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Delivering advisory services – the digital firm way

Will Farnell explains why it is crucial to get the blend right between technology, people and process if you want to unlock new capacity and capability in your firm

Why process and efficiency are crucial elements of a digital firm

Will Farnell recaps earlier articles on transitioning to a digital firm and digs deeper into two key elements

Pricing – the route to growth

Getting your pricing model correct is instrumental in delivering growth, writes Will Farnell

Marketing your – digital – firm

Your marketing will not work until you have a clearly articulated vision of who you are. So, do you?

Change can be good!

If you embrace change, coronavirus means there has never been a better time to be an accountant in practice, believes Will Farnell

Building a firm with client experience at the heart

How you engage with clients is crucial, writes Will Farnell

Looking at AI through an ESG lens: how do ethical issues, interconnect with ESG issues?

ACCA (The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and EY are delighted to invite you to a lively session to look at AI through an ESG lens, and discuss questions such as: how can AI be used to advance research about our rapidly changing planet? How can we make sure that AI contributes to a just and safe operating space, and help us understand and address urgent social environmental and ethical challenges? What type of regulatory insight and oversight for AI-based technologies do we need to ensure transparency, safety, and ethical standards, while not hampering innovation? How can looking at AI through an ESG lens help us understand and categorise AI ESG risks and opportunities? What are the synergies between methods for AI risk assessment and ESG risk assessment methods?

Making flexible working the default

Read ACCA's submission to the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Scottish Budget 2022/23

Kate Forbes MSP Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Economy

Senedd Finance Committee consultation – November 2021

Read ACCA's submission to the consultation

European Business and Nature Summit 2021 - Scaling up business action for nature

Business leaders and policymakers will meet on 30 November and 1 December at the 2021 European Business and Nature Summit (EBNS) - a high-level political and technical forum - to capitalise on the growing awareness that businesses impact and depend on nature and the ecosystem services it provides. ACCA is one of the organising partners.

IASB exposure draft Practice Statement on Management Commentary

Views in response to the IASB exposure draft of the Practice Statement on Management Commentary.

Technical factsheet: consolidated statements

Consolidated financial statements provides an overview and refresher including practical examples and legislative references when consolidations are undertaken under FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland.

Technical factsheet: matters of material significance reportable to the charity regulators

Guidance for auditors and independent examiners on reporting matters of material significance to UK charity regulators

Technical factsheet 180: related party disclosures

This factsheet provides guidance on the collection and disclosure of related party transactions within statutory financial statements

ACCA's response to IASB's ED Practice Statement on Management Commentary

ACCA welcomes the opportunity to provide views in response to the exposure draft of the Practice Statement on Management Commentary. This has been done with the assistance of ACCA’s Global Forum for Corporate Reporting.

Think Small First: Enabling effective climate action by Small and Medium-sized Businesses

Read the new report from ACCA, the International Chamber of Commerce and Sage, published to coincide with COP26

Cyber extortion, SMEs and ransom demands: part 2

How should you or a client respond when cyber criminals threaten to hold you to ransom?

Consultation: A Framework for Tax

Read ACCA's submission to the Scottish Government’s Taxation and Fiscal Sustainability Directorate

Call for Evidence: Draft Finance Bill 2021/22

Read ACCA’s submission to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee Finance Bill Sub-Committee

The apprenticeship landscape in England, Scotland and Wales

Find out about ACCA's apprenticeships and the funding available

Autumn Budget update webinar

How will the Budget impact you and your clients?

Technical factsheet: dividend in specie and distribution in specie in private companies

This factsheet looks at company law, reporting and tax issues to provide a broad overview of issues in relation to dividends and distributions in specie

Amendments to Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 - Statutory Instrument 2022

ACCA is a Professional Body Supervisor (PBS) for anti-money laundering (AML) in the UK. We welcome the opportunity to provide views on the government’s approach and plans for amending the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (MLRs). Our response to this consultation has been informed by input obtained from our supervised population and discussions with other accountancy PBSs.

ACCA's response to review of UK AML/CTF regulatory & supervisory regime call for evidence

ACCA is a Professional Body Supervisor (PBS) for anti-money laundering (AML) in the UK. We welcome the opportunity to contribute to the government’s review of the UK’s AML/CTF regulatory and supervisory regime. Our response to this call for evidence has been informed by input obtained from our supervised population and discussions with other accountancy PBSs.

Paying the (carbon) price for Net Zero: ACCA calls for global minimum price of carbon

ACCA is calling for more ambitious policies to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Early and global action on this is necessary

Consultation: a new further education funding and accountability system

Read ACCA's comments submitted to the Department for Education

Cyber extortion, ransoms and SMEs: part 1

How to protect business from the risk of being held to ransom

Consultation: The National Skills Fund

Read ACCA’s submission to the Department for Education

Consultation: reforming the framework for better regulation

Read ACCA’s submission to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Retroactive dates on your professional indemnity policies

Which terms should you accept?

Accounting for Skills and Human Capital Online Event

ACCA (The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) , Adecco Group, SMEunited and CDSB (Climate Disclosure Standards Board) are delighted to invite you to a lively online event to discuss the possible pathways to increase transparency on what companies are doing to invest in skills, human capital and continuous training, and what are the best ways to reflect skills and human capital in the balance sheet.

Public Trust in Tax, how to enhance the effectiveness, sustainability and fairness of global tax systems?

Joint IFAC-ACCA-CAANZ event, in collaboration with the OECD: Public Trust in Tax, how to enhance the effectiveness, sustainability and fairness of global tax systems?

Technical factsheet: shareholders’ agreements

Having a shareholders' agreement often turns out to be invaluable in dealing with any disputes or unexpected events

Consultation: basis period reform

ACCA responded to HMRC's call for evidence, expressing disappointment that HMRC has chosen to give businesses just six weeks to respond to proposals with far-reaching effects on the self-employed

OECD Working Group on Bribery: Invitation to provide input on the draft Anti-Bribery Recommendation

ACCA's response to the OECD Working Group on Bribery's invitation to provide input on the draft Anti-Bribery Recommendation

Fraud and the impact of Covid-19

In the wake of the pandemic, it is vital for businesses to maintain vigorous prevention procedures

Technical factsheet: LIBOR transition – SME frequently asked questions

This factsheet covers all the main information needed to prepare for the transition away from LIBOR, and provides links to the documents and websites that offer more detail.

ACCA's response to targeted amendments to the IFRS Foundation Constitution

ACCA welcomes the opportunity to provide views in response to the IFRS Foundation’s Exposure Draft, ‘Proposed targeted amendments to the IFRS Foundation to accommodate an International Sustainability Standards Board to set IFRS Sustainability Standards.’

Coding: as a professional accountant, why you should be interested

Coding refers to creating rules-based instructions that can be understood by a software program. In 57% of respondents had no knowledge of coding, but 40% expressed an interest in learning, based on an ACCA survey of 992 members in November 2020. Three years on, none of the respondents want to remain without any knowledge of coding.

Technical factsheet: partnership law and practice

This factsheet emphasises the importance of putting a partnership agreement in place for partners and advisers

Consultation: creating a 21st-century tax system

Read ACCA's response to HMRC

Consultation: timely payments

Read ACCA's submission to HMRC

Help for SMEs before LIBOR deadline

UK Finance provides more support resources for small and medium sized businesses for a smooth transition to alternative and more robust rates

ACCA's response to BEIS consultation - Restoring trust in Audit and Corporate Governance

ACCA welcomes the consultation on the Government’s proposals for restoring trust in audit and corporate governance and its aim to improve the wider financial reporting ecosystem as a whole. It is vital that the UK economy has efficient and effective capital markets and there is confidence and trust in the corporate framework. We welcome any opportunity to be involved in the next steps and remain committed to providing our support as the Government proceeds with the implementation of its proposals.

Failed furlough claims

HMRC will only consider cases where a business has a reasonable excuse for missing the deadline

Scaling-up efforts towards Paris alignment and supporting the SDGs in the Africa-EU Strategic Partnership

This webinar – organized by the ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), Green Finance Platform and the Pan African Federation of Accountants (PAFA) – will focus on scaling up efforts towards Paris alignment and supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals in the Africa-EU Strategic Partnership. Agenda 2063 goals on climate resilient economies and taking responsibility for finance address this important topic, as well as how Africa sees itself engaging internationally, and its approach to development funding.

ACCA guide to... managing your cash flow

Effective cash flow management is vital to ensure that your business has the funding needed to keep trading and make the most of opportunities to grow

ACCA guide to...cash flow

Effective cash flow management is crucial to running your business

ACCA guide to... R&D expenditure credits (RDEC)

Research and development expenditure credit (RDEC) can reduce your tax bill if your company carries out qualifying research and development