This 8 Hour Online CPD Course combines some key issues facing Accountants in 2013 including Personal Insolvency, Topical Tax Issues, Revenue Interventions as well as Key Statutory and Regulatory issues.

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This energising 8 Hour Online CPD Course will look at the legislative and regulatory changes that will affect accountants, auditors, clients, companies and their directors into 2013 and beyond.

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Brian McEnery of BDO discusses the existing Insolvency regime, the proposals of the Personal Insolvency Bill and what the future holds for Personal Bankruptcy in Ireland in this 2 Hour Online CPD Course.

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This Online CPD Course will help you to come over as a heavyweight adviser – who is equally comfortable with both financial and strategic advisory roles.

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Online CPD Course Content

In a difficult economic climate where cash is king, accurate budgeting and cash flow forecasting are more crucial than ever. If they are done well, the business can plan for the future. If they are done poorly, perpetual fire fighting will be the order of the day. This session aims to give participants a clear understanding of what is required to produce dependable budgets and cash flow forecasts.

• The role of budgeting within the organisation
• Practical considerations in budgeting
• How the business cycle can affect operating results
• Key variables to watch: growth, costs, capital intensity, ROCE
• Using Excel in budgeting
• The critical importance of accurate cash flow forecasting in a crisis
• Practical considerations in cash flow planning

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Online CPD Course Facilitator

Cormac Lucey

Cormac is a Chartered accountant with many years experience in industry and in corporate finance both in Ireland and in Germany. He also worked as a special Advisor to the Minister for Justice between 2003 and 2007. He is an Associate of the Irish Management Institute.

Online CPD Course Content

Four years into Ireland’s financial crisis and there has been reduction in the pressure on businesses to reduce costs and to restructure themselves. This session revisits the key tools for cost reduction and business restructuring.

• The backdrop – business under pressure across the board
• Cost control at manufacturing companies
• Cost reduction and restructuring – keyR techniques
• Business turnaround – a specialised example
• Financial restructuring – a special case

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Online CPD Course Facilitator

Cormac Lucey

Cormac is a Chartered accountant with many years experience in industry and in corporate finance both in Ireland and in Germany. He also worked as a special Advisor to the Minister for Justice between 2003 and 2007. He is an Associate of the Irish Management Institute.

Online CPD Course Content

Cost Reduction and Business Restructuring

Four years into Ireland’s financial crisis and there has been reduction in the pressure on businesses to reduce costs and to restructure themselves. This session revisits the key tools for cost reduction and business restructuring.

• The backdrop – business under pressure across the board
• Cost control at manufacturing companies
• Cost reduction and restructuring – key techniques
• Business turnaround – a specialised example
• Financial restructuring – a special case

Budgeting & Forecasting Revisited

In a difficult economic climate where cash is king, accurate budgeting and cash flow forecasting are more crucial than ever. If they are done well, the business can plan for the future. If they are done poorly, perpetual fire fighting will be the order of the day. This session aims to give participants a clear understanding of what is required to produce dependable budgets and cash flow forecasts.

• The role of budgeting within the organisation
• Practical considerations in budgeting
• How the business cycle can affect operating results
• Key variables to watch: growth, costs, capital intensity, ROCE
• Using Excel in budgeting
• The critical importance of accurate cash flow forecasting in a crisis
• Practical considerations in cash flow planning

Valuation in Volatile Markets

Company valuation plays a central role in business. But, as the recent downturn has brutally shown, company valuations can swing enormously in response to changes in the business cycle. Understanding how valuations are arrived at and the factors that drive value is therefore of central importance in today’s business world.

• The current valuation environment – Ireland
• Different approaches to valuation
• Valuation and the business cycle
• The extra challenge of valuing small firms

What’s Going on at the Banks and its Impact on Bank Credit

Financial conditions are exceptionally difficult. The Irish banks are under pressure to deleverage while several foreign-owned banks are exiting the Irish market. Our one-day course aims to review the prospects for getting bank credit with a focus on tips for maximising your chances of success. Participants will be refreshed in their understanding of how and why banks make credit decisions. This will help maximise their chances of securing a favourable response to funding requests.

• Credit availability: the role of bank liquidity
• Credit availability: the role of bank solvency
• From feast to famine: the credit story 2006 – 2012
• Government initiatives to stimulate credit supply
• Practical approaches to maximising your chances

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Online CPD Course Facilitator

Cormac Lucey

Cormac is a Chartered accountant with many years experience in industry and in corporate finance both in Ireland and in Germany.  He also worked as a special Advisor to the Minister for Justice between 2003 and 2007.  He is an Associate of the Irish Management Institute.

Online CPD Course Content

• An overview of the Exposure Drafts (January 2012 and October 2012) which will cover in some detail how the new FRS 102 The FRS Applicable in the UK and Republic of Irelandwill be applied. Specifically the following will be covered for the new standard
  • Statement of Financial Position
  • Statement of comprehensive income and income statement
  • Statement of changes in equity and statement of income and retained earnings
  • Statement of cash flows
  • Accounting for Non-current assets – the main changes
  • Accounting for Current assets – the main changes
  • Accounting for liabilities – the main changes
  • Revenue recognition and accounting for employee costs
  • Basics of consolidation and foreign currency translation

 Why You Should Purchase This Online CPD Course?

 If a company has a year end on or after the 31 December 2015, it will have to consider whether or not to adopt the forthcoming FRS 102 The FRS Applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland or, provided they meet the small company criteria, the FRS for Smaller Entities (FRSSE) for their accounting policies. The former will be based on international financial reporting standards whilst the latter is already based on UK/Irish standards. No matter which option smaller entities take they will have to provide comparative information for the year ended 31^st December 2014 in accordance with either document. Therefore, both practitioners and accountants in business, in order to make a rationale decision of which option to adopt, should be aware of the content of both documents as the current regime of SSAPs and FRSs will come to an end on 31^st December 2014.

In addition the new FRS 102 will apply to ALL private companies, both small and large, as well as banks and financial institutions (including credit unions) so more than 90% of companies in Ireland will be affected by these developments.

Who Should Purchase This Online CPD Course?

• Accountants in business who are preparing the financial statements
• Accountants in Practice, who are preparing financial statements for their clients.

 What This Course Will Provide You With?

Delegates will receive a review of the main changes that will be imposed by the adoption of the new FRS 102 as well as a detailed overview of the FRSSE in order to gain an appreciation of the route to choose for their smaller clients and for those larger private companies both practitioners and accountants in industry will gain a broad understanding of the application of the new FRS.

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Online CPD Course Facilitator

Robert Kirk – University of Ulster

Robert Kirk qualified as a Chartered accountant in Belfast. He is Professor of Financial Reporting in the School of Accounting at the University of Ulster. Robert has published several books on accounting standards and travels extensively around the world to speak to accountants on financial reporting standards.

Online CPD Course Content

Valuation in Volatile Markets

Company valuation plays a central role in business. But, as the recent downturn has brutally shown, company valuations can swing enormously in response to changes in the business cycle. Understanding how valuations are arrived at and the factors that drive value is therefore of central importance in today’s business world.

• The current valuation environment – Ireland
• Different approaches to valuation
• Valuation and the business cycle
• The extra challenge of valuing small firms

Register for this Online CPD Course Now

Online CPD Course Facilitator

Cormac Lucey

Cormac is a Chartered accountant with many years experience in industry and in corporate finance both in Ireland and in Germany. He also worked as a special Advisor to the Minister for Justice between 2003 and 2007. He is an Associate of the Irish Management Institute.

Online CPD Course Content

Financial conditions are exceptionally difficult. The Irish banks are under pressure to deleverage while several foreign-owned banks are exiting the Irish market. Our one-day course aims to review the prospects for getting bank credit with a focus on tips for maximising your chances of success. Participants will be refreshed in their understanding of how and why banks make credit decisions. This will help maximise their chances of securing a favourable response to funding requests.

• Credit availability: the role of bank liquidity
• Credit availability: the role of bank solvency
• From feast to famine: the credit story 2006 – 2012
• Government initiatives to stimulate credit supply
• Practical approaches to maximising your chances

Register for this Online CPD Course Now

Online CPD Course Facilitator

Cormac Lucey

Cormac is a Chartered accountant with many years experience in industry and in corporate finance both in Ireland and in Germany. He also worked as a special Advisor to the Minister for Justice between 2003 and 2007. He is an Associate of the Irish Management Institute.