Accounting and reporting

Ethics rules, audit recommendations issued in UK

The UK Financial Reporting Council issued new rules focusing on strengthening auditor ethics and independence requirements. Meanwhile, the Brydon Report recommended actions to improve the quality of audits.

Ask the expert: Financial services

CEO Ed Molyneux co-founded FreeAgent in 2007 with the aim of democratizing accounting for small businesses and to help them work better with their accountants.

FRC strengthens UK going concern audit standard

The UK Financial Reporting Council amended its going concern audit standard to require more work by the auditor. The standard is a response to recent corporate failures and the resulting enforcement actions.

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Sponsored by SAP Concur | Ensuring company spend is compliant is a crucial role of the finance team. But how can you be confident you are getting a true view into all spend while at the same time guaranteeing compliance with the UK’s HMRC rules?

Ask the expert: Leases

John Kuett heads accounting strategy for LeaseAccelerator, the software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution for Enterprise Lease Accounting. He has 20 years’ experience directing companies’ financial reporting and compliance with IFRS 16 and ASC 842. He is an IFRS expert, specialising in topics such as IFRS 15, IAS 16, and IFRS 16 leases.
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