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• ACIE England & Wales Annual Conference 14th June 2018

  • When
    Thursday, June 14, 2018
  •  
    9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    Friends' Meeting House - 6 Mount St, Manchester M2 5NS

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  Conference Overview:

  This conference provides participants with an opportunity to enhance their knowledge and understanding of charity accounting and Independent Examination and, thereby, support the vital work carried out by charities in our communities. 

  Programme

  
  

  09:30 -10:00	Registration: Coffee/Tea
  10:00 - 10:15	Welcome and opening remarks:  Ian Barrett, ACIE Chair
  10:15 - 10:45	Update from the Regulator: Nigel Davies - Head of Accountancy Services (Charity Commision for England & Wales)
  10:45 - 11:00	Coffee/Tea break
  11:05 - 12:05	Workshops: Session 1
  12:05 - 12:35	Anti Money Laundering: Update: Anne Davis - Head of Regulation & Policy (Institute of Financial Accountants)
  12:35 - 13:30	Lunch
  13:35 - 14:35	Workshops: Session 2
  14:35 - 15:05	Cash & Investments: Managing Conflicting Risks - Antonia Cavalier, (CCLA)
  15:05 - 15:20	Coffee/Tea break
  15:20 - 16:20	Workshops: Session 3
  16:20 - 16:30	Closing remarks from ACIE Chair

  Workshops

  Session 1 - 11:05 - 12:05	Lead
  Fraud in charities: prevention and identification – including cyber crime.	Mark Heaton (DChA FCCA FCIE) Director, KM Chartered Accountants
  Data Protection: Troubleshooting?	Simon Gratton, Associate CIO Ttech
  Common errors in Charity Accounting	Michael Brougham, (MCIBS FCIE) - Former ACIE Trustee
  Gift Aid and VAT for charities	Speaker to be confirmed

  
  
  

  Session 2: 13:35 - 14:35	Lead
  Identifying & Tackling Matters of Interest	Susan Robinson (BA FCA MCMI FCIE DChA) , Accounts and Audit Partner, and Head of Charities and Not for Profit Kreston Reeves Nigel Davies , Head of Accountancy Services, Charity Commision for England & Wales
  IE for Churches	Allan Hargreaves, Director of OMNIS Tax Consultancy Ltd
  Best Practice: what does a good Trustees Report look like?	Kate Bines, Head of Marketing & Communications - Charity Finance Group
  Ethical issues for Examiners	Rachel Cooper (ACA), Director - Wellbeck Accountancy

  
  
  

  Session 3: 15:15 - 16:15	Lead
  Feedback on the New Directions: share your opinions with the Charity Commission	ACIE facilitated workshop
  Best Practice: What does a good examiners report look like?	Helen Blundell (FCA DChA LLB FCIE), MHA MacIntyre Hudson
  CIO conversions: understanding the legal issues	Alice Faure Walker, Senior Consultant,Bates Wells Braithwaite
  SORP Surgery: Understanding the Charity SORP & FRS 102	Alison Cook (FCA ICAEW), Director AJC Accountancy - ACIE Trustee Eileen Houghton (ACA DChA FCCA FCIE), Carpenter Box LLP - ACIE Trustee

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• ACIE Scottish Conference 2018

  • When
    Thursday, August 23, 2018
  •  
    9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    Perth Concert Hall, Mill St, Perth PH1 5HZ

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  ACIE Scottish Conference 2018 - in partnership with the Institute of Financial Accountants

  This years Scottish conference will consist of a range of expert speakers addressing the issues that matter to those who independently examine charity accounts.

  The event will be returning to Perth, and will be relevant to accountants in practice who have charity clients, to the TSI network and community accountants, to church and charity finance staff, to treasurers and trustees, and to voluntary independent examiners.

  Plenary sessions:

  • Update from the regulator or an overview on the charity sector in Scotland
    
  • Update on AML
    
  • Matters of Interest

  Workshops:

  • Best practice: what does a good TAR look like?
    
  • Best practice: what does a good examiners report look like?
    
  • SCIO's - understanding the conversion process
    
  • GPDR: Best Practice
    
  • Fraud -how to spot it and how to deal with it.
    
  • IE for Churches
    
  • Common errors in Charity Accounting
    
  • Doing the right thing: ethical dilemmas for Examiners
    
  • Update on tax/VAT and Gift Aid
    
  • Managing charity resources and reserves
    

  The full programme will be available soon.

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