The Treasury is consulting on revisions to the government financial reporting manual (FReM) to improve the quality and transparency of public sector annual reports

The key accounting deadline is 30 September for annual returns for private companies for periods ending 31 December 2018, and for public companies with periods ending 31 March 2019 to be filed at Companies House, while December marks year end reporting for academy school trusts

The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) is seeking input from crypto-assets experts, as part of a research project looking to address current gaps in accounting standards

With six weeks until the Halloween deadline for Brexit, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has written to audit committee chairs and finance directors setting out actions companies should consider in advance of the UK’s exit from the EU

Thousands of penalties for late filing of company accounts were handed out in 2018 with more than 25,000 companies missing the 30 September deadline

The filing deadline for private companies with a December year end and public companies with a March year end is 30 September. Michelle Roberts ACA, senior technical writer, audit & accounting, at Croner-I provides essential advice on how to file FRS 102 year-end accounts to avoid unwanted penalties

There is to be a major overhaul of the way the charity accounting rules under the Charity SORP framework are developed with a new, smaller SORP committee, following a highly critical government review

For private companies with a December year end and public companies with a March year end, the accounts filing deadline is fast approaching. Kate Beeston ACA, technical writer, audit & accounting, Croner-i, provides an essential guide to preparing FRS 102 accounts

As the annual return deadline approaches, the Charity Commission is warning charities to ensure that they are up to speed with the latest transparency rules on trustees before filing accounts

Auditors at EY have refused to give an opinion on the financial statements of Irish travel software firm Datalex, which disclosed ‘significant accounting irregularities’ earlier this year, and have reported the company to the regulator for failure to keep adequate accounting records

The recent IASB annual conference focused on the transparency of international reporting under IFRS, the relevance of standards to company reporters and stakeholders, and the definition of materiality. Jeroen Van Doorsselaere, vice president of value propositions at Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, unpicks the key issues

This month's exclusive Accountancy Daily CPD module focuses on transitioning from FRS 105 Micro-Entities Regime accounting rules for small entities to full blown FRS 102 Financial Reporting Standard

Mid-tier international accounting network HLB agrees strategic partnership with Inflo, a supplier of accounting data analytics, to provide improved and consistent service for clients around the world

In this month’s legal updates, Sophie Brookes, partner at law firm Gateley plc, considers whether granting an indemnity is a substantial property transaction, the powers of a general meeting chair and whether an unenforceable restrictive covenant could be severed

This month’s roundup of accounting stories includes accounting errors at Renolds and Eddie Stobart Logistics, Goals ex-CFO faces questions, Companies House updates, a university launches an app to translate financial reports, and consultations over insurance contracts, lease accounting, investment property and valuations