In this section you will find details of ICAS products that are currently available. For more details of any product simply click on the related link below.
If you require further information about any of our products please contact Member Services.
Technical Bulletin
Available electronically, the Technical Bulletin will keep you up to date with the latest changes in legislation, recent technical announcements and practical guidance on everyday issues.
Topics include:
- Auditing and accounting issues
- Regulation matters
- Small company issues
- Tax issues affecting small and family businesses
- Personal tax and NIC
- Financial issues
- IT issues
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General Practice Procedures Manual 2011
The General Practice Procedures Manual has been updated (July 2011) and has everything you need to manage unregulated work in your practice - all on CD ROM.
The manual contains:
- Updated engagement letters
- Up to date material on the practical aspects of self assessment, corporation tax changes and other changes in taxation
- Advice on using the systems in computerised offices
- Sections on retention of records, client references, new client checklist, reminder systems.
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Bribery Act Compliance Centre
The Bribery Act 2010 comes into force on 1 July 2011. ICAS has partnered with Routes2Training to bring members the Bribery Act Compliance Centre.
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The ICAS Information Security Framework
It is a requirement of the Data Protection Act 1998 that all businesses handling personal data have in place an Information Security Policy. The ICAS ISF is designed to help firms meet that obligation.
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Accountants' Procedures for the Audit Exempt Company
The Accountants Procedures for the Audit Exempt Company (APAEC) pack (updated April 2011) is an ideal means of ensuring that your quality of work is retained with the minimum of effort.
The pack has recently been updated to reflect changes in the ICAS Framework for the Preparation of Accounts and using it will ensure that your accounts files will reflect best practice.
Major features of the systems are:
- Indexed for ease of reference
- Indexing is designed for use as a complete filing
- system for a current years file
- All sections allow for additional work for individual clients
- Low price makes cost per client almost negligible
- Printed on green card
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Accounts Preparation for the Unincorporated Business
The Accounts Preparation for the Unincorporated Business (APUB) pack(updated April 2011)gives a structure for ensuring quality is maintained when dealing withunincorporated clients.
Major features of the systems are:
- Indexed for ease of reference
- Indexing is designed for use as a complete filing system for a current years file
- All sections allow for additional work for individual clients
- Low price makes cost per client almost negligible
- Printed on yellow card
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Practice CAre
Practice CAre is a range of tools designed to assist firms in dealing with four crucial areas of practice: partnership rewards; profitability; client relationships and practice development.
The tools are designed for ease of usage and no detailed knowledge of the underlying software is required. The various templates/forms/checklists can all be saved/renamed, copied, edited, tailored etc.
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Computerised Accounting
The aims of this Computerised Accounting training and education product include:
- the provision of practical guidance for accounting staff in preparing final accounts from clients' records maintained on computerised accounting systems
- the identifcation of common pitfalls and areas of confusion
- help sheets for client and internal use in "problem areas"
- guidance in locating errors
The CD provides suggested Work Programmes for Sage, TAS and QuickBooks based accounting records to take the client's data and convert to "final accounts".
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Procedures for Quality Audit
Procedures for Quality Audit provides auditors with an ideal way to assist in the planning, execution and recording of audit work in compliance with the International Standards of Auditing (UK & Ireland).
The Procedures are available on CD or in hard copy. The hard copy is prepared on coloured card to allow easy identification in the audit file.
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Going Paperless
Going Paperless is a practical guide for Accountants and Tax Professionals.
Written by Kevin Salter, a partner in Glover Stanbury, a firm of Chartered Accountants based in Devon, it contains over 100 ideas to improve efficiency, productivity and workflow.
The publication asks What are you doing now? and considers how things could be done differently in the future.It includes 4 case studies of how firms have gone about implementing a paperless strategy.
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Remote Working
Designed to give you some ideas and to assist in implementation, the Remote Working publication looks firstly at how to connect remotely and then at the software that can be used to remotely control the office PC.
Whether you simply want to take data from your main office systems to another location, pick up your email while away, or maybe you wish to access the office systems from anywhere in the world, this publication will show you how.
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Client Briefing
ICAS in partnership with Taxbriefs Ltd, can offer your practicethe competitive edge through its range of newsletter and tax data products. This exclusive ICAS set is offered in a range of formats including digital.
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Defining Edge - Practice Management Strategies
Give your firm the Defining Edge. Discover how to unleash the potential of your practice. Learn how to reduce lock up, enhance client service, increase profits, and power up your marketing.
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