The Chartered Accountants Ireland's Practice Consulting team will work with members to design an approach that suits their business needs. Our experienced chartered accountants will help members to develop and enhance their technical and business management expertise and to apply this to achieve strategic goals.

We advise practitioners on:

• Developing your firm: practice profitability, other practice related issues
• Compliance support

Resources

Practice Consulting also provide a wide range of valuable resources for practitioners, including:

Practice toolkits – our extensive suite of toolkits includes audit procedures, audit exempt procedures, pro forma financial statements, anti-money laundering procedures and more.

• Helpsheets - a series of helpsheets on a wide variety of topics.
• Practice Matters – our bi-monthly newsletter for members in practice.
• Practice News – our regular free news webinar for practitioners.
• CPD webinars – our regular CPD webinars, designed specifically with small and medium-sized practices in mind.

Charge out rate

Please contact us to discuss your needs so as we may provide you with a meaningful quote. Generally speaking, our fees are €200 per hour or the equivalent in Sterling. However, we will endeavour to agree a fixed fee where this is appropriate to the assignment. Fees are subject to VAT where applicable.

We will discuss each assignment with you prior to commencement and we will ensure that the costs are appropriate to the value received by you.

Telephone enquiries

Our consultants are happy to discuss practice related queries by telephone with members. Of course our time and resources are limited, and we want to make this service as productive as possible. Because of the large number of enquiries, we aim to limit the duration of non-charged telephone consultations to approximately fifteen minutes.

Confidentiality

Chartered Accountants Ireland Practice Consulting team is independent of, and does not exchange information with other sections of the Institute responsible for regulatory and disciplinary matters or with (Professional Standards), nor would it disclose any other information unless required to do so by law.

Telephone support service legal note

The telephone support service is not a substitute for professional judgement independent research or professional advice, nor is it intended as such. Information and/or guidance are provided on the sole basis that neither Chartered Accountants Ireland, its staff are liable for breach of contract, negligence (including negligent misstatement) or otherwise for:

• Any loss resulting from any error, omission or inaccuracy in the information or guidance supplied; or
• Any loss resulting from any act done (or not done) in the reliance on the information or guidance supplied.

Members (and/or their clients) are advised to make suitable arrangements in appropriate cases for detailed research to be undertaken or professional advice obtained where necessary.

Consultation services legal note

We offer consultation services to members. We do not give instructions to members or accept undertakings from members in relation to compliance or other matters, nor do we have any authority to do so.

Consultation services are provided as an assistance and support on the sole basis that neither Chartered Accountants Ireland, its staff are liable for breach of contract, negligence (including negligent misstatement) or otherwise for:

• Any loss resulting from any error, omission or inaccuracy in information supplied or guidance suggested in the course of consultations; or
• Any loss resulting from any act done (or not done) in the reliance on the information supplied or guidance suggested in the course of consultations.

Have a query?

If you have a query, please refer to our Support & Services page and contact the relevant department with your query.