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NEWS & UPDATESData Protection – Accountants getting ready for 25 May 2018
Data protection is always a live issue for accountants and their staff. Here are some more tips and ideas on making...
Data Protection – What accountants need to know
Data protection is a core principle of what accountants do (i.e. client confidentiality) and always needs to be taken...
GDPR Awareness checklist for small and medium sized organisations
It is vital that all accountants and their clients have at least a basic understanding of the new Data Protection...
Preparing for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
A lot of generic information has been written about the GDPR and the fact that it comes into effect across the EU on...
Accounting Changes Bring Tricky Consequences
The new Companies (Accounting) Act, 2017 came into effect from 9 June 2017. It has brought with it, some strange...
The Solicitors Accounts Regulations Seminar
In our last blog about preparing the reporting accountants report under the ROI Law Society Solicitors Accounts...
Anti-Money Laundering legislation needs to be taken seriously by accountants
Not paying attention to the UK’s AML legislation has cost a UK accountant at least £8,000.In a decision published in...
The audit of charities, where’s the risk?
There are several aspects of charitable and not-for-profit entities that make them more prone to fraud and present...
Implications of early adoption of the Companies (Accounting) Act, 2017
The Companies (Accounting) Act, 2017 came into effect from 9 June 2017. It applies for accounting periods...
Rent Free Periods in Client Lease Agreements
Do your client landlords offer some tenants rent free periods in their lease agreements? Or have your clients who are...
The ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ and how it affects AML client screening
A landmark EU data protection judgment in 2014 on the ‘right to be forgotten’, has affected the ability to use...
FRS 102 Implementation – Recent Quality Assurance Findings
The advent of new Irish/UK GAAP is one of the biggest technical challenges faced by accountants and auditors for many...