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Accounting
Can accounts be prepared in a foreign currency and submitted to Companies House?
Coronavirus government support schemes under FRS 102
Coronavirus government support schemes under FRS 105
COVID-19-Related rent concessions under FRS 102 and FRS 105
Defective accounts and reports
Foreign currency translation under FRS 102
FRS 102: Financial instruments: renegotiating loans on substantially different terms (FRF)
FRS 102: Hedge accounting (FRF)
FRS 102: Intercompany loans at non-market rates (FRF)
FRS 102: Intercompany loans with no fixed term (FRF)
FRS 102: Lease incentives (FRF)
Hedge accounting under FRS 102
Hive up - accounting for a hive-up under FRS 102
Key topics- Accounts preparation under UK GAAP
Preference Shares - equity or liability under FRS 102?
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Anti-money laundering
Electronic client due diligence
Fraud issues for members in business
Money laundering - supervision by ICAEW
Suspicious activity reports (SARs)
Trust or company service providers and anti-money laundering supervision
Webinars and webcasts
Failing to apply the money laundering regulations: The cost of getting it wrong
- Assurance
- ATOL
- Audit exemption
- Audit reports
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Auditing
Auditor Liability Limitation Agreements
Bank letter - do I still need one?
Charities - financial reporting and scrutiny (England and Wales)
Charities - financial reporting and scrutiny (Northern Ireland)
Charities - financial reporting and scrutiny (Scotland)
Clubs, associations and societies
Defective accounts and reports
Modified opinions, emphasis of matter and other matter paragraphs
OPEI - What is an other entity of public interest?
Prior year unaudited - audit report implications
Registered auditor signing requirements
Registration - can an entity become audit registered?
Requirement - is an audit required for a company?
Resignation of auditor - auditor and company responsibilities
Rotation of audit partners and staff
Tax advocacy (non-audit services)
Whole firm audit compliance review
Withholding signature or service
An Essential Guide to Auditor Independence (podcast)
Implementation of European Audit reforms
Audit and Assurance Faculty
Preparing audit reports under ISAs (UK) - for periods beginning on or after 17 June 2016?
See also: Auditor independence - Auditor independence
- Auditor resignation
- Auto-enrolment
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Balance sheet disclosures
Applicable to periods beginning on or after 1 January 2016
Balance sheet statements for small companies and LLPs
Transfers between investment property, PPE and inventories under FRS 102
- Books and records
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Business members
Disclosure of confidential information (for members in business)
Fraud issues for members in business
The ethics of an ICAEW Chartered Accountant employed in business
Business case studies
Acting without sufficient expertise
Inappropriate business practices
Inducements for non-disclosure
Personal financial interest in proposal
Unsupported expenses case study
Ethics podcasts and webinars
Acting with integrity introduction
Dubious practices: What should you do?
Promoting integrity in organisations
Real integrity in organisations
Non-executive directors case studies
Confidentiality and conflict of interest in non-executive roles
Formal governance procedures not being followed
Non-executive director being used as a sounding board by an employee
Pressure on a non-executive director to make a decision without adequate information
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- Capital reductions
- Capital transactions
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Charities
Cash flow statement - does a charity need one
Clubs, associations and societies – which standard?
Duty to report to the charity regulator(s)
Financial reporting and scrutiny (England and Wales)
Financial reporting and scrutiny (Northern Ireland)
Financial reporting and scrutiny (Scotland)Independent examination of a charity
Legal and regulatory framework
- Chartered Accountant (use of)
- Client references
- Clients money
- Clubs, associations and societies
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Code of ethics
Anti-money laundering tipping off
Change of professional appointment - client acceptance
Change of professional appointment - incoming accountant
Change of professional appointment - outgoing accountant
Covid-19: Ethical issues for members in business
Ethics of an ICAEW Chartered Accountant employed in business
Engagement letter - haven't issued one
Social media - How does the Code of Ethics apply?
Ethics webinars
Acting with integrity introduction
Ethical challenges - how to deal with them
Real integrity in organisations
- Cold file reviews
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Communications
Limited company - letterhead checklist
Limited company - example letterhead
LLP - letterhead checklist
LLP - example letterhead
Partnerships - letterhead checklist
Partnerships - example letterheadPractice names and letterheads
Sole practitioner - letterhead checklist
Sole practitioner - example letterhead - Community Interest Companies
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Company law
Abridged accounts for small companies
Audit - is an audit required for a company?
Audit exemption - can a small UK subsidiary of an overseas parent qualify?
Auditor resignation - auditor and company responsibilities
Balance sheet statements for small companies and LLPs
Charities - financial reporting and scrutiny (England and Wales)
Charities - financial reporting and scrutiny (Northern Ireland)
Charities - financial reporting and scrutiny (Scotland)
Charities - Legal and regulatory framework
Community Interest Companies (CICs)
Companies limited by guarantee
Company size calculator (small and micro)
Company size - is a company micro?
Company size - is a company or group small?
Defective accounts and reports
Directors’ loans - requirement for approval
Dormancy - is a company dormant?
Employee numbers - calculation
Foreign currency filing of accounts at Companies House
Illegal dividends in a private company
Ineligible companies and groups
Private company reduction of share capital
Purchase of own shares (private company)
Signature - which documents in the annual accounts need one?
Subsidiaries - accounting for dividends received
- Company secretarial
- Company size limits
- Complaints
- Compliance reviews
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Confidentiality
Charities - duty to report to the regulator(s)
Insolvency practitioners - disclosure of confidential information
Members in business - disclosure of confidential information
Members in practice - disclosure of confidential information
Police and other enforcement agencies - disclosure of confidential information
Practice case study
- Consolidated accounts
- Consumer credit
- Coronavirus
- Credit control
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Data protection
Engagement letters - Amendment for GDPR
Engagement letters - GDPR clauses and guidance
Engagement letters - GDPR - privacy notices
Fraud issues for members in business
GDPR - Communicating safely with clients
GDPR - Data breaches
GDPR - Data mapping and documentationGDPR - Data processor or data controller?
GDPR - Lawful basis for processing
GDPR - Rights of an individualGeneral Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)
Insolvency practitioners - disclosure of confidential information
Members in business - disclosure of confidential information
Members in practice - disclosure of confidential information
Police and other enforcement agencies - disclosure of confidential information
- Defaults and unlawful acts
- Deferred tax
- Designated professional body (DPB)
- Directors transactions
- Disclaimers
- Disengagement
- Disputes
- Distributable profits
- Document retention
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- Employment
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Engagement
Anti-money laundering client due diligence
Auditor Liability Limitation Agreements
Change of professional appointment - client acceptance
Change of professional appointment - incoming accountant
Change of professional appointment - outgoing accountant
Charging for detailed advice at initial consultation
Engagement letters and privacy notices
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Ethics for business
Anti-money laundering tipping off
COVID-19: Ethical issues for members in business
COVID-19: Ethical issues for members in practice
Disclosure of confidential information (for members in business)
Disclosure of confidential information to insolvency practitioners
Disclosure of confidential information to the police and other enforcement agencies
The ethics of a Chartered Accountant in business
What are the risks of acting as a defacto or shadow director?
Business case studies
Acting without sufficient expertise
Inappropriate business practices
Inducements for non-disclosure
Personal financial interest in proposal
Unsupported expenses case study
Ethics podcasts and webinars
Acting with integrity introduction
Real integrity in organisations
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Ethics for practice
Anti-money laundering tipping off
Change of professional appointment - client acceptance
Change of professional appointment - incoming accountant
Change of professional appointment - outgoing accountant
Charities - can I undertake an independent examination of a charity?
COVID-19: Ethical issues for members in practice
Directors - risks of acting as a defacto or shadow director
Disclosure of confidential information (for members in practice)
Disclosure of confidential information to insolvency practitioners
Disclosure of confidential information to the police and other enforcement agencies
Initial consultation - can I charge for giving fairly detailed advice
Independence requirements when conducting audit or assurance engagements
OPEI - What is an other entity of public interest?
Probate - ethical considerations for probate practitioners
Payments from a client's own account
Rotation of audit partners and staff
Tax advocacy (non-audit services)
Trustee of trust with shares in an audit client
Practice case studies
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- Fee protection
- Fees
- Filing requirements
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Financial instruments
Accounting for fixed asset investments in individual financial statements under FRS 102
Debt instruments - amortised cost under FRS 102 (FRC)
Financial instruments: renegotiating loans on substantially different terms under FRS 102
Hedge accounting under FRS 102
- Firm composition and structure
- Fit and proper
- Foreign currency
- Fraud
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FRS 102
Balance sheet statements for small companies and LLPs
Can accounts be prepared and filed at Companies House in a foreign currency?
Can I capitalise website development costs under FRS 102?
Can I revalue Intangible Assets under FRS 102?
Charities - financial reporting and scrutiny (England and Wales)
Charities - financial reporting and scrutiny (Northern Ireland)
Charities - financial reporting and scrutiny (Scotland)
Coronavirus government support schemes under FRS 102
COVID-19-Related rent concessions under FRS 102 and FRS 105
Cryptocurrencies under FRS 102
Does a charity need a cash flow statement?
Fixed asset investments under FRS 102
Foreign currency translation under FRS 102
FRS 102: Is a statement of cash flows required if FRS 102 is adopted for 31 December 2015 year ends?
FRS 102: Small company requirements under Section 1A
FRS 102: What is the useful economic life of goodwill under FRS 102 and FRSSE 2015?
Hedge accounting under FRS 102
How does a lessee account for a rent free period under FRS 102?
How do I account for a change in depreciation?
How do I account for a dividend received from a subsidiary?
Intangible assets under FRS 102
Investment property under FRS 102
Limited liability partnerships: What standard when?
Preference shares - equity or liability under FRS 102?
Related party disclosures under FRS 102
Transfers between investment property, PPE and inventories under FRS 102
When can a subsidiary be excluded from consolidation under FRS 102?
Which accounting standard do I use for clubs, associations and societies?
Which accounting standard do I use for SSAS pension schemes?
Financial Reporting Faculty FAQs
FRS 102: Financial instruments disclosures
FRS 102: Intercompany loans at non-market rates
Webinars
FRS 102 and financial instruments – hedging
The new EU Accounting Directive – what UK companies need to know now
- FRS 105
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Law (General)
Anti-money laundering client due diligence
Auditor Liability Limitation Agreements
Charities - can I undertake an independent examination?
Charities - Legal and regulatory framework
Fees - should I continue to act for clients unable to pay?
Goodwill - can we take our audit clients out as a gesture of goodwill?
LiensSolicitors - finding a solicitor
Business case studies
Inappropriate business practices
Inducements for non-disclosure
See separate A-Z category for COMPANY LAW
- Leases
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Letterheads
Limited company - letterhead checklist
Limited company - example letterhead
LLP - letterhead checklist
LLP - example letterheadMarketing
Partnerships - letterhead checklist
Partnerships - example letterheadPractice names and letterheads
Sole practitioner - letterhead checklist
Sole practitioner - example letterhead - Letters of representation
- Liability limitation
- Liens
- LLPs
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Marketing
Limited company - letterhead checklist
Limited company - example letterhead
LLP - letterhead checklist
LLP - example letterhead
Partnerships - letterhead checklist
Partnerships - example letterheadPractice names and letterheads
Sole practitioner - letterhead checklist
Sole practitioner - example letterhead - Member firm
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Micro entities
Abridged accounts for small companies
Small and micro company size calculator
SI 2015/980: Small, medium and large companies thresholds
Financial Reporting Faculty
Micro-entity accounts FAQ
- Modified audit opinion
- Money laundering
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- Partnerships
- Pension schemes
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Practice
ATOL whole firm compliance review checklist
Audit registration - can an entity become audit registered?
Auditor Liability Limitation Agreements
Change of professional appointment - client acceptance
Change of professional appointment - incoming accountant
Change of professional appointment - outgoing accountant
Changes in the composition of a firm
Checklist - are you ready to go into practice
Clients’ money regulations compliance review
Cold file audit compliance review
Decision to accept appointment
Disclosure of confidential information (for members in practice)
Disclosure of confidential information to insolvency practitioners
Disclosure of confidential information to the police and other enforcement agencies
Engagement letter - haven't issued one
ICAEW statement on engaging in public practice (valid from 1 January 2017)
Limited company - letterhead checklist
Limited company - example letterhead
Managing professional liability of accountants - illustrative wordings
Partnerships - letterhead checklist
Partnerships - example letterhead
Practice Assurance compliance review
Practice names and letterheadsSole practitioner - letterhead checklist
Sole practitioner - example letterhead
Sole practitioners - coping with their incapacity or sudden death
- Practice assurance
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Practising certificate
Can I undertake an independent examination of a charity?
ICAEW statement on engaging in public practice (valid from 1 January 2017)
- Preference shares
- Probate
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Professional appointments
Anti-money laundering client due diligence
Change of professional appointment - client acceptance
Change of professional appointment - incoming accountant
Change of professional appointment - outgoing accountant
Charities - can I undertake an independent examination?
Charging for detailed advice at initial consultation
Engagement letters and privacy notices
- Professional enquiry
- Professional indemnity
- Purchase of own shares
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- Services directive
- Share-based payment
- Signing documents
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Small companies
Abridged accounts for small companies
Audit exemption - can a small UK subsidiary of an overseas parent qualify?
Audit requirement for a company
Balance sheet statements for small companies and LLPs
Company size calculator (small and micro)
Employee numbers - calculation
Ineligible companies and groups
- Social media
- Solicitors
- Subcontracting
- Support Members Scheme
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UK GAAP
Accounts preparation under UK GAAP - Key topics
Can I capitalise website development costs under FRS 102?
Can I revalue Intangible Assets under FRS 102?
Does a charity need a cash flow statement?
Do I have to disclose employee numbers?
Do I need to disclose secured debts?
Excluded subsidiaries: When can a subsidiary be excluded from consolidation under FRS 102?
Fixed asset investments under FRS 102
Foreign currency translation under FRS 102
Intangible assets under FRS 102
Investment property under FRS 102
Preference shares: equity or liability under FRS 102
Related party disclosures under FRS 102
UK company law and financial reporting changes
Financial Reporting Faculty
FRS 102: Intercompany loans at non-market rates
FRS 102: Financial instruments: renegotiating loans on substantially different terms
How does a lessee account for a rent free period under FRS 102?
How do I account for a change in depreciation?
How do I account for a dividend received from a subsidiary?
Which accounting standard do I use for clubs, associations and societies?
Webinars
- Use of 'Chartered Accountant'
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Whistleblowing
Charities - duty to report to the regulator(s)
COVID-19: Ethical issues for members in practice
Disclosure of confidential information (for members in business)
Disclosure of confidential information (for members in practice)
Disclosure of confidential information to the police and other enforcement agencies
- Withholding service
- Working papers