2022 Article Press release Tax Indirect international tax Content type Alert

Global mid-market optimism drops six points IBR

The Iran war has seen global mid-market business optimism fall sharply: in Q1 2026 just 68% of business leaders had optimistic expectation on the global outlook of their country, a marked six points fall from the previous quarter. This is the main takeaway on Q1 2026 from the Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR), a quarterly survey on over 4,000 business leaders of mid-market businesses globally.

27 Apr 2026
Women in Business 2026 Press Release

91.4% of Italian managers in SMEs declare to consider a company’s gender equality initiatives when applying for a new role, as resulting from the Grant Thornton 2026 Women in Business report, a global survey which has been analysing the progresses of women’s presence in C-suite roles within mid-market businesses for more than 20 years.

12 Mar 2026
Slight decrease in optimism for mid-market businesses globally IBR

According to the latest Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR), in Q4 2025 optimism about an economic recovery is down 2 percentage points among mid-market businesses globally, whereas it remains stable in the EU and is up 1 point in Italy at 61%.

Alessandro Dragonetti
| 05 Feb 2026
Welcome Grant Thornton Operations Outsourcing

On November 4 ADM International Service Srl, our company dedicated to outsourcing, changed its name to Grant Thornton Operations Srl

04 Nov 2016
Reverse merger: leveraged buyout and tax consolidation Advisory

The article analyses a reverse merger operation from an accounting, corporate and tax perspective. The analysis will also consider the implications related to the regulation on tax consolidation and to circular letter no. 6/E dated 30 March 2016 on leveraged buyout.

04 Nov 2016
Regularization of tax bills Tax

Changes introduced with the provision on the regularization of tax bills

Giulio Tedeschi
| 04 Nov 2016
A reverse merger example and its impact on ACE* Advisory

When reorganizing groups, the management is called to ponder both organizational and business reasons for restructuring without forgetting tax implications whose impact might radically change the operation profitability.

03 Nov 2016
Global survey finds little impact on business from OECD BEPS IBR

The International Business Report shows that in Italy, 72% of businesses say they have not changed their businesses approach to taxation, while only 14% of businesses have taken measures in line with the OECD programme.

03 Nov 2016
Budget law 2017: European VAT group VAT

The Italian draft Budget Law for 2017 provides for the introduction in the domestic legislation of VAT grouping schemes.

Simonetta La Grutta
| 28 Oct 2016
Corporate frauds: the role of supervisory bodies Event

Enrico Cimpanelli speaks at a conference on corporate frauds and the role of supervisory bodies

25 Oct 2016
New white list and taxation of financial revenue Tax

New white list: effects on taxation of financial revenue

Paolo Besio
| 21 Oct 2016
The future of Asia Pacific IBR

The future of Asia Pacific: opportunity knocks if regional challenges can be overcome

21 Oct 2016
Banks and the digital transformation Banks & digital transformation

To successfully implement the changes needed, a change in the profile of bank employees is also needed. Besides the technological innovations there are a series of regulatory innovations. Control and compliance functions are increasingly important, but the organisational challenge is the most difficult as it will also imply staff layoffs.

19 Oct 2016
Tax benefit for transfer of assets to shareholders VAT

The tax benefit aimed at facilitating the assignment and transfer of movable and immovable assets registered in public records to shareholders is substantially relevant for income tax purposes. However, it can have also VAT implications.

18 Oct 2016
How Brexit might affect UK companies' Tax Bills Brexit

While UK Prime Minister Theresa May has said she will begin the process of taking the country out of the EU by the end of March 2017, the nature of what kind of subsequent trade deal May might agree with the EU remains undetermined

13 Oct 2016
Università Cattolica Career Day Recruiting

Bernoni Grant Thornton took part in the Career Day of Università Cattolica on 11 October 2016

12 Oct 2016
Grant Thornton South Eastern Europe meeting South Eastern Europe meeting

Stefano Salvadeo took part in the Grant Thornton South Eastern Europe meeting in Athens.

12 Oct 2016
Financing international student mobility Not for profit

International student fees can significantly boost Higher Education Institutions’ (HEI) financial results. But competition is increasing for a piece of this lucrative market. Are you using the right techniques to capitalise on it?

06 Oct 2016
Consulting firms ready for voluntary disclosure bis Tax

Consulting firms are ready to assist new clients with the voluntary disclosure. This is a chance for those companies and individuals who did not benefit from last year opportunity to repatriate capital held abroad, but also for those who moved capital to “safer” countries, such as Dubai, Panama, Bahamas, but then lost control over it because of scandals (Panama papers) or news leaks (Bahamas leaks).

04 Oct 2016
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