FRC audit inspection finds no improvement on last year
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FRC audit inspection finds no improvement on last year

5y Chris Jewers

FRC audit inspection finds no improvement on last ...

75% of FTSE 350 audits assessed as good or requiring limited improvements, failing to meet the FRC's 90% target Read More...

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Sustainable cost accounting - The reality of the climate crisis requires nothing less
Accounting Standards

Sustainable cost accounting - The reality of the climate crisis requires no...

5y Richard Murphy

Sustainable cost accounting - The reality of the c...

Professor Richard Murphy argues that IFRS accounting is inappropriate in the era when we are tackling the climate crisis and must be replaced Read Mor...

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Feedback led to change in FRS102 on Director’s Loans
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Feedback led to change in FRS102 on Director’s Loans

5y Tom Lemmon

Feedback led to change in FRS102 on Director’s Loa...

Comments and push-back from accountants led to the change in FRS102 which gives an exemption on director’s loans, according to Steve Collings. Read Mo...

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IFRS 17 is an “opportunity” for accountants
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IFRS 17 is an “opportunity” for accountants

5y Tom Lemmon

IFRS 17 is an “opportunity” for accountants

The incoming IFRS 17 insurance accounting standard is an “opportunity” for accountants to highlight their value to their companies, according to Moody...

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Moody’s Analytics enhances accounting and reinsurance capabilities of RiskIntegrity IFRS 17 solution
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Moody’s Analytics enhances accounting and reinsurance capabilities of RiskI...

5y Tom Lemmon

Moody’s Analytics enhances accounting and reinsura...

Moody’s Analytics has added new accounting and reinsurance capabilities to their RiskIntegrity IFRS 17 solution. These new features are intended to he...

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What will IFRS 16 mean for 2019’s reporting season?
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What will IFRS 16 mean for 2019’s reporting season?

5y John Kuett

What will IFRS 16 mean for 2019’s reporting season...

John Kuett, vice president of European Lease Accounting at Lease Accelerator provides an essential update on IFRS 16 Read More...

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Top 10 lessons learnt on the road to FASB/IASB lease accounting compliance
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Top 10 lessons learnt on the road to FASB/IASB lease accounting compliance

5y Sponsored | Trimble

Top 10 lessons learnt on the road to FASB/IASB lea...

Trimble Real Estate & Workplace Solutions report on what has been learned so far on the road to FASB/IASB lease accounting compliance Read More...

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How to Manage FASB & IFRS Lease Accounting in a Sea of Changing Standards
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How to Manage FASB & IFRS Lease Accounting in a Sea of Changing Standar...

5y Craig Gillespie

How to Manage FASB & IFRS Lease Accounting in ...

Craig Gillespie, business area director, Trimble Real Estate & Workplace Solutions, helps you navigate the latest changes Read More...

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Kingman has missed the point
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Kingman has missed the point

5y Richard Murphy

Kingman has missed the point

Richard Murphy, chartered accountant and founder and director of Tax Research UK, says the Kingman report into the FRC failed to address much-needed r...

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Take action now to help clients protect SME payable R&D tax credit
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Take action now to help clients protect SME payable R&D tax credit

5y Jenny Tragner

Take action now to help clients protect SME payabl...

Jenny Tragner, director at ForrestBrown, reveals how accountants can provide extra value to their clients by getting them to prepare now to protect th...

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New IASB/FASB lease accounting standards: what happens after the dust settles?
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New IASB/FASB lease accounting standards: what happens after the dust settl...

5y Craig Gillespie

New IASB/FASB lease accounting standards: what hap...

Craig Gillespie, Business Area Director for Real Estate at Trimble details the implications of the new rules Read More...

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Five reasons why your IFRS 9 project may have already failed
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Five reasons why your IFRS 9 project may have already failed

5y Nitin Iyer

Five reasons why your IFRS 9 project may have alre...

Life is full of surprises – some good, and some not so good. From an accounting point of view, surprises are generally best avoided. This is not...

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Is it time for moratorium on board room positions for former partners?
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Is it time for moratorium on board room positions for former partners?

6y Gary Dixon

Is it time for moratorium on board room positions ...

The recent £4m fine issued to Grant Thornton is a wake-up call to aspiring independent non-executive board members, who must be demonstrably independe...

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Lease accounting standards: are multinationals sitting on a ‘leaseberg’ of huge proportions?
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Lease accounting standards: are multinationals sitting on a ‘leaseberg’ of ...

6y Ross Chapman

Lease accounting standards: are multinationals sit...

New lease accounting standards come into force at the start of next year which will fundamentally change how companies can report off-balance sheet fi...

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Demystifying GDPR for accountants
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Demystifying GDPR for accountants

6y Ellen Temperton

Demystifying GDPR for accountants

GDPR introduces more stringent rules and responsibilities and carries hefty fines for non-compliance. How will the regulation affect accountants? Read...

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EY fined £1.8m over Tech Data audit
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EY fined £1.8m over Tech Data audit

7y Idris Nagri

EY fined £1.8m over Tech Data audit

The firm admitted misconduct in three areas in relation to the audit of the financial statements of Tech Data Limited for financial year ending 31 Jan...

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The great professional services shake-up
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The great professional services shake-up

7y Fergus Payne

The great professional services shake-up

Accountancy has now moved one step closer to becoming a formal piece of the legal services furniture. How far will the boundaries be pushed, and how w...

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What do clients actually want from an accountant?
Accounting Standards

What do clients actually want from an accountant?

7y Idris Nagri

What do clients actually want from an accountant?

From helping clients with financial goal setting to long-term tax planning, accountants can offer clients much more than the basics. So, how can accou...

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Accountants shouldn’t neglect hybrid mismatch anti-avoidance rules
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Accountants shouldn’t neglect hybrid mismatch anti-avoidance rules

7y Idris Nagri

Accountants shouldn’t neglect hybrid mismatch anti...

Alison Conley, partner at MHA MacIntyre Hudson, looks at hybrid mismatch anti-avoidance legislation, and why accountants should pay attention to it Re...

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Membership of the accountancy profession on the rise
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Membership of the accountancy profession on the rise

7y Idris Nagri

Membership of the accountancy profession on the ri...

Between the years 2012-2016, membership of UK & Ireland accounting bodies grew by 3.2% worldwide and 2.4% in the UK & Ireland, according to th...

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The real price of mates' rates in the provision of professional services
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The real price of mates' rates in the provision of professional services

7y Idris Nagri

The real price of mates' rates in the provision of...

It's important for accountants who provide services outside a formal contractual framework to think about their exposure to claims Read More...

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IASB overhauls insurance accounting with issuance of IFRS 17
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IASB overhauls insurance accounting with issuance of IFRS 17

7y Idris Nagri

IASB overhauls insurance accounting with issuance ...

The International Accounting Standards Board announces new regulations that create an international Standard for insurance contracts Read More...

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Flag It Up! How accountants can protect themselves from money launderers
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Flag It Up! How accountants can protect themselves from money launderers

7y Idris Nagri

Flag It Up! How accountants can protect themselves...

As part of the government’s Flag It Up! campaign, Henry Cooper, former president of the AAT, highlights how accountants can protect themselves and the...

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FRC investigates PwC over Redcentric audit
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FRC investigates PwC over Redcentric audit

7y Idris Nagri

FRC investigates PwC over Redcentric audit

The FRC has said that the investigation will 'consider, but not be restricted to, issues regarding misstated accounting balances' Read More...

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AAT approved as apprentice assessment organisation
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AAT approved as apprentice assessment organisation

7y Idris Nagri

AAT approved as apprentice assessment organisation

The AAT will deliver the end point assessments for the apprenticeships Read More...

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2020 Vision: Beating the 31 January rush
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2020 Vision: Beating the 31 January rush

7y Idris Nagri

2020 Vision: Beating the 31 January rush

The tax return deadline is looming, but the 'mad rush' isn't necessary, argues Carl Reader Read More...

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PwC CEE strikes partnership with LSBF
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PwC CEE strikes partnership with LSBF

7y Idris Nagri

PwC CEE strikes partnership with LSBF

The London School of Business & Finance has become the official provider of ACCA tuition materials for the PwC CEE Academy Read More...

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