FRS 105 & FRS 102 1A: UK GAAP Micro & Small Cos
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2016 will see significant changes in financial reporting for the smallest companies as new and revised Financial Reporting Standards come into force. The new standards are aimed at small companies and include a new category of company, the “micro-entity”.UK GAAP for Micro and Small Companies FRS 105 & FRS 102 1A CPD.
There are approximately 3 million companies in the UK that meet the thresholds so these changes are significant to a large number of business owners and their advisors. The intention of the new requirements is to reduce the financial reporting burden, but you need to start planning your transition to these new standards right away.
This course can help you do just that. It explores the background to the changes, examines the accounting and disclosure requirements and considers the potential wider implications and planning aspects that should ensure a smooth transition.
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About this course
UK GAAP for Micro and Small Companies enables the learner to:
• Understand the new accounting regime for small and micro entities.
• See how financial statements should be presented under the new regimes
• Develop a plan for the transition to this new way of reporting
• Minimise the impact and associated costs of making the transition
About the Author of FRS 105 & FRS 102 1A: UK GAAP Micro & Small Companies
Lisa Weaver
Lisa Weaver is a professionally qualified lecturer with 15 years experience of exam-based, and CPD lecturing for accounting and finance professionals.
Lisa qualified ACA with Deloitte, and spent 4 years in audit practice, with clients ranging from major charities, multi-national organisations and listed companies to football clubs.
Since leaving audit practice, Lisa has lectured financial reporting, audit and governance subjects, developing and delivering CPD courses for qualified accountants working in industry and in practice.
Her clients have included KPMG, PWC, National Grid, British Energy, Orange, ACCA, AAT, ICAEW and CIMA. Lisa has delivered courses across Europe, the Caribbean, China and South East Asia and is regularly published in ACCA’s Accounting and Business journal.
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- Accounting
- Accounting MBA
- Planning
- Financial Training
- Financial
- Financial Reporting
- GAAP
- Accountacy
- Account follow-up
- Financial Risk
- Financing Services
- Finance Market
- Finance strategy
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Financial Fluency
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Overview of new UK GAAP incorporating the micro-entities regime
• What has caused the changes in financial reporting?
• What is the new accounting regime for small entities?
• What is the FRS 105 micro-entity regime?
• What is the smaller entities regime (FRS 102)?
FRS 105 The micro-entity regime
• How are financial statements presented in FRS 105?
• What information should be included at the foot of the balance sheet?
• How does FRS 105 deal with accounting treatments?
• If eligible, how does a company decide whether to adopt FRS 105?
FRS 102 Section 1A – the small entities regime
• What is the key principle in adopting FRS 102?
• How are the financial statements presented?
• What are the disclosure requirements?
• What are the accounting treatments?
Preparing for transition to the new reporting regimes
• How do I account for the transition to the new regime?
• How can the main accounting impacts be identified?
• What systems and controls issues need to be considered?
• What might be the wider implications of moving to the new regime?
FRS 105 & FRS 102 1A: UK GAAP Micro & Small Cos