CPE Events

ADT052-Examination of Related Parties and Related Party Transactions, 18 May 2012
(Category as per Public Accountants' Competency Map: Category 3) To provide audit professionals with guidance on identifying and evaluating related parties and related party transactions, and an understanding of how these can provide opportunities for fraudulent financial reporting. This course will also cover the financial statement disclosure requirements for related parties and related party transactions.
TAX027-, 18 May 2012
(Category as per Public Accountants' Competency Map: Others) To have an appreciation of Property Tax, you will need to understand the principles underlying Property Tax and how it is determined, which is what this seminar intends to deliver. This will be useful for accountants in their work.
ADT086-Common PMP Findings in 2011: Addressing the Deficiencies and Meeting Audit Objectives, 18 May 2012
(Category as per Public Accountants' Competency Map: Category 3) To discuss the common practice monitoring programme (PMP) finding points and provide guidance on the appropriate audit procedures to address the deficiencies and meet audit objectives.
IT020E-Moving Your Presentations Digitally, 18 May 2012
(Category as per Public Accountants' Competency Map: Others) At this fun and out-of-the-box two-day hands-on workshop, you will create a 1-2 minute video. It is a total experience – words, voice, music, pictures, and video.
ADT063-Audit of Opening Balances for Initial Audit Engagements, 21 May 2012
(Category as per Public Accountants' Competency Map: Category 3) To provide audit professionals with guidance on the audit of opening balances for initial audit engagements. This course will also touch on additional audit planning requirements for initial audit engagements.
E068-The Ethics Challenge: Ways to manage and What to watch out for, 21 May 2012
(Category as per Public Accountants' Competency Map: Category 2) The programme examines the ethical challenges confronting accountants, auditors and management over the corporate financial reporting process. It focuses on what accounting and finance professionals can do to drive organizational ethics, and the signs to watch out for which might lead to unethical practices and fraud.
BF013-, 22 May 2012
(Category as per Public Accountants' Competency Map: Others) This 2 day Master class covers all the four key components of effective and comprehensive business valuation: strategy, accounting, financial and prospective analysis. The valuation techniques that will be examined and applied include traditional discounted cash flow and multiple analysis as well as newly developed techniques that outperform traditional valuation techniques.
MP078-Sustainability Reporting: What, Why and How, 22 May 2012
(Category as per Public Accountants' Competency Map: Others) The objective of this seminar is to provide an overview of the principles, requirements, and impact of sustainability reporting. This will aid the participants in their sustainability reporting and assurance journey.
E083-Ethical Issues for Internal Auditors, 22 May 2012
(Category as per Public Accountants' Competency Map: Category 2) To provide Internal Auditing professionals with guidance and practical know-how to comply with the relevant standards’ professional ethics in the discharge of their duties as Internal Auditors; enabling them to meet a critical but oft-neglected part of their professional requirements.
ADT029-Audit of Financial Instruments, 24 May 2012
(Category as per Public Accountants' Competency Map: Category3) To provide audit professionals with guidance on the audit of financial instruments. This course will also cover the key financial statement reporting and disclosure requirements for financial instruments.
AER2003-Advanced Excel for Reporting, 24 May 2012
(Category as per Public Accountants' Competency Map: Others) This one-day practical course aims to train participants with the knowledge and ability to execute key advanced excel functions. Participant will learn how to replace "Hard-Wired" Formulas with "LIVE" Formulas to produce sustainable reports easily.
BAR2003-Business Analytics and Reporting (BAR), 24 May 2012
(Category as per Public Accountants' Competency Map: Others) This unique programme shows you how to combine the various advanced tools and features of Microsoft Excel to automate and solve your monthly financial reporting, financial analysis, budgeting and investment appraisal tasks.
TAX007-Withholding Tax, 24 May 2012
(Category as per Public Accountants' Competency Map: Others) Withholding tax is an area, which tends to be overlooked by many companies. The responsibility of withholding tax deduction and accountability lies with the Singapore companies that are making the payments to non-residents. Hence, this programme aims to provide participants with the knowledge of the types of payments that are subject to withholding tax, the administrative procedures that need to be complied with.
E096-Auditors Today - How Much To Check And Who To Check With, 24 May 2012
(Category as per Public Accountants' Competency Map: Category 2) This programme will highlight the problems of the present system of checks as well as explore the possible changes we need to make to meet the challenges of the future. It will also highlight how sometimes it is not the system that is at fault but more the culture we have grown up with.
TECH021-ICPAS New Charities Accounting Standard Seminar, 25 May 2012
(Category as per Public Accountants' Competency Map: Others) From this seminar, participants would be able to have a broad overview of what are the key points they should take into consideration when transiting to the CAS and hence help them make better and more informed decisions in deciding whether to adopt the CAS or to remain with their existing financial reporting framework.
ADT042-Planning the Audit, 25 May 2012
(Category as per Public Accountants' Competency Map: Category 3) This course will cover various matters that should be taken into consideration when planning the audit from client acceptance or continuance of client relationships and audit engagements, to establishing a system of quality control for the audit engagement.
BF042-Hedge Funds: Strategies, Risks, Benefits New Regulations, 25 May 2012
(Category as per Public Accountants' Competency Map: Others) What you should know about Hedge Funds? What is a Hedge Fund? Rational for Hedge Funds? Is it possible to make money in all market environments?
E080-The Psychology Behind Ethical Decisions: Approaches to Ethical Dilemmas and Assessing Ethical Risks, 28 May 2012
(Category as per Public Accountants' Competency Map: Category 2) This workshop is designed as an introduction to the need for Ethical practices, considerations in preparing or designing an organization conducive for an effective ethics program and corporate governance. The workshop also provides a basis and framework for ethical discussions.
A131-Changes to the Framework on Consolidated Financial Statements Under the New FRS110, FRS111, FRS112 Fair Value Measurement Under FRS113, 29 May 2012
(Category as per Public Accountants' Competency Map: Catergory 1) The seminar provides guidance on the key changes to the framework on preparation of consolidated financial statements that will be effective from year 2013.
BF055-Finance For Non-Finance Managers/Executives, 29 May 2012
Category as per Public Accountants' Competency Map: Others The importance for Managers to have an understanding of financial matters and issues cannot be over-emphasized as, at the end of the day, the affairs of any business would be represented in Dollars and Cents.
ADT031-Audit of Inventories, 30 May 2012
(Category as per Public Accountants' Competency Map: Category3) The programme objective is to provide audit professionals with guidance on the audit of inventories. This course will also cover the key financial statement reporting and disclosure requirements for inventories.
E082-Ethical Issues in Risk Management and Internal Controls, 30 May 2012
(Category as per Public Accountants' Competency Map: Category 2) To provide professionals with guidance and practical know-how to comply with the several codes of ethics in the discharge of duties relating to risk management and internal controls; enabling them to meet a critical but oft-neglected part of their professional requirements.
E094-Ethical Business Conduct: Tell Tale Signs of Companies in Trouble, 31 May 2012
(Category as per Public Accountants' Competency Map: Category 2) This highly interactive seminar gives you the State-of-the-Art weapons you need to identify warnings of a company’s problems before earnings come out and the damage is irreversible. This seminar will provide you an overview of the 6 categories of financial gimmicks and the fundamental tricks that companies have used to mislead auditors and investors for decades.
TAX047-Tax-Effective Strategies on Intellectual Property Management, 31 May 2012
(Category as per Public Accountants' Competency Map: Others) In this workshop, we will examine the key considerations when formulating a tax strategy for the development of IP. The use of practical case studies and interactive discussions between the programme facilitator and participants will form a major component in this workshop.
BF041-Setting up an Enterprise Risk Management Structure: A Practical Approach, 31 May 2012
(Category as per Public Accountants' Competency Map: Others) To provide participants with a practical approach in setting up an Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) structure; given that the size of organization varies from one to another, greater emphasis will be to provide relevant case studies and the know-how needed to set up a proper and suitable ERM structure.
TAX044-Common Singapore Tax Issues on Mergers Acquisitions, 1 Jun 2012
(Category as per Public Accountants' Competency Map: Others) This workshop aims to assist the participants in obtaining a more in-depth understanding some of these common tax issues on M&A transactions involving Singapore companies.
ADT028-Audit of Revenue, 1 Jun 2012
(Category as per Public Accountants' Competency Map: Category3) To provide audit professionals with guidance on the audit of revenue (including sales discounts, returns and tax). This course will also cover the key financial statement reporting and disclosure requirements for revenue (FRS 18) and operating segments (FRS 108).
IT016-Turn Chaos into Clarity: Introducing Power Pivot for Microsoft Excel 2010, 1 Jun 2012
(Category as per Public Accountants' Competency Map: B2/Others) Approved for SDF funding (eligibility criteria apply) PowerPivot for Excel 2010 is a data analysis tool that delivers unmatched computational power directly within Microsoft Excel 2010. You can transform mass quantities of data rapidly into meaningful information and answers you need.
ADT038-Final Review of the Financial Statements, 1 Jun 2012
(Category as per Public Accountants' Competency Map: Category3) This course will also cover the auditor’s responsibilities relating to evaluating misstatements identified during the audit, financial statement presentation and disclosures.
MP038-Positive Conflict At Work: Making Conflict Work For You, 4 Jun 2012
(Category as per Public Accountants' Competency Map: Others) Recognise and address the causes of conflict and apply conflict resolution strategies & skills to turn conflict into collaboration.
ADT030-Types of Audit Report, 4 Jun 2012
(Category as per Public Accountants' Competency Map: Category3) To provide audit professionals with guidance on forming an audit opinion, and reporting on the financial statements including understanding the circumstances that lead to modifications to an audit report and/or an auditor’s opinion.
A400-FRS 39 : Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement (Excluding Hedges and Derivatives), 4 Jun 2012
(Category as per Public Accountants' Competency Map: Category1) Comprehensive review of the issues affecting financial instruments other than those relating to hedges and derivatives which will be discussed with reference to the revised FRS 39.
A117-IFRS Technical Update, 4 Jun 2012
(Category as per Public Accountants' Competency Map: Category 1) This seminar aims to provide a comprehensive review and updates for all the amended and new IASB Standards. Additionally, the seminar will examine the implementation issues and provide clear guidance on the technical contents through examples and case studies.
A122-FRS for Management: Understanding and Applying FRSs in Business Decisions, 5 Jun 2012
(Category as per Public Accountants' Competency Map: Category1) A good understanding of how FRSs report these business decisions in the financial statements is crucial in order to manage balance sheet value and the results as reported to the stock market.
IT021-Financial Data Management with Pivot Tables (Excel 2007), 5 Jun 2012
(Category as per Public Accountants' Competency Map: Others) Approved for SDF funding(eligibility criteria apply) Pivot table is one of the most powerful features of Excel, yet few accountants use them in their day-to-day activities. For some, pivot tables are too intimidating and for others, pivot tables are unknown. With a little instruction and guidance, you will be using pivot tables to accomplish routine analysis and reporting.

Technical/Research Events

Members' Events

Universal Studio Singapore
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ICPAS Family Day 2012
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