Newsletter - In Practice - October 2014

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FEATURES

Automatic enrolment: what accountants need to know about staging dates
The changing landscape around tax avoidance
Accounting for the future
Spotlight on the government’s policy for insolvency litigation
Making carbon accounting accessible to all
Oxford Brookes global MBA open day

FOR YOUR PRACTICE

Free ACCA CPD webinar on cloud-based accounting - register now!
Implementation of the EU Accounting Directive – your views count
Legal advice service for ACCA members for just £95+VAT per year
Benefit from the ACCA Approved Employer Programme
Rail sector opportunities in Central & Eastern Europe
Asset Based Lending offers your clients greater liquidity and returns
Demo: Bankstream’s secure data feeds eliminate data entry from year-end accounting
Move your accounting to the cloud with Xero

TECHNICAL MATTERS

The competitiveness of the UK’s tax administration
Pension schemes: relaxing of the rules
Offshore tax evasion
The dawn of the new UK GAAP – requirements and options
Three new SORPS
Inheritance tax: a new act
Changes to discretionary trusts
ECJ ruling could have major impact on the treatment of VAT
Your guide to FRS 101
Income and expenses: helpful hints for tax return
Experts - errors in accounts

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FEATURES

Automatic enrolment: what accountants need to know about staging dates
Many small employers now require help to complete their automatic enrolment responsibilities, with small and micro employers needing to be ready to provide a pension for their workers by the summer of 2015.

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The changing landscape around tax avoidance
How accountants can guard against claims from clients surrounding tax avoidance issues.

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Accounting for the future
Improve your understanding of intellectual property.

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Spotlight on the government’s policy for insolvency litigation
ACCA joins with other bodies as R3 writes an open letter to the prime minister.

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Making carbon accounting accessible to all
New ACCA guidance introduces a simple form of carbon accounting.

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Oxford Brookes global MBA open day
Considering studying for an MBA? Find out more at this 15 November open day.

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FOR YOUR PRACTICE

Free ACCA CPD webinar on cloud-based accounting - register now!
Join ACCA and Xero for a free, live and interactive 60-minute webinar on 30 October as we explore the cloud revolution and examine future trends in cloud-based accounting software.

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Implementation of the EU Accounting Directive – your views count
Please share your views on two aspects surrounding the implementation of the EU Accounting Directive.

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Legal advice service for ACCA members for just £95+VAT per year
Members often call ACCA asking for legal advice so we have teamed up with iQ Business to bring you a competitively priced legal advice service that covers both business and personal issues.

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Benefit from the ACCA Approved Employer Programme
Did you know that specific employers could be eligible to join ACCA’s Approved Employer programme?

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Rail sector opportunities in Central & Eastern Europe
If you have clients who work in the rail sector, a UKTI seminar next month will provide them with opportunities to benefit from significant opportunities in Central & Eastern Europe.

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Asset Based Lending offers your clients greater liquidity and returns

Our team have worked in ABL for an average of 15 years, backed by a bank that has been in the UK for 150 years. We can accelerate your clients' plans, raising finance more quickly at keener prices.

Demo: Bankstream’s secure data feeds eliminate data entry from year-end accounting

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TECHNICAL MATTERS

The competitiveness of the UK’s tax administration
The OTS has published the final report on its review of the competitiveness of UK tax administration, making 50 recommendations for improvements.

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Pension schemes: relaxing of the rules
Pension ‘death tax’ to be abolished.

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Offshore tax evasion
The government continues its crackdown on those seeking to illegally evade their UK tax liability by using offshore tax shelters.

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The dawn of the new UK GAAP – requirements and options
The era of the new UK GAAP begins on 1 January 2015 and for many will change again from 1 January 2016. Reporting entities have to choose which of the reporting standards that they are allowed to adopt is best suited to their circumstances.

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Three new SORPS
The LLP SORP 2010 and the Charities SORP 2005 have been updated for the changes to UK GAAP brought about by FRS 102 and FRSSE 2015.

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Inheritance tax: a new act
The intestacy rules have changed. Find out how.

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Changes to discretionary trusts
A summary of four key changes in the Finance Act 2014.

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ECJ ruling could have major impact on the treatment of VAT
Could the VAT treatment of financial services be significantly widened?

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Your guide to FRS 101
With changes coming to UK GAAP ensure you understand how and when to apply FRS 101.

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Income and expenses: helpful hints for tax return
Help clients manage income and expenses in their tax returns.

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Experts - errors in accounts
Appeal sees expert accountant’s opinion overturned.

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