Update for the Accountant in Industry and Commerce 2010

2 days (12 CPD Hours)

 

Introduction

At CCH PD we pride ourselves on listening to our delegates. After extensive research and delegate feedback we are proud to introduce a more relevant, focused and streamlined two day Update for Accountants in Industry and Commerce programme in 2010.

Still real value, still essential to keeping up to date with sometimes rapid change and its implications on UK business, and still the quickest and most constructive way to achieving CPD points.

Old favourites such as the Tax Update are still included in the programme but a new workshop format takes the Financial Reporting Update to new heights whilst for the first time attendees will spend time looking at financial strategies and how to apply them within their organisation.

Delivered by experts pre-eminent in their individual fields the benefits of attending the programme are extensive and crucial to managing the finance function of a corporate entity.

The course in detail

Day One

09:00 – 10:00 Key Financial Reporting Round Up

This session will give a brief overview of Financial Reporting Developments over the last 12 months to include FRS, IFRS and other pronouncement updates

10:15 – 12:15 Key Financial Reporting Issues Workshop

A practical round table facilitated workshop focusing on key current issues affecting accountant in industry and commerce:

The issues of the day analysed and discussed

Topics may include:

• Fair Value
• Revaluations/Impairment
• Leases - a new IFRS is looming!
• Going concern and disclosure
• Key tips and traps when consolidating
• Audit focus - what is exciting the auditors this year!

Let the speakers know of any issues you'd like covered. Contact customerservices@cchpd.co.uk

13:15 - 15:15 Fraud and Business Risk Management

This short session considers fraud and corruption risk in business, and reviews the practical steps that a business can take to reduce this risk. It will also look at other risks facing businesses which affect the role of the accountant including traditional risk identification and a brief look at new threats such as Terrorism.

15:30 – 17:00 People Management and Employment Law Workshop

Where people are employed there needs to be knowledge on how to do so lawfully and often such knowledge and compliance issues will fall to the finance department. This session aims to provide an update on the year’s employment law news looking at recent legislative change and key case law and will also focus on different aspects of essential people management. This year we will consider redundancy management as part of the programme.

Given the pace of change in employment law and its far-reaching and potentially costly consequences (in particular if you end up at a Tribunal) an understanding of this area of business management is increasingly important. The session will include:

• review of most commonly referenced employment legislation
• overview of recent legislation and assessment of its impact
• understanding of recent important case law to aid interpretation of legislative requirements
• overview of legislation to come and its likely effect
• review of the key steps in fair redundancy management and the after effects

Quiz and discussion session

Day 2

08:30 – 11:00 Key tax issues

This session will focus on key changes to Corporate, Employment and VAT taxes over the last 12 months. Key aspects will be explained and areas for further reading identified. The session will cover a variety of tax areas as follows :

Payroll Taxes

• Changes in the taxation of benefits in kind
• Current issues in payroll administration – new developments and problem areas
• Planning aspects of provision of benefits in kind
• Compliance – review of current compliance hot topics

VAT

• VAT changes
• Key VAT changes affecting accounting process and changes you will need to make
• Changes in Customs practice affecting a wide section of businesses
• Review of major cases – highlighting current pitfalls

Corporation Tax

• Corporation tax changes
• Major Corporation tax issues for business- transfer pricing, accounting issues, research and development
• Points to watch for – capital allowances, other issues

11:15 - 13:15 Cash and working capital management workshop

A facilitated review of how accountants are facing uncertainty in the current environment. The focus will be to share recent experiences with

• cash forecasting
• working capital management
• bank financing

14:15 – 15:15 Accountants Legal Round Up A - Z

To cover all current corporate and business legal issues which accountants need an overview on, for example

• Directors’ duties
• Minority protection and shareholder activism
• Share capital issues
• Recent developments in data protection
• Directors and other statutory duties eg health and safety

15:30 -17:00 Contract Workshop

Round table group facilitated workshop looking at contract law in practice from inception to completion

The creation of the contract

• Legal principles,
• Significance of pre-contractual negotiation and documentation
• Written v oral evidence Clauses to watch for, how to get what you want contractually, including
• Tips for avoiding trouble
• Interpretation and definitions
• Conditions and warranties
• Exclusions and limitations
• Reasonable and best endeavours
• Agreed damages and penalties
• Boilerplate

Examples and case studies will be based on real litigation

What are the benefits of attending?

Delegates will benefit from a two-day intensive course, involving practical workshop style sessions coupled with technical updates delivered by experts, pre-eminent in their fields. The individual sessions will cover the crucial changes which have taken place over the last year, as well as popular core topics crucial to managing the finance function of a corporate entity. These presentations will be supported by extensive and detailed handouts, the opportunity for questions, as well as excellent networking opportunities.

Who should attend?

All levels of accountancy professionals in industry and commerce whose time is at a premium and who need to maximise their effectiveness and contribution by remaining regularly updated in a critical range of core accountancy and related subjects, in a time efficient manner. This course will appeal to a range of delegates, of all professional bodies, particularly:

• Finance directors, financial controllers, CEOs, CFOs
• Senior Managers with a wide portfolio of responsibilites
• More recently qualified professionals mindful of future responsibilities in their careers
• Specialists waiting to keep generally abreast of changes in areas related to their current specialism

List of events

Date	Time	Location	Code	Options
04 Oct 2010	9:00 -17:00	Milton Keynes	10CO194	book	details
07 Oct 2010	9:00 -17:00	Oxford	10CO195	book	details
13 Oct 2010	9:00 -17:00	Chester	10CO196	book	details
19 Oct 2010	9:00 -17:00	Leeds	10CO197	book	details
01 Nov 2010	9:00 -17:00	Southampton	10CO198	book	details
03 Nov 2010	9:00 -17:00	Stratford-upon-Avon	10CO199	book	details
09 Nov 2010	9:00 -17:00	Gatwick	10CO200	book	details
17 Nov 2010	9:00 -17:00	Cambridge	10CO201	book	details
22 Nov 2010	9:00 -17:00	Newcastle upon Tyne	10CO202	book	details
08 Dec 2010	9:00 -17:00	London Central	10CO203	book	details