CPA/SFA Simple Facts of Accounting

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These information bulletins are aimed at helping company directors understand more easily complex accountancy and regulatory issues and how these impact on their business. To view, click on each of the links below.

• 1. Availing of the Audit Exemption
• 2. Duties of company directors
• 3. The auditor and the audit
• 4. Finance Act 2006
• 5. Surviving the pitfalls of small business 
• 6. Finance and IT - a special relationship?  
• 7. Business plans for SMEs
• 8. Avoiding unlawful transactions with company directors
• 9. Family business .........the future
• 10. Finance for non- accountants part one
• 11. Finance for non-accountants part two
• 12. Generating funding from your business plan
• 13. 35 'Best Practice' tips for more effective credit control
• 14. Rights and duties of a shareholder
• 15. Creditors' guide to creditors meetings
• 16. Value Added Tax
• 17. Tax Implications of Redundancy for Employers and Employees
• 18. Research & Development
• 19. Going Concern
• 20. What can an accountant do for you?
• 21. Keeping the Sheriff at Bay
• 22. How companies can raise funds from business angels
• 23. Meeting your Companies Registration Office Deadlines
• 24. Accelerated Capital Allowance Scheme
• 25. IFRS for SMEs
• 26. Personal Guarantees - What Directors need to know
• 27. Using a "21 Day" Letter to collect a debt
• 28. Company Law Update
• 29. Employment and Investment Incentives Schemes

If you would like a hard copy of any of the bulletins please email Ciara Murphy at the CPA Institute.

Should you wish to find a CPA accountant local to you area, please email us stating your region of choice.

Note that the intent of these bulletins is to give an overview of the subject rather than an in-depth analysis. Directors are advised to obtain professional advice before proceeding.