Technical factsheet: Revenue recognition under FRS 102 (September 2024)

The FRC's amendments become effective for accounting periods commencing on or after 1 January 2026

Risk considerations for research and development work

Insurers increasing scrutiny of R&D work

Consultation: FRC's Market study into SME audit and reporting challenges

ACCA welcomes the opportunity to respond to the FRC’s Small and medium-sized enterprises market study.

Consultation: Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB) 2025-2028 Strategic Plan Consultation Paper

ACCA welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board’s (CSSB) Proposed 2025–2028 Strategic Plan.

Consultation: IFRS/DPH/ED/2024 Proposed amendments to the IFRS Foundation Due Process Handbook

ACCA welcomes the opportunity to provide views in response to the IFRS Foundation’s exposure draft (ED) on proposed amendments to the IFRS Foundation Due Process Handbook. We hope that our comments, which include feedback from our ACCA Global Forum for Corporate Reporting, are a helpful contribution to this process.

Consultation: IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards - Rwandan Draft Adoption Roadmap

ACCA welcomes the opportunity to contribute its views in response to ICPAR’s request for comments on the Rwandan Adoption Roadmap for IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards.

PII limits for regulated work

Understand the requirements for Designated Professional Body, CILEX- and CAA/ATOL-registered accountants

Consultation: IASB Exposure Draft Provisions—Targeted Improvements

ACCA welcomes the opportunity to provide views in response to the IASB’s exposure draft (ED) for Provisions – Targeted Improvements. Our response has been developed with the assistance of ACCA’s Global Forum for Corporate Reporting.

Consultation: IPSASB SRS Exposure Draft 1, Climate-related Disclosures

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Pan African Federation of Accountants (PAFA) welcome the opportunity to comment on the Exposure Draft of IPSASB’s first proposed Sustainability Reporting Standard (SRS ED 1) on climate-related disclosures.

Consultation: UK Stewardship Code Consultation

ACCA welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Financial Reporting Council’s Stewardship Code Consultation.

Response to the Spending Review 2025 (Phase 2)

Read ACCA's comments on behalf of members

Accounting for a better world: An ACCA policy prospectus for the Republic of Ireland

ACCA lays out a plan for a thriving economy: a sustainable and just transition, and a framework for growth

Consultation: Tax Administration Framework Review – new ways to tackle non-compliance

Read ACCA's response

Local audit reform: a strategy for overhauling the local audit system in England

ACCA welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s public consultation on reforming local audit in England.

Consultation: TNFD discussion paper on Nature Transition Plans

ACCA welcomes the opportunity to provide views in response to the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) discussion paper on ‘Nature Transition Plans’.

Trade Strategy: comments to the UK Department for Business and Trade

Glenn Collins, head of technical and strategic engagement, and Gemma Gathercole, strategic engagement lead, responded to the consultation

Consultation: IASB’s exposure draft (ED) for the Equity Method of Accounting

ACCA welcomes the opportunity to provide views in response to the IASB’s exposure draft (ED) for the Equity Method of Accounting – IAS 28 Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures (revised 202x).

Consultation: Preferential Tax Regimes for Privately-offered Funds, Family-owned Investment Holding Vehicles and Carried Interest

ACCA welcomes the opportunity to provide views in response to the consultation paper issued by the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (“FSTB”) on the proposed scheme to enhance the preferential tax regimes for the asset and wealth management industry.

ACCA Asia Pacific Dialogue 2024

The inaugural ACCA Asia Pacific Dialogue, held in Hanoi, Vietnam, on 28-29 May 2024, brought together over 700 attendees from 15 countries and 18 sectors to address the critical issues shaping the future of the region.

Welsh Budget 2024 – an overview

A summary of the main points announced on 10 December

New partner for ACCA PII scheme

Lockton has approved Allianz Insurance plc as ACCA’s new scheme insurer

Free webinars and podcasts for practitioners

Top up your CPD with our latest webinars

Considerations when using AI in accounting

Ethics, accountability and data security all require careful thought

Working efficiently with ledgerless clients

How do you manage clients who don’t use a digital ledger?

CPD in December

Browse our live and on-demand webinars now

How to make tax season less stressful

Four steps you can take now to ease the pressure

The Practice of Now – from good to great

How 1,000 accountants and bookkeepers are improving things for themselves

Why purpose-driven accounting matters today

For years, accountants have debated whether to prioritise purpose or profit

The power of pricing

A real-life approach to success

Boost your profits in just 30 days

New guide shows how you can overhaul your pricing process to achieve more

Turning economic uncertainty into opportunity

New webinar will share tips on preparing for 2025

Funded skills bootcamps for sole traders and small firms

Grow your digital marketing skills via a fully-funded bootcamp

Agricultural and business property reliefs

Updated guidance and examples about reforms to these two reliefs

IHT on pension technical consultation

Practical examples to demonstrate how the new rules will be applied

Private schools and VAT

Comprehensive guidance on the upcoming changes

Christmas gifts for staff and customers

The tax, NI and VAT implications of gifts and vouchers

Stay compliant in 2025

Join this webinar to prep your firm for new AML must-do's

Proposed new company size thresholds

Why these present both challenges and opportunities for accountants

Changes to the ACCA Rulebook 2024

Read the summary

Effective use of risk assessments and AML compliance

Elevate client relationships with these often-overlooked processes

Double cab pickups

With changes coming in April 2025, distinctions between company vans and cars are significant for tax implications

Consultation: IASB/ED/2024/6 Climate-related and Other Uncertainties in the Financial Statements

ACCA welcomes the opportunity to provide views in response to the IASB’s exposure draft (ED) for Climate-related and Other Uncertainties in the Financial Statements. Our response has been developed with the assistance of ACCA’s Global Forum for Corporate Reporting.

Consultation: Invest 2035: The UK's Modern Industrial Strategy

ACCA is supportive of what Government is seeking to achieve through the industrial strategy and look forward to reviewing the developed plans as they become available.

Consultation: IASB's survey on accounting for intangibles

ACCA welcomes the opportunity to provide views in response to the IASB’s invitation to take part in its short survey on the requirements for reporting on intangibles in financial statements.

Professional indemnity insurance retroactive dates

How to check you’re covered

Consultation: Roadmap Report for Adoption of IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards in Kenya

ACCA is pleased to receive this opportunity to provide its views in response to ICPAK’s request for comments on the Roadmap for Adoption of IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards in Kenya. We commend ICPAK for its initiative in committing to adopt the standards. This consultation response further highlights ACCA’s commitment to supporting ICPAK in implementing sustainability standards in Kenya.

Changes for tax advisers on the horizon

Further plans announced to clamp down on tax fraud in the autumn Budget 2024

A new approach for R&D investment

Introducing the new RDEC scheme

Corporate tax roadmap

Confirmation of the major features of the corporation tax regime for the duration of this parliament

Business rates in England

The government plans lower business rates multipliers for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses

Capital gains tax changes

A summary of the key changes, including new rates from October 2024, April 2025 and April 2026

NIC and Employment Allowance changes

Employer NIC rising to 15% and Employment Allowance increasing to £10,500

Investors’ relief lifetime limit reduced

Lifetime limit slashed from £10m to £1m

Inheritance tax and associated reliefs

Major announcements around IHT thresholds, agricultural and business reliefs and unused pension funds and death benefits

Scotland's small businesses will feel pressure of tax changes

Multiple small tax changes announced at today’s Autumn Budget will create complexity for accountants and businesses

Businesses in Wales will feel impact of increases

Workers will welcome the decision not to increase fuel duty

Budget offers mixed blessings for businesses

The Chancellor announces large increases in taxes, spending and borrowing

NIC – how much will the Budget cost me?

Worked examples of how a small business with 12 employees might see NIC costs increase by over £5,000

Key updates on capital allowances

Full expensing and other core features maintained

Stamp duty land tax changes

Higher rates announced for additional dwellings and companies

Non-dom tax regime abolished

Status to disappear from April 2025, replaced by a new residence-based regime

Furnished holiday lettings tax regime abolished from 1 April 2025

Labour to pursue previous government's policy

Budget impact on property and landlords

Measures focus on building and facilitating affordable and social housing in England

Consultation: IASB’s ED Amendments to IFRS 19

ACCA welcomes the opportunity to provide views in response to the IASB’s exposure draft (ED) for Amendments to IFRS 19 Subsidiaries without Public Accountability: Disclosures. Our response has been developed with the assistance of ACCA’s Global Forum for Corporate Reporting.

Consultation: IASB’s ED Translation to a Hyperinflationary Presentation Currency

ACCA welcomes the opportunity to provide views in response to the IASB’s exposure draft (ED) for Translation to a Hyperinflationary Presentation Currency. Our response has been developed with the assistance of ACCA’s Global Forum for Corporate Reporting.

Technical factsheet: Lease accounting under FRS 102

This technical factsheet examines the new lease accounting treatments in FRS 102 (September 2024)

Consultation: Exposure draft Standards for Labor Set 1

ACCA welcomes the opportunity to provide views in response to the exposure drafts for the first phase ‘Employment practices and conditions’ of the GRI Topic Standards Project for Labor comprising the Employment (EMPL) exposure draft, Remuneration and Working Time (REWO) exposure draft, Significant Changes for Workers (SICH) exposure draft, and Control of Work Standard Interpretation to GRI 2 exposure draft.

Technical factsheet: Conversion from cash to accruals accounting for charities: the key considerations for charity trustees and those helping them make the switch

Our new factsheet explains what the switch to accruals accounting involves to help trustees make the choice

Consultation: EU's targeted consultation on AI in the financial sector

ACCA welcomes the opportunity to respond to this consultation. Our overall response to this consultation is informed by the fact that we are public interest body in the education sector with members and students in accountancy and finance.

IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements

ACCA welcomes the opportunity to respond to The UK Endorsement Board's public consultation on IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements. ACCA's work in influencing relevant policy and regulation and our qualification and education products are developed to equip our members and future members.