News from the AGN EMEA Accounting, Auditing & Education Committee (AAEC)
The February newsletter provided general information about the Application of the EU Taxonomy Regulation. In this month’s newsletter, we go into more detail on the procedure – the taxonomy-eligible activities, including green activities, enabling activities and transition activities.
AGN Global Business Voice: Practice Management
Accountants ‘move to advisory’, or their transition from pure compliance services to a more advisory centred approach, is a phenomenon driven by the deployment of the latest technologies and changing client expectations. The technologies deliver production efficiencies – freeing up a professional’s time. The technology can accumulate large amounts of client data and thus analytics allow greater insights into the client’s financial health and performance.
On 8th March, we connected over 100 AGN women professionals over two sessions to accommodate the time zones to mark International Women’s Day 2023.
With our members, we were able to celebrate this special day and support AGN’s commitment to embracing gender diversity in leadership teams to increase productivity and value in AGN firms.
Dreaming of good times amid your busy season? You don’t have to wait until late April to add a bit of fun to your day. This month, AGN has opportunities to take a break with your peers and get competitive. How would 1978 rank on a fun scale?
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The Finance Act for 2023 has been published. It increases the income tax scale by 5.4% and phases out the CVAE by 2024. Read the four main points below.
Can you believe we’re nearly at the end of February? Firms are implementing 2023 strategies. For some, tax season is in full swing. Businesses are meeting the demands of complex issues and expanding their teams – It’s no wonder time is flying!
Amongst the volume, we’ve handpicked content to give you a snapshot of what’s been happening in AGN – just in case you missed it! Stay connected to help us guide, grow and develop your firm.
News from the AGN EMEA Accounting, Auditing & Education Committee (AAEC)
With the new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) comes the obligation to apply the EU Taxonomy Regulation. The determination of taxonomy-eligible and taxonomy-aligned economic activities as well as the identification and disclosure of the environmental taxonomy ratios subject to mandatory reporting, are no easy task. I would like to briefly present to you what the EU Taxonomy Regulation was made for and how to proceed in its application.
Contributed by: Meaden & Moore.
Every two years, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) publishes its Report to the Nations, which highlights key fraud trends. New to the study in 2022 were statistics on the role cryptocurrency plays in fraud. Here are the details.
Contributed by: RVKS and Associates.
Reducing the ramifications of long-term risks by putting in place control mechanisms and covering investment risks through hedging are among key risk management strategies. In today’s volatile and dynamic world, risk becomes an unavoidable aspect of any business. It would never be possible to eliminate risk, but at best, its impact can be minimised.
AGN Global Business Voice: Practice Management
Explore the practical do’s and don’ts of introducing your own hybrid or flexible working policies and ‘Flex Culture’.