Five key tax and business burdens the chancellor must ease in Autumn Statement
Business Regulation

Five key tax and business burdens the chancellor must ease in Autumn Statem...

7y Kevin Reed , Writer

Five key tax and business burdens the chancellor m...

Alleviating tax red tape, and stronger investment incentives, are key requests for the chancellor Philip Hammond to consider from the ACCA Read More...

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Cashflow statement improvements targeted by watchdog
Accounting Standards

Cashflow statement improvements targeted by watchdog

8y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Cashflow statement improvements targeted by watchd...

Improvements to cashflow statements are being targeted in a consultation launched by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) Read More...

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Are you getting fair value?
Audit

Are you getting fair value?

8y AccountancyAge staff

Are you getting fair value?

Commissioning and preparing an asset valuation for financial reporting should involve a three way dialogue between the client, valuer & auditor Re...

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Six ways Brexit will impact companies’ financial statements
Accounting Standards

Six ways Brexit will impact companies’ financial statements

8y Richard Crump , Writer

Six ways Brexit will impact companies’ financial s...

The FRC has highlighted the things directors should consider when preparing their forthcoming half-yearly and annual financial reports post Brexit Rea...

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FRC proposes changes to FRS 101
Accounting Standards

FRC proposes changes to FRS 101

8y Richard Crump , Writer

FRC proposes changes to FRS 101

The amendments to FRS 101 are limited, and predominately provide exemptions from many of the disclosure requirements of IFRS 15 Read More...

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Implementation of non-financial reporting should build on existing UK regime, says ICAEW
Audit

Implementation of non-financial reporting should build on existing UK regim...

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Implementation of non-financial reporting should b...

Building on well-established reporting regime would minimise disruption, ICAEW says Read More...

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FRC announces 14% levy rise in annual budget
Audit

FRC announces 14% levy rise in annual budget

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

FRC announces 14% levy rise in annual budget

FRC to raise levies as government funding withdrawn Read More...

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ICAEW wants greater clarity over access to simplified accounting regime
Accounting Standards

ICAEW wants greater clarity over access to simplified accounting regime

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

ICAEW wants greater clarity over access to simplif...

ICAEW warns of "worrying degree of confusion" over FRS 101 Read More...

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Solvency and liquidity queries tackled in FRC going concern guidance
Accounting Standards

Solvency and liquidity queries tackled in FRC going concern guidance

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Solvency and liquidity queries tackled in FRC goin...

FRC guidance makes clear requirements relating to going concern and solvency and liquidity risk Read More...

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Pace of audit improvement too slow, IFIAR tells top six networks
Audit

Pace of audit improvement too slow, IFIAR tells top six networks

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Pace of audit improvement too slow, IFIAR tells to...

International audit quality watchdog unsatisfied by pace of change in improving audit quality Read More...

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FD MAR - DIARY - P48 - TO BE SUBBED
Corporate Finance

FD MAR - DIARY - P48 - TO BE SUBBED

8y Richard Crump , Writer

FD MAR - DIARY - P48 - TO BE SUBBED

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Non-financial information must be as reliable as financial counterpart, ICAEW says
Accounting Standards

Non-financial information must be as reliable as financial counterpart, ICA...

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Non-financial information must be as reliable as f...

Non-financial information should face similarly stringent testing to financial data, ICAEW finds in report Read More...

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FRC to avoid further changes to codes and standards
Audit

FRC to avoid further changes to codes and standards

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

FRC to avoid further changes to codes and standard...

FRC chief executive Stephen Haddrill pledges that regulator will allow changes to codes and standards to 'bed in' rather than introduce further change...

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FRC: Extended auditor reporting welcomed by investors
Audit

FRC: Extended auditor reporting welcomed by investors

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

FRC: Extended auditor reporting welcomed by invest...

Greater signposting and use of graphics and colour greatly enhance reports, FRC finds Read More...

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Amendments to FRS 101 and FRS 103 proposed by FRC
Accounting Standards

Amendments to FRS 101 and FRS 103 proposed by FRC

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Amendments to FRS 101 and FRS 103 proposed by FRC

Amendments aim to ensure FRS 101 continues to be cost-effective as IFRS, changes while FRED 64 proposes amendments to FRS 103 Insurance Contracts Read...

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Regulation stunting business growth, warn accountants
Business Regulation

Regulation stunting business growth, warn accountants

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

Regulation stunting business growth, warn accounta...

Increasing regulation is hindering businesses' ability to get on with the job at hand, according to an IFAC survey of accountants Read More...

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Mandatory audit rotation big threat to scepticism, say academics
Audit

Mandatory audit rotation big threat to scepticism, say academics

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Mandatory audit rotation big threat to scepticism,...

Rotation will lead to "the likelihood of audit failures with negative legal, regulatory, and business implications", says report Read More...

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Nearly half of financial institutions at risk of missing 2018 IFRS 9 deadline
Accounting Standards

Nearly half of financial institutions at risk of missing 2018 IFRS 9 deadli...

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Nearly half of financial institutions at risk of m...

Despite the fact that full compliance with new IFRS 9 rules is estimated to take between two and three years to complete, majority have only just sta...

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FRC files complaint against former iSoft execs
Regulatory Bodies

FRC files complaint against former iSoft execs

9y Richard Crump , Writer

FRC files complaint against former iSoft execs

Watchdog files formal complaint against former management team at iSoft, almost ten years after ‘accounting irregularities' were discovered at softwar...

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Tesco accounting scandal prompts FRC to scrutinise retail sector audits
Audit

Tesco accounting scandal prompts FRC to scrutinise retail sector audits

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Tesco accounting scandal prompts FRC to scrutinise...

FRC plans to make the retail sector a priority sector for audit inspections this year; finds overall audit quality has improved Read More...

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Leader: Law firms should heed accountancy's listing mistakes
Accounting Firms

Leader: Law firms should heed accountancy's listing mistakes

9y Kevin Reed , Writer

Leader: Law firms should heed accountancy's listin...

With law firm Gateley set for an IPO, it should be very mindful of the problems faced now-extinct accounting firms that had taken the listed route Rea...

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Watchdog issues review of audit governance code
Audit

Watchdog issues review of audit governance code

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Watchdog issues review of audit governance code

The FRC issues a clarion call for the adoption of an independent voice at international level in the firms' global networks, as it launches audit gove...

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A tale of two income statements - why investors should scrutinise OCI
Accounting Standards

A tale of two income statements - why investors should scrutinise OCI

9y Accountancy Age

A tale of two income statements - why investors sh...

There needs to be greater investor scrutiny of OCI line items, writes Vincent Papa Read More...

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Early bird FRS 102 Masterclass discount ends today
Accounting Standards

Early bird FRS 102 Masterclass discount ends today

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Early bird FRS 102 Masterclass discount ends today

Save £50 by signing up today to Accountancy Age & Financial Director's series of half day masterclasses covering the preparation of accounts under FRS...

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EU Accounting Directive could damage UK economy, warns ICAEW
Accounting Standards

EU Accounting Directive could damage UK economy, warns ICAEW

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

EU Accounting Directive could damage UK economy, w...

ICAEW warns of risk that over-simplifying reporting requirements can have on the ability of small companies to secure credit Read More...

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FRC consults on FRS101 amendment
Accounting Standards

FRC consults on FRS101 amendment

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

FRC consults on FRS101 amendment

Announcement is in line with the FRC’s commitment to update FRS 101 annually to ensure the reduced disclosure framework remains consistent with IFRS R...

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KPMG called in to review project controls at Balfour Beatty
Company News

KPMG called in to review project controls at Balfour Beatty

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

KPMG called in to review project controls at Balfo...

Big Four firm called in as Balfour Beatty's UK construction services division sees margins eroded Read More...

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