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Technical and ethics support

On this page you can access a wealth of online content, including our helpsheets, providing practical, authoritative guidance on the most common queries we receive. High demand for our popular webchat and phone services can sometimes mean longer queuing times than we’d like. To beat the queues, you may be able to find the answer to your query using the resources below.

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Answers to your technical and ethical enquiries

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Helpsheets

Practical, technical and ethical guidance written to support you based on the enquiries we regularly receive from members.

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Tax support

Technical Advisory Services do not provide tax advice, but can signpost you to other sources of expert tax advice.

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Dormant company?

Not sure if a company is dormant under the Companies Act 2006?
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Illegal dividends?

Is a dividend legal? And if not, what are the implications?
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Does a company require an audit?

A handy list of resources to help answer the question of whether a UK company requires an audit.
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Purchase of own shares

Need help understanding ‘off market’ purchases under the share buy back regime?
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Share capital reduction

Steps to follow, potential pitfalls and worked accounting treatment examples.
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Clients’ money regulations

What you need to know about handling clients’ money and common problems.
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Maintaining your firm’s record

Everything you need to know and how to make changes.
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Buying or selling a block of fees?

Looking for guidance on purchasing or selling fees?
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Further support and resources for you

Links to other useful resources.

 

  1. Ukraine crisis: central resource hub
  2. Core Accounting and Tax Service with Bloomsbury
  3. UK GAAP 2019: Generally Accepted Accounting Practice under UK and Irish GAAP eBook
  4. International GAAP 2021: Generally Accepted Accounting Practice under IFRS eBook
  5. Tax and VAT helpline provided by Markel Tax
  6. Professonal Indemnity Insurance
  7. Support Members Scheme
  8. CABA
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