Charity-Accounting-Local-Authority-Perspective

Course Name :
Charity-Accounting-Local-Authority-Perspective
Target Audience :
Local Authority and public sector commissioners
Venues
Date Time Venue
15-02-2012 9.30am - 4.30PM 145- 157 St John Street, London EC1V 4PY
05-07-2012 9.30am - 4.30PM 145- 157 St John Street, London EC1V 4PY
13-11-2012 9.30am - 4.30PM 145- 157 St John Street, London EC1V 4PY
Fee :
350
Course Objectives :
  • To gain understanding of the reporting audit requirements faced by charities.

  • To find out more about accounting for charities.

  • To gain understanding of the legislative position about charities.
Contents :
Introduction
  • Course objectives and learning outcomes

What are Charities?
  • Charitable purposes

  • Public benefit

  • Legal Structures

Charity accounting regulatory framework
  • Key sources and bodies

  • Accounting requirements

  • Independent Examination and Audit

  • Annual reporting

SORP part 1
  • Key elements
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  • Trustees Annual Report
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  • SOFA format
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  • Restricted & unrestricted funds uthority PerspectiveKKk

IntSORP part 2
  • Allocating costs

  • Investments

  • Deferred income

  • Reserves

Trading by charities
  • Primary purpose trading

  • Ancillary and small scale trading

  • Tax

 C The future of UK charity accounting
  • Draft financial reporting standard for public benefit entities

  • New modular SORP