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Finance | Streamlined energy and carbon reporting to be mandatory

Large companies will be required to adopt a streamlined energy and carbon reporting (SECR) framework from April 2019 which will see them include details of energy use, carbon emissions and their energy efficiency measures in their annual report, as part of the government’s drive for business and industry to cut energy use by at least 20% by 2030

19 Jul 2018

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Finance | Global insurers see costs of IFRS 17 implementation balloon

Global insurers have significantly underestimated the costs of moving toward a new accounting regulation, IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts, with more than a third now budgeting over €50m (£44.2m) for implementation, according to research from Deloitte

18 Jul 2018

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Finance | 2018 Revised Pension SORP: briefing note

A revised and refreshed version of the accounting rules for the pension sector, the Pension SORP, has been released to take into account recent amendments to FRS 102. Here the Pensions Research Accounting Group (PRAG) provides a briefing note on the significant changes

17 Jul 2018

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Finance | Pensions SORP revised: what you need to know

The Pensions SORP - Statement of Recommended Practice - has been updated to take account of changes to FRS 102 and various legislative amendments to pension rules. Shona Harvie, partner in the pension funds group at Crowe UK and chair of PRAG explains the key revisions effective from 2019

10 Jul 2018

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Tax | FB 2018-19: HMRC amends CIR rules to reflect IFRS 16 Leases standard

The government has published draft legislation requiring companies adopting IFRS 16 Leases to continue to classify leases as either financial or operating leases for the purposes of Corporate Interest Restriction (CIR) rules

6 Jul 2018

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Finance | IFRS 16 Leases: tips and advice for construction companies - part 5

Rebecca Farmer, partner at EY, considers the complex accounting issues facing construction companies when applying the new lease standard, IFRS 16 Lease, offering tips and advice on dealing with control issues, specialised materials and judgment calls

5 Jul 2018

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Finance | FCA publishes rules for extension of regulation regime

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its near final rules on the extension of the senior managers and certification regime (SM&CR) to almost all regulated firms so that firms can understand what steps they need to take to prepare for its implementation

4 Jul 2018

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Finance | CIPFA plans index to measure local authority ‘financial resilience’

CIPFA is consulting on plans to launch an index to provide a meaningful measure of local authority financial resilience to reassure to councils who are financially stable and prompt challenge where it may be needed

3 Jul 2018

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Finance | NI and Ireland to join 2019 Charity SORP standard setting body

The Charity Commission plans to start working on a new Charity SORP next year and will involve representatives from regulators from Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland for the first time

2 Jul 2018

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Finance | Accounting updates: July 2018

In this month’s roundup of developments in accounting and financial reporting, government plans to endorse IFRS and maintain FRC as regulator post-Brexit, calls for CVA overhaul to protect company creditors, potential EY ‘conflict of interest’ in Carillion inquiry

2 Jul 2018

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Finance | ICAEW claims public finances ‘even worse’ than Chancellor admits

The UK’s public finances are ‘even worse’ than the Chancellor’s assessment in last year’s budget, as figures from the Whole of Government Accounts are released, according to a senior figure within the ICAEW

29 Jun 2018

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Finance | SEC extends disclosure exemption for smaller public companies

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is planning to amend the smaller reporting company (SRC) definition for listed companies to expand the number of companies that qualify for certain reporting disclosure exemptions

29 Jun 2018

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Finance | IASB consults on review of IAS 32 rules on equity reporting

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) is consulting on ways to improve the classification of financial instruments and equity in financial statements

28 Jun 2018

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Finance | PRAG publishes updated SORP for pension accounting

The Pensions Research Accountants Group (PRAG) has revised the accounting framework for pension schemes with the publication of the Pensions SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice) 2018 to bring guidance in line with the latest version of FRS 102

28 Jun 2018

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Finance | Charity annual returns to report international funding sources

The Charity Commission is making changes to the charity annual return 2018 to improve transparency about overseas funding sources and revenue from non-UK donors

26 Jun 2018

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Finance | Performance metrics need to provide reporting clarity, says FRC

Companies need to improve the way they compile performance metrics in their year end and interim reporting to ensure they reflect the needs of investors, says the Financial Reporting Council (FRC)

26 Jun 2018

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