Technical Update for Busy Accountants

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Cost for BPP PD Members: £350 + VAT + 6 CPD Hours
(£350 + VAT for non BPP PD Members) Click Here for details of our membership scheme.)

A one-day update on key areas and issues

Book before 10 October to benefit from the discounted early booker price of £350+VAT - normal price £400+VAT

Who will benefit?

All accountants and financial managers looking to refresh their skills and knowledge.

What you can gain

  • Learn about the latest changes to financial reporting standards.
  • Gain an overview of recent taxation developments.
  • Update yourself with current hot management accounting topics.
  • Refresh your communication and influencing skills.

Programme Outline

9.00 Registration

9.30 Financial Reporting Update

The financial reporting update will cover aspects of both UK GAAP and international financial reporting standards.

  • The future of UK GAAP and the key differences between current UK GAAP and IFRS.
  • An update on the convergence project between IFRS and US GAAP.
  • Key insights from the priority projects of these bodies, including revenue recognition (recently issued as a standard), leases and financial instruments.

11.00 Coffee

11.15 Tax Update

  • Falling corporation rates and changes in capital allowances.
  • Recent cases on repairs and renewals.
  • New rules on partnerships and LLPs.
  • Developments in employee tax and benefits in kind.
  • Changes in VAT on cross border supplies and the recovery of input tax.

12.45 Lunch

1.45 Communication and Influencing Skills for Accountants

Your professional and personal success is as dependent on your ability to communicate and influence as it is on your technical skills. Imagine knowing that you can effortlessly get your message across and have the skills and strategies to influence and persuade people easily. Even if you are a good communicator already, you can always get better and this workshop will benefit anyone who wishes to take their communication skills to the next level, whether it is with their colleagues or customers or even their friends and family.

3.15 Tea

3.30 Management Accounting Update

  • CGMA management accounting principles.
  • Integrated reporting.
  • Applying lean to finance.

5.00 Close


"A CPD certificate of completion will be provided by BPP Professional Education Limited upon request, following attendance."


Course Dates

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London 12 Nov 2020 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM  Spaces Book Now

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