This technical digest from Solomon Hare is part of AccountingWEB's new financial reporting alert service.
Financial reporting
This edition on financial reporting developments in the UK highlights a draft application note on FRS 5, ongoing developments stemming from the Company Law Review and a technical release from the
After a period of calm, several announcements by the UK Department of Trade and Industry in July 2003 put International Accounting Standards firmly on the agenda for many companies.
In September 2002 the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) established a committee headed by Sir Robert Smith to develop the existing guidance for audit committees.
In April 2002 Derek Higgs was appointed by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry to head the above review.
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Solomon Hare summarises all the main audit and financial reporting practice developments in the six months to December 2002.
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