Format
This course will be delivered via Zoom on Friday 7 February 2025 from 10am to 12pm. The link to acess this course will be emailed to participants the day before the course is due to take place.
Who should attend
This course is suitable for accountants, and other business professionals, from small and mid-sized practices from across both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Course overview
The following issues will be addressed during this session:
- We will be joined by fellow practitioners Maura Ginty & Stephen Keohane to discuss the likely key challenges and opportunities this year for those in practice.
- Both Maura & Stephen play leading roles in our Institute District Societies and we are also going to discuss with them the important role of such societies for our members across Ireland and beyond, how you can get involved and some upcoming in person events planned by our District Societies.
- As preparations ramp up for MTD for Income Tax, representatives from HMRC will share with us their advice on how to assist your clients to prepare, as well as how to participate in events & testing planned by HMRC over the coming months.
- Recent Tax updates for the Republic of Ireland
- The Institute's ongoing interactions with key Regulators (such as the CRO and Companies House) on behalf of our members.
- A brief overview of some of the latest Compliance and Technical issues from recent weeks as included in the February edition of Practice Matters.
Key learning outcomes
By the end of this course, participants wil be able to:
- Appreciate the key issues impacting both your practice and your clients at this time
Speaker Bio
Conal Kennedy - FCA, Conal is Head of Practice Consulting in Chartered Accountants Ireland. He and his team provide advice and support to practices throughout Ireland, and publish a range of practice toolkits covering audit, accounting and compliance. Over a 18 year period in Practice Consulting, Conal has coached and advised many practices through major change events such as mergers, acquisitions and retirements. He has also advised on practice development and marketing.
Jeremy Twomey - FCA, Jeremy in his role as Practice Consulting Manager works to support our member practitioners across our service areas, with a particular focus on compliance support, training and our associated advisory services. Jeremy is a Fellow of the Institute, having trained with Ernst & Young; he has held senior management positions across both financial and professional services, as well as the public sector.
Contact us
If you have any questions regarding this or any other CPD course or
requirements, please feel free to contact the team here or call us at (+353) 01 523 3930