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Accounting Excellence Talks - the road ahead on MTD

 

Accounting Excellence Awards - entry deadline extended to 12 May

 

Accountex 2018 - got your free ticket yet?

 

GDPR webinars - get up to speed now

 

Free technical webinars - live and on demand

 

Saturday CPD Conferences and other Professional Courses events

 

 

Accounting Excellence Talks - what's ahead on the road to MTD?

Thursday 17 May, 11am
In the second Accounting Excellence Talks session on digital compliance the panel digs more deeply into preparations for the transition to Making Tax Digital. As well as dealing with the technical and technology aspects of MTD, the session will delve into awareness levels of MTD within small businesses and what accountants will need to do to bring their clients up to speed.

Register here now

 

Accounting Excellence Awards - entry deadline extended to 13 May

Now in its eighth year, the Accounting Excellence Awards continue to recognise the firms and individuals who are making great contributions to the profession.

This year there are 26 awards spread over three categories:

  • Practice
    This category looks for those accounting firms who are leading the way with forward-thinking, innovative ways to grow and are pushing the standards of excellence in the profession.

  • Software
    The software category is about celebrating the technology providers who go above and beyond in supporting accounting firms on their path of growth. ACCA firms use a variety of software providers and you are invited to help assess these awards by completing this survey to find the best accounting software providers.

  • Finance
    This year, we’ve added a new dimension to our awards programme to include accountants in business. This category will celebrate the vital contribution that finance teams and leaders make to businesses across the UK.

In 2017 ACCA members and their firms were well represented across shortlisted categories. Winning brings recognition for your practice, its staff and the high levels of service you provide your clients. Awards host Rachel Riley recently interviewed ACCA's Glenn Collins and asked why firms and individuals benefit from entering. Watch now.  

Find out more and start your application now; you can return to complete it before the deadline of 13 May 2018.

 

 

Accountex 2018 - got your free ticket yet?

Accountex is the UK’s largest industry-defining exhibition and conference dedicated to the accountancy and finance profession, that covers everything from accountancy, finance, tax, regulations, marketing, and of course technology. It will take place at London's ExCeL on 23-24 May. You can build your own agenda at the show, whether it’s attending the 180 CPD accredited seminar sessions in the unrivalled education programme, networking with 7,000+ professionals or seeking new technology providers from over 200 industry-leading exhibitors – meaning that in just two days you could revolutionise the success of your business this year. Make sure your first stop is ACCA's stand and check out the line up of expert speakers in our lecture theatre. 

For more information and to register, visit the event website now and use code ACCA103. Please note that the event is free to attend if you register online in advance, otherwise you will be charged £25 on the door.

 

 

GDPR webinars - get up to speed now

ACCA and Haines Watts have produced a number of free webinars on the General Data Protection Regulation which is due to come into force on 25 May 2018. There are nine short webinars in total and you can listen to them at anytime 'on demand'. Listen to the Key Elements webinars first – in particular, the Key Principles webinar. The webinars are presented by Mike Hughes, Steve Connors and Vincent Mulligan. Mike and Steve are partners at Haines Watts, while Vincent is an ACCA member and IT Audit Consultant at Eisteoir Consulting Ltd.

Access all webinars now

 

 

Free technical webinars - live and on demand

The following free technical webinars are all available to watch 'on demand' now. You're welcome to share these with colleagues in your practice:

  • FRS 102 and recent changes (Speaker: Steve Collings, Audit & Technical Partner, Leavitt Walmsley Associates Ltd)
  • Practical implications of incorporating a property portfolio (Speaker: Dean Wootten, Wootten Consultants Limited)
  • Charitable Incorporated Organisations (Speaker: Don Bawtree, Business Assurance Partner, BDO)
  • IR35 and employment status – the end of the personal service company (Speaker: Louise Dunford, LD Consultancy Limited)
  • Reliefs and claims on personal taxes (Speaker: Paul Soper, tax lecturer and consultant)

Access any of these webinars on demand now (Each webinar will count for one unit of verifiable CPD where it is relevant to the work that you do.)

 

 

Saturday CPD Conferences and other Professional Courses events

ACCA's popular Saturday CPD Conferences are filling up fast! Taking place in seven locations across the UK, these provide a great way for you - or your team - to refresh technical knowledge and complete your 2018 CPD. Why not take advantage of our multiple booking discount on the Saturday CPD conferences and pay from just £129 per conference when you book three or more?

 

  • Saturday CPD conference two
  • Saturday CPD conference three

 

Other CPD for practitioners

  • Accounting and auditing conference
  • Taxation conference

 

Practice workshops

  • Guide to practical audit compliance for partners and managers
  • Practical guide to ISQC 1 for partners and managers

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