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Irish economic confidence grows once more, amid turbulent 2018 with global pessimism at record low

ACCA and IMA issue latest edition of Global Economic Conditions Survey (GECS) for Q4 2018…

Global economic confidence at a record low: pessimism ends a turbulent 2018

ACCA and IMA issue latest edition of Global Economic Conditions Survey (GECS) for Q4 2018…

ACCA responds to parliamentary vote on Brexit withdrawal agreement

Commenting on yesterday’s vote (Tuesday, January 15) on the government’s Brexit withdrawal agreement, Maggie McGhee, executive director – governance at ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), said:…

Czech Republic’s Deputy Minister of Finance announced as key note speaker for ACCA International Public Sector conference

Conference takes place in Prague 28 February and 1 March 2019…

ACCA announces pass rates for the December 2018 exam sitting

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) today announces the pass rates of the last exam sitting for 2018 The December 2018 exam sitting saw over 132,000 students around the world entering over 169,000 exams A total of 5,470 students completed their final exams to become ACCA affiliates …

Global survey from ACCA highlights international trade concerns among SMEs worldwide

ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has produced Scale-up success: What do SMEs need to supercharge their growth?, a study of companies with 250 employees or less on how their approach to management and governance can aid their future growth…

ACCA warns 120,000 employees in Ireland over 51 percent tax shock

ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) warns that some people in Ireland, who are paid weekly, will find a considerable discrepancy in their wages today as the Government’s new PAYE system beds in…

ACCA responds to reviews of the audit market

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has welcomed today’s publication of findings from two major reviews of the UK audit market: the Competition and Markets Authority’s Statutory audit services market study and the Kingman Independent Review of the Financial Reporting Council; and the announcement of a further Brydon Review into UK Audit Standards…

More support needed for SMEs with new online VAT

The Government must address the concerns of small businesses with the potential for a no-deal Brexit set to clash with the introduction of HMRC’s new online VAT system in April 2019, Making Tax Digital (MTD), according to the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA)…

'Change to National Accounts to defuse the ticking time bomb of student loans’ – ACCA comments on ONS student loans change

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) believe a change in how student loans are recorded will produce a more accurate view of the public sector’s financial position, but warns the change must also be supported by the government adopting a sustainable approach to fiscal policy…