ACCA’s annual Channel Islands Conference focuses on the key issues faced by finance professionals in the Channel Islands. The Conference provides the perfect opportunity to update your knowledge and gain up to 21 CPD units. Our expert speakers will keep you informed of the latest developments in the profession, as well as answering your questions live.

The sessions are a blend of technical, compliance, professional development,technology insights, well being and innovation to provide you with a balance of information to meet the needs of the changing role of today’s accountant.

Please see the live webinar schedule below:

If you cannot make the live session, not to worry you will be able to gain access to the session for 12 months after once you have registered. 

Monday 19 June 2023
Session One (09:30 -11:00): Effective Business Partnering
Session Two (11:30 - 13:00): How to Endure Cost Reduction
Session Three (14:00 - 15:30): Ethics and Conflict of Interest 

Tuesday 20 June 2023
Session One (09:30 -11:00): UK Tax Update
Session Two (11:30 - 13:00): Guernsey Tax Update
Session Three (14:00 - 15:30): Key IT Risks for Businesses

Wednesday 21 June 2023
Session One (09:30 -11:00): Economic Crime Review 
Session Two (11:30 - 13:00): Guernsey Law Update
Session Three (14:00 - 15:30): International Tax Planning 

Thursday 22 June 2023
Session One (09:30 -11:00): Jersey Law Update 
Session Two (11:30 - 13:00): Jersey Tax Update 
Session Three (14:00 - 15:30): Building Confidence

Friday 23 June 2023
Session One (09:30 -11:00): Financial Reporting - IFRS Update
Session Two (11:30 - 13:00): Financial Reporting - UK GAAP Update

21 CPD units

1 hour of learning = 1 unit of CPD.

ACCA members can use this learning to meet their CPD requirements provided it is relevant to their career. If the event contributes to general knowledge and skills, it should be recorded as non-verifiable CPD. If the learning can be applied in the workplace, it will contribute to verifiable CPD.

Fee: 600 GBP + VAT (720.00 GBP) per person

SESSION OVERVIEW

This session brings together the key elements in successful planning following a framework that links strategic elements with business and functional plans and on down to front line actions. Implementation and change management issues are considered as well as the more “technical aspects” of planning and the alignment of reporting and measures.

SPEAKER

John McKenzie

SESSION OVERVIEW

A very practical session, outlining the main recent changes in UK taxation, including:

• Corporation tax changes, including the new rates
• IR35 update and recent tax cases
• The new company capital allowances regime, expensing capital expenditure
• Tax and NIC changes for UK directors and employees
• Tax changes in the last year that affect UK businesses
• UK capital gains tax, SDLT and inheritance tax refresher and planning
• UK VAT changes
• Case studies and general overview.

SPEAKER

Tim Palmer

SESSION OVERVIEW

TBC

SPEAKER

Rob McCusker

SESSION OVERVIEW

Ethics underpins good corporate governance. Ethical behaviour, as witnessed by numerous corporate scandals, will not manage itself and directors and managers need clear guidance when dealing with ethical dilemmas. This course seeks to help directors and boards understand that they have a key role in setting the appropriate tone and developing strategies and policies to embed ethical behaviour to assist in developing the governance and management frameworks to succeed.

Key Features:

• Ethics as a strategic business objective
• Ensuring utility of corporate values
• Human Factors that undermine board culture and beyond
• Why are conflict of interests an issue?
• Problems if not managed, through case studies

SPEAKER

Jo French 

SESSION OVERVIEWS

• overview of the past 12 months
• changes in legislation
• significant local case law
• impact of extra jurisdictional cases
• regulatory and other developments.

Speakers: 

Guernsey Law Update - Ogier

Jersey Law Update - Vicky Milner, Viberts 

SESSION OVERVIEW

The talk should be of interest to anyone who has clients who are internationally mobile or multinational companies.

SPEAKER

Jeremy Mindell

SESSION OVERVIEWS

• An update on tax issues
• An overview of the key developments of the last 12 months.

Speakers:

Guernsey Tax Update - TBC

Jersey Law Update - Zaeem Youssouf, BDO Jersey.

SESSION OVERVIEWS

IFRS and UK GAAP Updates

SPEAKER: 

Steve Collings 

This event is organised by ACCA Continuous Learning.

If you have any queries regarding this event please contact us on:

UKCL@accaglobal.com