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NEWS & UPDATESWhen Not to Report Money Laundering
Certain circumstances can arise from time to time when an accountant (as well as certain other designated persons) is...
The latest AML legislation
The Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Acts, 2010 to 2018 requires, among other things that:...
Changes in AML legislation.
Some significant changes made in late 2018 to Irish AML legislation may have gone unnoticed. They need urgent...
Irish Red Cross criticised by auditors
In a recently issued audit report, the Irish Red Cross were criticised by their auditors over several matters...
Professional body AML Supervisors under fire
As we wrote in a recent blog on the topic of AML supervision, the report by OPBAS – the Office for Professional Body...
Professional body AML Supervisors under fire
In a recent UK report by OPBAS – the Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision it accuses many...
GDPR: One Year On
The GDPR is in place one year on 25 May 2019. How up to date are you on the application of the new data protection...
Ethics for Accounting and Audit
There are five fundamental principles of the Code of Ethics for accountants who are members of all the different...
Common Errors in FRS 102 Accounting
Revaluation gains on tangible fixed assets go through the Profit & Loss Account. True or False? The answer is...
Avoiding Negligence Claims
It doesn’t matter what is stated on your fee invoices. It’s more important what is in your working papers and...
Audit Update
Tax advocacy is now banned for all audit clients. True or False? The answer is ‘False’. To hear why this is false and...
Audit of Insurance Brokers
The Statutory Duty Confirmation, prepared by the auditor, must be filed with the Central Bank within two months of the...