Format
This 3.5 hour session will be delivered via Zoom on Thursday 22 February from 9.30am to 1pm. The Zoom link will be emailed to participants the day before the course is due to take place.
Who should attend
A must attend session for any Republic of Ireland based practitioner with
clients who are based or have operations in Northern Ireland and/or Britain.
This webinar will also be of interest to UK based practitioners would like to
learn more on the major Companies House Reforms, and in particular
their likely impacts on UK SME
Financial Reporting, planned for the coming years.Course overview
Topics to be covered during this session will include:
- An overview of the key UK regulators and state bodies,
such as the Financial Reporting Council;
- Detailed guidance regarding the Companies Act 2006 and
the financial reporting and auditing frameworks currently in place in the UK;
- The key differences between the two jurisdictions with
regards to Company Law, Financial Reporting and Auditing for SMEs;
- Key upcoming changes to the UK Auditing, Financial
Reporting and Filing requirements for SMEs with the implementation of the
provisions of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023;
- Claiming Audit Exemption for UK clients;
- Other relevant issues such as reporting Fraud and
Anti-Money Laundering concerns, and
- The impacts of Brexit thus far for Republic of Ireland based accountants
and auditors with UK clients.
Key Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Have a better understanding of the current Company Law, Financial
Reporting and Auditing frameworks in place in the UK, key changes to these
areas on the way over the coming years, as well as the key differences between
the two jurisdictions with regards to these matters.
Speaker Bios
Conal Kennedy FCA - Conal 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 16 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 - Jeremy 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