UK standards chief steps down after IASB appointment
Accounting Standards

UK standards chief steps down after IASB appointment

14y Idris Nagri

UK standards chief steps down after IASB appointme...

Accounting Standards Board chairman moves aside to avoid conflicts of interest Read More...

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No easy choices for the ASB on moves to IFRS
Accounting Standards

No easy choices for the ASB on moves to IFRS

14y Idris Nagri

No easy choices for the ASB on moves to IFRS

Push on as planned or not – the ASB faces a tough decision over IFRS implementation Read More...

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IFRS will be big burden for SMEs
Accounting Standards

IFRS will be big burden for SMEs

14y Idris Nagri

IFRS will be big burden for SMEs

Big shock for small business: The main beneficiaries of IFRS are big corporations. So do small businesses need the burden of new rules and big fees, ...

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Standards chairman must be part-politician
Accounting Standards

Standards chairman must be part-politician

14y Idris Nagri

Standards chairman must be part-politician

"The final decision gives a blend of political and policy making experience" trustee head Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa tells Accountancy Age Read More...

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Change will always be challenging
Accounting Standards

Change will always be challenging

14y Idris Nagri

Change will always be challenging

The push to adopt IFRS for SMEs was always going to attract criticism and perhaps it is right to slow down the process until business is ready Read M...

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Letter reveals internal concerns over new accounting code
Accounting Standards

Letter reveals internal concerns over new accounting code

14y Idris Nagri

Letter reveals internal concerns over new accounti...

ASB plans "fundamentally flawed" says board member Read More...

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It’s time for teamwork
Accounting Standards

It’s time for teamwork

14y Idris Nagri

It’s time for teamwork

Will accounting become a young man’s game? There will be plenty of experienced men – and women – out there who would say no. But the move by unlisted ...

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Youth culture: newly qualified accountants will bear the IFRS burden
Accounting Standards

Youth culture: newly qualified accountants will bear the IFRS burden

14y Idris Nagri

Youth culture: newly qualified accountants will be...

Firms will have to rely on the younger generation to get to grips with IFRS for SMEs Read More...

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Advisers lack green expertise
Corporate Finance

Advisers lack green expertise

14y Idris Nagri

Advisers lack green expertise

Standard setters, environmentalists and auditors need to work together to give green assurance credibility, sustainability reporting experts say Read...

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Replacement of UK GAAP must pass Government's cost benefit test, ASB warns
Audit

Replacement of UK GAAP must pass Government's cost benefit test, ASB warns

14y Idris Nagri

Replacement of UK GAAP must pass Government's cost...

UK accounting chief says rule change must meet cost-benefit criteria Read More...

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Valuations: goodwill hunting
Accounting Standards

Valuations: goodwill hunting

14y Idris Nagri

Valuations: goodwill hunting

The murky world of valuing intangible assets has just become a little clearer Read More...

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Banking rule may make reporting ‘hugely complex’
Corporate Governance

Banking rule may make reporting ‘hugely complex’

14y Idris Nagri

Banking rule may make reporting ‘hugely complex’

Proposed new banking rules could add hundred of extra pages to annual reports, ASB report claims Read More...

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ASB plans 12-month delay in roll out of new code for SMEs
Accounting Standards

ASB plans 12-month delay in roll out of new code for SMEs

14y Idris Nagri

ASB plans 12-month delay in roll out of new code f...

Businesses have been given more time to prepare for the introduction of a new accounting code for SMEs Read More...

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Vodafone attacks ‘costly and burdensome’ code change
Corporate Governance

Vodafone attacks ‘costly and burdensome’ code change

14y Idris Nagri

Vodafone attacks ‘costly and burdensome’ code chan...

Shell, Hilton Hotels and Vodafone among companies urging ASB to rethink accounting rule changes Read More...

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Taxman urges delay of UK GAAP replacement
Audit

Taxman urges delay of UK GAAP replacement

14y Idris Nagri

Taxman urges delay of UK GAAP replacement

Replacement of UK GAAP will clash with iXBRL introduction Read More...

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UK GAAP replacement timetable too ambitious: GT
Audit

UK GAAP replacement timetable too ambitious: GT

14y Idris Nagri

UK GAAP replacement timetable too ambitious: GT

ASB propose to replace UK GAAP by 2012 Read More...

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IFRS: Divided we fall
Accounting Standards

IFRS: Divided we fall

14y Idris Nagri

IFRS: Divided we fall

A three-tier accounting standards system in the UK just won’t work Read More...

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Rights issue rules undergo change
Accounting Standards

Rights issue rules undergo change

14y Idris Nagri

Rights issue rules undergo change

UK standards board brings in new accounting rules for rights issues Read More...

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Annual reports slated for clutter and lack of clarity
Company News

Annual reports slated for clutter and lack of clarity

15y Idris Nagri

Annual reports slated for clutter and lack of clar...

Report reveal compliance but many companies still have a long way to go, says regulator Read More...

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ASB warned on timing of rule changes
Accounting Standards

ASB warned on timing of rule changes

15y Idris Nagri

ASB warned on timing of rule changes

Introduction of new standards could clash with HMRC’s XBRL move Read More...

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ASB sounds death knell for UK GAAP
Accounting Standards

ASB sounds death knell for UK GAAP

15y Idris Nagri

ASB sounds death knell for UK GAAP

Draft policy paper proposes new three tiered accounting structure Read More...

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Subsidiaries set to miss out on simplified standards for SMEs
Accounting Standards

Subsidiaries set to miss out on simplified standards for SMEs

15y Idris Nagri

Subsidiaries set to miss out on simplified standar...

Calls from audit industry to ease the disclosure burden on subsidiaries Read More...

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So just how will zoos fit a hippo on the balance sheet?
Accounting Standards

So just how will zoos fit a hippo on the balance sheet?

15y Idris Nagri

So just how will zoos fit a hippo on the balance s...

New guidelines from the Accounting Standards Board aim to tackle how to account for 'priceless' artifacts, but could hit the balance sheets of zoos a...

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Balance sheet reprieve for cultural gems
Audit

Balance sheet reprieve for cultural gems

15y Idris Nagri

Balance sheet reprieve for cultural gems

ASB releases new guidelines which encourage museums, galleries and other cultural institutions to place their collections on their books in a bid to ...

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'Death or glory' awaits IASB
Accounting Standards

'Death or glory' awaits IASB

15y Kevin Reed , Writer

'Death or glory' awaits IASB

International standards setter faces crucial two years, says Ian Mackintosh Read More...

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Standard setters come out in support of IASB
Accounting Standards

Standard setters come out in support of IASB

15y Idris Nagri

Standard setters come out in support of IASB

National Standard Setters Group sends a communique to the IASB, giving its backing to the under-pressure body Read More...

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