12/03/2010 - 15:56 - 177 reads -
Lawyers for Lehman’s chief executive Dick Fuld say he had nothing to do with the ‘repo 105’ transactions used to hide the bank’s losses.
11/03/2010 - 10:06 - 1641 reads -
Now that everyone's talking about iXBRL, Simon Hurst has a stab at trying to add XBRL tags to a set of Excel accounts.
01/03/2010 - 16:45 - 347 reads
Businesses are being advised to throw out their annual reports and start from scratch in order to adress governance reporting shortfalls, reports Rachel Fielding.
01/03/2010 - 13:55 - 865 reads -
Steve Collings offers a summary of the reporting provisions relating to provisions, contingent liabilities and contingent assets.
22/02/2010 - 18:34 - 576 reads -
If you think IFRS spells disaster for small companies, the propects for public sector accountants who have to adapt their financial reports to IFRS for the 2010-11 financial year are even worse.
17/02/2010 - 09:46 - 1886 reads -
Under IFRS for SMEs it will be mandatory to produce a statement of cashflows. Steve Collings explains the process.
16/02/2010 - 13:25 - 433 reads
The trustees responsible for overseeing the IASB responded to international political pressure with a set of reforms to the body’s governance structure.
10/02/2010 - 12:19 - 1435 reads -
IFRS 9 is replacing IAS 39 as the standard for measuring financial instruments. Steve Collings explains the differences between the two.
09/02/2010 - 16:49 - 884 reads
IFA chairman Eric Anstee speaks about IFRS for SMEs, accountancy body mergers and why the term ‘accountant’ should be protected.
09/02/2010 - 15:05 - 408 reads
Hector Sants has announced that he is leaving as CEO of the Financial Services Authority.
08/02/2010 - 17:40 - 5477 reads -
Technical experts are divided on whether or not FRSSE should be retained beyond 2012.
27/01/2010 - 14:11 - 448 reads
UK mergers and acquisitions are making a healthy recovery after a disastrous year, according to figures from PKF Accountants and business advisers.
27/01/2010 - 09:44 - 1698 reads
John Stokdyk continues our review the challenges facing accountancy in 2010 with a look at IFRS controversies and the profession’s underlying structures.
27/01/2010 - 09:41 - 1069 reads -
Steve Collings answers some frequently asked financial reporting questions.
25/01/2010 - 10:36 - 955 reads -
Accountants and regulators are at loggerheads over the idea of introducing sector-specific accounting standards to mitigate another crash.
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