What the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act means for your practice and your clients

Overview

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act gained Royal Assent in September 2023. It aims to combat financial crime, make information on the public registers more transparent, and strengthen the means by which directors are appointed to new companies. It also provides the registrar of companies with extra powers. This session will look at the impact of the Act on small entities.

Steve Collings FCCA, Audit & Technical partner at Leavitt Walmsley Associates Ltd

Steve is the audit and technical partner at Leavitt Walmsley Associates Ltd where he trained and qualified. Steve specialises in auditing and financial reporting (UK GAAP and IFRS) and Solicitors Accounts Rules as well as having in interest in taxation issues for small and medium-sized businesses.

Steve became a member of the Association of Accounting Technicians in 2001 and qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant in 2005. In 2010, Steve became a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).