Course Details

As we head into 2023, this session discusses some of the topics that should be on the agenda for accountants with respect to company law for the forthcoming 12 months. Claire looks at the progress of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill 2022 (Companies House Reform) as it moves through the various legislative stages.  

 

Claire also considers some of the areas of company law where we receive the most questions, taking a high level look at areas such as dividends & distributable reserves and breaching company size thresholds, as reminders for accountants in assisting their clients preparing financial statements for FY2022. 

 

In this session, Claire Thomson covers the following:

 

  • An update on Companies House Reform – the progress of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill 2022
  • Common queries – dividends & distributable reserves
  • Common queries – size thresholds and breaches

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Grant Thornton

Claire Thomson

Claire is a qualified Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, and trained with Grant Thornton Ireland. She spent 5.5 years in corporate audit, before moving to the firm’s risk & compliance team, where she spent 6 years supporting the all-Ireland practice as their UK financial reporting subject matter expert.

After a year in OmniPro’s Practice Support team, where she delivered webinars, developed technical content and provided post-monitoring support to firms, she has now joined Grant Thornton Northern Ireland, where she is Head of UK Financial Reporting and Accounting Technical, providing UK technical advice and support to local and international offices.