Accountants all over the world are preparing for an outstanding event of their profession, the World Congress of Accountants 2010, the 18th of the long history of these manifestations. Under the auspices of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), the 2010 edition continues a tradition of over 100 years (being held for the first time in 1904) to discuss the issues of the accounting profession in the international environment of the moment. More details: www.wcoa2010kualalumpur.com.
The Official Newsletter of The World Congress of Accountants 2010 - SEPTEMBER 2009
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IPSASB MOVES CLOSER TO GLOBAL CONVERGENCE OF FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS WITH NEW ED ON AGRICULTURE
(New York/March 31, 2009) - The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB) of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) has published an exposure draft (ED), entitled ED 36, Agriculture. This ED is part of the IPSASB's global convergence program, scheduled for completion by December 31, 2009, that will substantially converge International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSASs) with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) approved at December 31, 2008. It proposes an IPSAS that converges with the International Accounting Standards Board's International Accounting Standard 41, Agriculture, with limited changes to ensure consistency with other IPSASs. These changes include an acknowledgement that, in some jurisdictions, biological assets may be sold or transferred for nominal amounts.
"Converging IPSASs with IFRSs, where appropriate for the public sector, is one of the key objectives of our standards development program," states Mike Hathorn, Chair of the IPSASB. "This exposure draft proposes clear financial reporting requirements for agricultural activity in the public sector in order to ensure that the private and public sectors report similar activities in a consistent fashion."
How to Comment
Comments on ED 36 are requested by June 30, 2009. The ED may be viewed by going to www.ifac.org/EDs. Comments may be submitted by email to EDComments@ifac.org and stepheniefox@ifac.org. They can also be faxed to the attention of the IPSASB Technical Director at +1 (416) 977-8585, or mailed to the IPSASB Technical Director at 277 Wellington Street West, 4th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5V 3H2, Canada. All comments will be considered a matter of public record and will ultimately be posted on the IFAC website.
The next SMP/SME Congress will be held in Copenhagen on 3-5 September 2008. This Congress will be hosted by the Nordic Federation of Accountants (NRF) in cooperation with FEE.
The FEE/NRF Conference in Copenhagen on 3-5 September 2008 will offer an outstanding opportunity to get a focused look into the future. With inspiring speeches from specialists who have their fingers on the pulse, interesting case studies, and a vast variety of discussions and networking opportunities.
Detailed information is available on the Congress website at the following address: http://www.feecongresscopenhagen2008.com.
CECCAR grants to all members that attend this event 16 CPD hours.
The European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (www.cedefop.europa.eu/) announced us the availability of a vacancy for an accountant, ref: CEDEFOP/2008/7/AD.
The notice regarding this open position, as well as the responsibilities and duties comprised by this position, can be viewed by accessing the web link below:
http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/index.asp?section=3&sub=4&read=3340
The closing date for submission of applications is 30 May 2008.
You can consult INSIGHT magazine, launched by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), a magazine that focuses on issues related to the global adoption of IFRSs, gathering opinions from inside the accounting profession, from those who already have adopted IFRSs and also from those planning to adopt them.The magazine addresses bigger picture issues that relate to the creation and promotion of IFRSs in a nontechnical language.
With INSIGHT, IASB aims to reach out a wider public, people for whom the work of IASB could be of interest but who are not necessarily very familiar with the Board's activity.
The Administration Board and the General Assembly of FIDEF - The FIDEF Conference on the Code of Ethics, 2-3 October 2007, Lille, France"
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) issued for comments the Exposure Draft of the proposed International Financial Reporting Standard for Small and Medium-sized Entities. Comments on the draft standard and its accompanying documents should be sent in writing so as to be received by 1 October 2007.
If you are interested in the content of this draft standard and you wish to submit comments, you can access the link below:
The European Federation of Accountants (FEE) is announcing the 3rd FEE Annual European SME/SMP Congress on the 6th and 7th September 2007.
This year's Congress will be held at the Steigenberger Kurhaus Hotel Scheveningen, The Hague in The Netherlands. The theme for the 2007 Congress is: New Opportunities for SMPs and SMEs: Transparency, Finance and Simplification in a European Context. Through this theme, the Congress will address a wide spectrum of subjects in the accounting and auditing profession, of interest to small and medium sized entities.The Congress is organised by the FEE in association with Royal NIVRA and NOvAA, the two professional bodies for the accounting and auditing profession in the Netherlands.
On the Congress website http://www.nivra.nl/fee/, you will find information on the 2007 Congress concerning the following: programme, speakers, location, cost, registration and permanent education points.
ECGI's Research Newsletter: Efective Boards
As an institutional member of the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI), The Body of Expert and Licensed Accountants of Romania has received the latest ECGI Research Newsletter, which focuses on a very important topic: Effective Boards.
For more information, please click here.
In accordance with Regulations no. 6707/2000 with respect to granting the annual practice visa, natural and legal persons members of C.E.C.C.A.R, have the obligation to fill in and submit the "Annual Declaration" form to the branches headquarters until 31.01.2007.
The "Annual Declaration" Form is needed for obtaining the practice visa.
You can download the electronic format of the Annual declarations by accessing the links below:
On Thursday 7 December 2006, FEE hosted a high level conference which addressed key issues on contribution of financial reporting to financial stability and transparency. The conference shared and discussed the views of relevant stakeholders in the European and transatlantic debate and included keynote speeches from a number of eminent guests including European Commissioner Charlie McCreevy and Mr. Corey Booth, Director of the US - SEC Office on Information Technology.
The Conference comprised two panel discussions. The first concerned fair value reporting and the second discussed the use of the internet in financial reporting.
You may find, bellow the presentations and speeches related to this event.
- Christian Dreyer presentation
- Commissioner McCreevy speech
- Michael Castello Vogt presentation
- Stig Enevoldsen presentation
FEE's General Assembly appoints Jacques Potdevin as President
and Hans van Damme as Deputy President
The European Federation of Accountants (FEE) together with the European Commission is pleased to announce that the conference held on September 28, 2006 in Brussels, on Modernizing Accounting in the Public Sector was a huge success.
More than 330 delegates attended to participate in the debate which identified how Member States are progressing in implementing accrual accounting and which provided an opportunity to discuss practical and technical issues.
More information from the conference including speeches and presentations are available on :
http://www.fee.be/news/default.asp?library_ref=2&content_ref=581 and
http://www.ec.europa.eu/budget/documents/conf_accounting_0906_en.htm
Fermín del Valle, President
International Federation of Accountants
Speech to the IFAC Council
Istanbul, Turkey - November 10, 2006
The international Conference on "Public Oversight according to the 8th Directive" organized by the South Eastern European Partnership on Accountancy Development (SEEPAD) with the support of the Association of Professional Accountants and Auditors of Republic of Moldova (ACAP) and of the Body of Expert and Licensed Accountants of Romania (CECCAR) took place during April 28th -29th 2007, in Chisinau.
The role of the Conference was to increase awareness of the professionals from South Eastern Europe and of all those interested in understanding the issues regarding the endorsement of the 8th Directive.
The Conference was attended by over 120 participants, from which 40 were representatives of the SEEPAD member bodies. Representatives of international bodies (WB, IFAC, FEE, USAID, ACCA, OEC, CNCC), foreign experts, representatives of the diplomatic institutions present in Chisinau, also attended the Conference.
We must outline the presence at the works of the SEEPAD General Assembly of Mr. Jacques Potdevin, FEE President, this being a recognition of SEEPAD's efforts for obtaining visibility in the international community.
During the works of the General Assembly that took place on the 29th of April 2007, the SEEPAD President presented a report on the activity of the organization from the last General Assembly and the Action Plan for 2007-2008 was discussed, the members' activity was analyzed, the regional project "Benchmarking International Standards on Transparency and Accountability" (BISTA) was approved and the agenda for the future meetings was discussed.
The South Eastern European Partnership on Accountancy Development (SEEPAD) is the representative body for the professionals in the field of accountancy in South Eastern Europe. SEEPAD has as objective to encourage and strengthen the cooperation between the countries of South Eastern Europe in accountancy, in the view of improving the reforms in this field, of increasing the professionalism of accountants and auditors and of consolidating the independence of accountants, auditors and of the persons involved in the education process in this field.
The SEEPAD mission is to promote the reforms in the field of accountancy in South Eastern Europe and to contribute to the increase of quality of the professional services in accordance with internationally recognized practices and standards.
In its mission to organize the works of these events, the Secretariat benefited of all the support of the Executive of the Body of Expert and Licensed Accountants of Romania.
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