3 August 2023 | Local authority financial failure and the mystery of the lost audit objective |
28 April 2022 | Infrastructure assets are capital accounting’s ugly ducklings |
2 March 2022 | How much MRP is enough? |
13 Dec 2021 | 2022 is the year for confronting ‘chaos’ in audit and accounting |
4 Nov 2021 | Audit improves but problems and uncertainties remain |
1 Sep 2021 | Crisis in local audit |
28 Jan 2021 | Hopes and fears for 2021 |
6 Nov 2020 | FRC report fails to confront “mess” |
15 Sep 2020 | Redmond Review fails to address key issues |
18 Aug 2020 | Audits worsen as watchdog demands improvement |
14 Apr 2020 | No accounts simplification for 2019/20 |
23 Mar 2020 | COVID-19 and production of the accounts |
20 Dec 2019 | Audit 2019 was a bust – let’s hope it gets better |
6 Aug 2019 | The state of local government audit |
6 Apr 2019 | Public interest wobbles the Prudential Framework |
4 Jan 2019 | Audit and accounts outlook 2019 |
5 Dec 2018 | Sale and leaseback – the accounting lowdown |
17 Sep 2018 | Looking ahead to the 2018/19 Statement of Accounts |
13 Jun 2018 | Prepare for a deep dive into lease accounting |
24 Apr 2018 | Do we need a statutory override for IFRS 9? |
8 Mar 2018 | IFRS 9 and impairment are no April fool |
31 Jan 2018 | Closedown 2017/18 leaves little time to relax |
4 Dec 2017 | Prudential Framework consultation |
30 Oct 2017 | The most complicated accounting standard ever issued |
13 Sep 2017 | Troubles with the auditor? Maybe it’s not you |
19 Jun 2017 | Expanding your property portfolio? Prepare for the auditors |
14 Mar 2017 | The auditor’s dreaded knock on the door |
30 Jan 2017 | Plotting the big audit and accounting events ahead |
28 Nov 2016 | Making sure your MRP is “just right” |
25 Jul 2016 | Impact of Brexit on local authority accounting |
17 May 2016 | Living in a material world |
4 Apr 2016 | Thumb twiddling risks in auditor appointments |
12 Jan 2016 | MRP policy ripe for review |
9 Dec 2015 | The reserves iceberg |
20 Oct 2015 | In defence of local authority accounting |
15 Sep 2015 | Special purpose companies, geese and golden eggs |
20 Jul 2015 | LOBOs controversy |
17 Mar 2015 | Accounts and Audit Regs 2015 |
10 Feb 2015 | Break up of the Audit Commission |
17 Dec 2014 | Accounts and audit prospects for 2014/15 |
10 Nov 2014 | Getting the best from your external audit teams |
19 Aug 2014 | Getting the most from your external audit reports |
15 May 2014 | Getting your external auditors working for you |