TECHNOLOGY outsourcing and consulting firm Accenture Ltd plans to change its place of incorporation to Ireland from Bermuda, following an exodus of large multinational companies to Europe as the US government plans to tighten tax rules.

ACCENTURE LTD , the world's largest consulting company, said yesterday it would slash about 1,000 jobs, or slightly more than 1% of its workforce, as the consulting industry faced a slump in demand amid the lingering economic downturn.