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iXBRL and your business

Tagging financial documents for Irish Revenue & HMRC compliance

What is iXBRL and accounts tagging?

iXBRL is inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language.

This is a language that allows the presentation of financial information in a computer-readable format. This is achieved by tagging each piece of financial information with a label that identifies it in terms of standard accounting or tax concepts.

How KPMG can help

KPMG offers its iXBRL conversion services to Republic of Ireland and United Kingdom tax resident companies. Our team of experts have developed a suite of iXBRL solutions and services to help businesses to adapt to the changes in an easy and cost-effective manner.

Since 2010, our iXBRL accounts team, with a local unit based in Belfast, has tagged thousands of company accounts using its XME software for submission to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in the UK and Revenue in Ireland.

iXBRL at a glance

iXBRL Conversion Service	iXBRL Conversion Technology
KPMG can tag and convert accounts from MS Word or Excel into an iXBRL instance document	Takes control of the conversion process by licensing KPMG's XME application
Includes a full review of tagging	Saves time by tagging a small number of proformas, which can be used for multiple entities' templates and for future years
Protects your accounts preparers from disruption	Roll-forward of accounts to subsequent reporting periods whilst maintaining tags, ready for editing
Gives the option to bring the work in-house at any time by licensing KPMG's iXBRL Conversion Technology	Easy to use, quick to integrate and cost effective in-house option
Cost-effective and reduces pressure on in-house compliance teams