UK GAAP for small and micro companies is going through the change of a generation. This course will look at problem areas and give practical guidance on how to address the tricky bits. The areas covered will be those areas that practitioners are currently struggling with. This will be based on feedback from cold file reviews and frequently asked technical questions. This is a topical course and the content will reflect that. The course may cover issues such as:

• Abridged accounts and the true and fair view
• Encouraged disclosures, such as dividend and the need for additional primary statements
• Reasons why accounts get rejected by Companies House
• Problems with related party disclosures
• Accounting for directors and shareholders loans
• Selection and disclosure of accounting policies
• Other common disclosure errors in company accounts
• Applying small company exemptions including audit exemption
• Applying micro entity accounting rules

John is a Chartered Accountant and independent training consultant who lectures for major accountancy practices, training companies and publishers. He is a highly articulate speaker who lectures specifically on money laundering, auditing and financial reporting, and he also writes technical material for publishers. Previously, he has been the technical partner for a top thirty firm of accountants and Head of CharterGroup the accountancy network. John is a member of the ICAEW Audit and Assurance Faculty’s Practitioner Services Committee and has been involved with presenting and writing the material for the Audit and Assurance Faculty’s highly successful Roadshows for a number of years.