Director and Auditor liability John Davies highlights the key points of a consultation paper on the liability of directors and auditors.
Draft ethical standards for auditors ACCA welcomed the opportunity to comment on the Auditing Practices Board's consultation paper Draft
Ethical Standards for Auditors, writes David York.
Certificates of good practice In January ACCA launched new practical training requirements, and a new Practising Certificate Training Record (PCTR), for members who wish to train towards ACCA's practising certificate. The certificate provides assurance that members have achieved the necessary competence to undertake public practice work.
Plugging the audit income gap Kathryn Poulter outlines how you can expand your services to clients, and in turn begin to cover any drop in audit income.
Skills are major obstacle to IT adoption New research shows that a lack of necessary skills is behind the slow adoption of information technology by accountants and their clients, reports Antonia Germanos.
'Dear CEO' letters The Financial Services Authority (FSA) sometimes chooses to communicate with accountants
(and other audiences) on supervisory issues by issuing what it calls “Dear CEO” letters.
EU IFRS discussions need to look at bigger picture News that representatives of Europe's capital market regulators and the accountancy profession are to meet to discuss concerns over the implementation of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in the EU in 2005 has been given a cautious welcome by ACCA.
Fixed charges on book debts Mike Griffiths reviews the likely impact of the Brumark judgement on fixed charges on book debts.
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