CPD Course Outlines
Tax Technical Updates
Objective:
To keep delegates up to date with the latest developments in tax law and practice and consider the practical implications.
Content:
- HMRC pronouncements
- Special Commissioners’ decisions
- Recent tax cases, topical issues
- Consultative documents and draft legislation
- Pre-Budget Report, The Budget & Finance Act.
Lecturers:
Dr Ros Martin CTA, Mike Truman LLB FCA CTA (Fellow), Malcolm Greenbaum ACA CTA, Kevin Read BEng, ACA, Brian Ogilvie FCCA CTA from LexisNexis Tolley.
Audit & Accounting Updates
Objective:
To enable delegates to apply new standards and consider developments affecting auditing and accounting.
Content:
- New accounting standards: practical applications
- FREDs & UITF abstracts
- Auditing standards & guidelines
- International developments
- Issues arising out of monitoring visits
- Practical problem areas.
Lecturers:
Mike Ulrich ACA and Alan Bonham MA FCA
FRSSE & Other Matters Affecting the Accounts of the Small Company
Objective:
To remind delegates of the main requirements in the FRSSE and how these differ from the full standards, and to look at recent developments affecting the accounts of small companies.
Content:
- A reminder and update on eligibility for small company exemptions
- A review of recent changes to FRSSE
- A reminder of the main requirements of FRSSE including a comparison with the full standards
- The latest news on the future of UK GAAP
- Other developments affecting the accounts of small companies including the compilation report
Lecturer:
Alan Bonham MA FCA
Annual VAT Update
Objective:
To examine the main VAT developments over the last twelve months that are relevant to general practitioners, covering legislation, case law, HMRC practice. To learn from other people’s mistakes.
Content:
- The big issues: mistakes to avoid, planning opportunities
- How much to pay and how much to claim
- Getting the admin right.
Lecturer:
Mike Thexton MA FCA CTA