• Date

    05 Jul 2024
  • Category

    Corporate Governance & Compliance

New Audit Thresholds: Impact on company size determination

As of 1 July 2024, increases to the maximum thresholds that determine the size of a company from an audit perspective have been introduced. These changes have been signed into law under the European Union (Adjustments of Size Criteria for Certain Companies and Groups) Regulations 2024.

As per this new legislation, there will be a 25% increase to the balance sheet and turnover thresholds for ‘micro’, ‘small’, ‘medium’ and ‘large’ companies as set out in the Companies Act 2014. The new thresholds are directly applicable to accounts with financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2024 as well as providing companies with the option to apply these thresholds on or after 1 January 2023, making the new thresholds available from the outset.

The new regulations can be accessed here.

Micro

Criteria

Updated Threshold

Balance Sheet Total

<€450,000

Net Turnover

<€900,000

Number of employees

< 10

 

Small

Criteria

Updated Threshold

Balance Sheet Total

<€7,500,000

Net Turnover

<€15,000,000

Number of employees

< 50

 

Small Group

Criteria

Updated Threshold

Balance Sheet Total

<€7,500,000 or €9,000,000 Gross

Net Turnover

<€15,000,000 or €18,000,000 Gross

Number of employees

< 50

 

Medium

Criteria

Updated Threshold

Balance Sheet Total

<€25,000,000

Net Turnover

<€50,000,000

Number of employees

< 250

 

Medium Group

Criteria

Updated Threshold

Balance Sheet Total

<€25,000,000 or €30,000,000 Gross

Net Turnover

<€50,000,000 or €60,000,000 Gross

Number of employees

< 250

 

Large

Criteria

Updated Threshold

Balance Sheet Total

<€25,000,000

Net Turnover

<€50,000,000

Number of employees

< 250

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Sarah-Jane O'Keeffe

Director | Corporate Governance & Compliance
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