In this month’s legal updates, Sophie Brookes of Gately Legal considers the issues surrounding AGMs in lockdown and the importance of drafting in completion accounts agreements
As the sector that recorded the highest number of insolvencies in 2019 faces up to the latest threat of coronavirus, Naismiths’ head of asset recovery Ben Harwood asks if other sectors can learn from how construction companies handle threats to their business
In this month’s legal updates, Sophie Brookes, partner at Gateley, examines a brace of significant legal privilege rulings at the Court of Appeal in Civil Aviation Authority v R Jet2.com and Sports Direct v Financial Reporting Council
This month's exclusive Accountancy Daily CPD module focuses on how to deal with potential fraud and money laundering situations, which is even more crucial in face of heightened risk during covid-19 crisis
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has issued revised Standards for Investment Reporting (SIRs) 1000 to 5000, and a new SIR 6000 dealing with reports on Quantified Financial Benefits Statements (QFBSs) published in accordance with the City Code
This month’s roundup of accounting stories includes amendments to IAS 1, MoD’s financial blunder, Ted Baker and Dixons Carphone errors, Carillion hospital overruns, and ACCA/Charity Commission conduct agreement
The key accounting filing deadlines for the next quarter including private company accounts year ends for 31 March 2019, plus how to extend the deadline
In the wake of numerous corporate collapses, there is a growing focus on the integrity of accountants on company boards. Julie Matheson and Adrian Crawford of Kingsley Napley highlight the corporate governance risks and responsibilities
This month’s roundup of accounting stories includes SFO charges at Serco, FRS 101 exposure draft released, £58m Post Office accounting settlement, M&C Saatchi misstatement hike and De La Rue flags going concern fears
A major overhaul of audit following the Brydon report will see the creation of a separate corporate auditing profession, greater focus on fraud detection during audits, and the replacement of the ‘true and fair’ concept
The Post Office has agreed to pay £58m to settle a long running legal case brought by a group of sub postmasters who faced charges of fraud which they said were down to problems with a new computerised accounting system
The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) is under investigation over allegations of internal accounting fraud, with claims a six-figure sum could be involved
The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) has issued guidance outlining reporting requirements for investments in property by local authorities to increase accountability
The US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) plans to defer certain effective dates for upcoming accounting standards on current expected credit losses (CECL), leases, hedging and long-duration insurance contracts
