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Technical and ethics support

On this page you can access a wealth of online content, including our helpsheets, providing practical, authoritative guidance on the most common queries we receive. High demand for our popular webchat and phone services can sometimes mean longer queuing times than we’d like. To beat the queues, you may be able to find the answer to your query using the resources below.

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Answers to your technical and ethical enquiries

Key resources for members.
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Helpsheets

Practical, technical and ethical guidance written to support you based on the enquiries we regularly receive from members.

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Tax support

Technical Advisory Services do not provide tax advice, but can signpost you to other sources of expert tax advice.

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Professional Indemnity Insurance

Struggling to understand the Regulations or to find cover? Call Technical Advisory Services on +44 (0)1908 248 250 (Option 2)
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Tax Advice Helpline for Small Practitioners

Members of the Small Practitioners Community and members with Professional Indemnity Insurance from Marsh Commercial can access the free of charge Tax Helpline.
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What good looks like - going concern

We’ve developed practical guidance and training resources, including real-life case studies, to help you embed ‘what good looks like’ in your firm, in the context of the audit of going concern.
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Suspicious activity?

Not sure whether you need to make a suspicious activity report (SAR)?
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Engagement letter

Looking for templates to help with drafting your engagement letter?
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Company size

Not sure whether a company or group qualifies as small under the Companies Act 2006?
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Audit exemption

Does a company require an audit?
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Undergoing changes and need to understand your responsibilities?
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Planning for audit?

Are you using the correct versions of the ISAs?
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AML bites

Providing you with the basics on popular money laundering topics
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Further support and resources for you

Links to other useful resources.

 

  1. Core Accounting and Tax Service with Bloomsbury
  2. UK GAAP 2019: Generally Accepted Accounting Practice under UK and Irish GAAP eBook
  3. International GAAP 2021: Generally Accepted Accounting Practice under IFRS eBook
  4. Tax and VAT helpline provided by Markel Tax
  5. Professonal Indemnity Insurance
  6. Support Members Scheme
  7. CABA
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