Booking Information
Once you have booked your course, the link to the recording will be available
in your "My Account" area.
Please be aware that you will have access to this course for 180 days from
the date of purchase
Online courses cannot be booked on behalf of someone else. Access will only
be granted to the person completing the online order.
Who Should Attend?
This course was recorded in October 2022 and is a
must attend session for any accounting practitioner who advises
or provides Company Secretarial Services to Republic of Ireland based
clients.Course Overview
Topics to be covered during this course will include:
- Annual Return Filings - including an overview of the key dates and
deadlines for Autumn 2022, the Core processes involved, dealing with Signature
Pages and the role of Electronic Filing Agents;
- Governance Issues relating to your clients - such as key Directors Duties
& Responsibilities, amending your Client Constitution, the impacts of
Brexit and Transactions with Directors and their family members;
- The Register of Beneficial Ownership - the key requirements, dealing with
discrepancies and updating the Register;
- The most common Summary Approval Procedures, such as in relation to
Director Loans and the reduction of Company Capital;
- Preparing for Voluntary Strike Off; and
- Future Changes impacting this area into 2023, such as the new Corporate
Enforcement Authority.
- Key Accounting and Auditing Issues in relation to client company
secretarial filings will also be addressed during this webinar, such as
claiming Audit Exemption and filing Abridged Financial Statements.
Recent Institute interactions with the Companies Registration Office (CRO)
will also be a focus area, while time will also be set aside for your questions
on this topic.
Key Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Have a better understanding of the latest key Company Secretarial related
issues impacting both their clients and their own practices.
Speaker Bio's
Conal Kennedy FCA - is Head of Practice Consulting in Chartered Accountants
Ireland. He and his team provide advice and support to practices throughout
Ireland, and publish a range of practice toolkits covering audit, accounting and
compliance. Over a 12 year period in Practice Consulting, Conal has coached and
advised many practices through major change events such as mergers, acquisitions
and retirements. He has also advised on practice development and marketing.
Jeremy Twomey FCA - in his role as Practice Consulting Manager works to
support our member practitioners across our service areas, with a particular
focus on compliance support, training and our associated advisory services.
Jeremy is a Fellow of the Institute, having trained with Ernst & Young; he
has held senior management positions across both financial and professional
services, as well as the public sector.
Contact us
If you have any questions regarding this or any other CPD course or
requirements, please feel free to contact the team here or call us at (+353) 01 523 3930