While the Treasury has made a good start in supporting the implementation of new sustainability reporting requirements across central government, it will take several years for climate related...
Each Local Authority Accounting Code consultation in the past few years has surfaced new issues with IFRS 17, but none have so far challenged the prevailing view that the Code should retain its...
The first global accounting standard for non-profit organisations has been launched in a bid to drive up the consistency, comparability and credibility of financial reporting in the sector.
A foundation aiming to “improve transparency and accountability across the non-profit sector globally” has launched with support from CIPFA and Humentum.
Scrutiny of local government finances is being hindered by a lack of understanding among officers and elected members and the absence of standardised reporting requirements, according to a new study.
Simplifying local authority accounts could ease the audit crisis, but they must still retain meaning, writes CIPFA’s director of public financial management Iain Murray.
Karen Sanderson and Samantha Musoke explain the work CIPFA and Humentum have done to develop International Non-Profit Accounting Guidance, and how you can give your feedback ahead of the final...
CIPFA / LASAAC has launched an urgent consultation on changes to the local authority accounting code to deal with infrastructure reporting issues currently holding up the sign-off of some sets of...
2021 has been another testing year for public finance professionals. But how well can you remember the events of the past 12 months? Take our annual Christmas festive quiz to find out.
Northern Ireland’s Department of Health is facing questions over its accounting treatment of millions of pounds that might otherwise have been redistributed to other departments.
Finance professionals have a key role in developing public sector sustainability reporting standards – but need to be develop new skills to do so effectively, according to CIPFA research.
The F&A technology already available today has the potential to have a greater impact on how the finance department operates over the next 10 years than it has over the past 50.
Covid-19 has only increased the need for governments around the world to take a consistent approach to reporting their financial balance sheets, says Gillian Fawcett.
