S. 2020, Schedules for Filing of Annual Financial Statements and General Information Sheet.
Covered Violations
Unless otherwise provided under Section 5 of this Circular, an amnesty on the unassessed (not yet assessed) and/or uncollected fines and penalties by the Commission (already assessed not yet paid) is hereby authorized to be granted to all corporations, including branch offices, representative offices, regional headquarters, and regional operating headquarters of foreign corporation and foundations, for the following violations:
a. Non-filing of GIS for the latest and prior years;
b. Late filing of GIS for the latest and prior years;
c. Non-filing of AFS, including fines for its attachments (i.e., Certificate of Existence of Program/Activity, Non Stock, Non-Profit Organization Forms), for the latest and prior years; and,
d. Late filing of AFS, including fines for its attachments (i.e., Certificate of Existence of Program/Activity, Non Stock, Non-Profit Organization Forms), for the latest and prior years.
In addition to corporations, this shall also cover associations, partnerships, and persons under the jurisdiction and supervision or the Commission, that failed to comply with MC No. 28-2020.
Amnesty Rates
The applicable rates under this Circular will be as follows:
A. Non-Filing and Late Filing of GIS and/or AFS, and MC No. 28 violation:
The foregoing rate will apply, provided that, the applicant corporation or entity will (i) submit the latest reportorial requirements due at the time of application; and (ii) comply with MC No. 28, S.2020 through the MC28 Submission Portal.
B. Suspended and Revoked Corporations:
The foregoing rate will apply, subject to the payment of filing/petition fee and the appropriate proceedings to be filed with the Company Registration and Monitoring Department (CRMD) and Extension Offices (EOs) and compliance with the requirements under Secfion 3 of this Circular.
Filing of Application and Supporting Documents
On or before 30 April 2023, the duly authorized representative or resident agent of the corporation (“Applicant”) shall file an Online Expression of Interest Form (“EOI”) (see Annex A in the file attached) via the Electronic Filing and Submission Tool (eFAST).
The Applicant must present proof of his or her authority (e.g., Notarized Secretary’s Certificate or Board Resolution, or written Power of Attorney of the resident agent duly filed with the Commission in compliance with Section 128 of Batas Pambansa Big. 68, or Section 145 of the RCC) with the requirements set out under Section 3 of this Circular.
Issuance of Confirmation of Payment
Corporations, which have fully complied with all the conditions set forth in these rules, including the payment of the relevant fines and penalties, shall be issued with all conditions set forth in these rules, including the payment of the relevant fines and penalties, shall be issued with a Confirmation of Payment for Amnesty on Fines and Penalties arising from the non-filing or late filing of the GIS and/or AFS, and non-compliance with MC No. 28. The amnesty granted under this Circular is final and irrevocable, covering the period/s indicated in the said Confirmation
Exceptions
The following entities are excluded from the coverage of the amnesty under this Circular:
a. Corporations whose securities are listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange (“PSE”);
b. Corporations whose securities are registered but not listed on the PSE;
c. Corporations considered as Public Companies;
d. Corporations with intra-corporate dispute;
e. Corporations with disputed GIS; and,
f. Other corporations covered under Sec. 17.2 of RA No. 8799 or the ”Securities Regulation Code".
Validity
Only those which have filed an amnesty application and secured a PAF through the eFast, and paid through the eSPAYSEC or LBP On-Coll Facility until 30 April 2023 shall be eligible for an amnesty under the Circular. Thereafter, the existing scale of fines and penalties issued by the Commision shall be observed.
See attached Memorandum Circular for further details.
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