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International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
18 January 2012
Let’s be clear: Making local authority IFRS accounts more accessible and understandable - This briefing focuses on a long-running debate that the implementation of International Financial Reporting ...
Accounting for LIFT Schemes under International Financial Reporting Standards
13 March 2009
The Commission has issued the attached guidance to its auditors on accounting for LIFT schemes in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards.
Electronic annual returns (e-AR)
26 May 2011
2012 Electronic annual return forms for local councils, internal drainage boards and small bodies in England
Council accounts: a guide to your rights
12 April 2012
This booklet summarises your rights to inspect, question and challenge councils' accounts.
Auditing the accounts 2009/10: Quality and timeliness of local public bodies' financial reporting
16 December 2010
The Audit Commission has published its Auditing the Accounts report summarising the timeliness and quality of financial reporting by parish councils in 2009/10.
Annual audit letters
3 November 2008
The Audit Commission's Code of Audit Practice requires auditors to prepare an annual audit letter and issue it to each audited body.
Certifying grant claims and returns
30 June 2011
Local government claims and returns: certification work 2009/10 - this covers the range of claims and returns certified, auditors’ findings; the cost of work; issues for grant-paying bodies and future ...