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Issue no. 94 (8 May 2014)

The Institute is holding a Mainland Tax Conference on Saturday 24 May at the Ballroom, InterContinental Hong Kong. We have invited speakers to give presentations on subjects including an update on corporate income tax, individual income tax, transfer pricing and indirect taxes. Expert speakers will include a senior official from the Guangdong Provincial Office of the State Administration of Taxation, who will talk about cross-border tax issues. There will also be a panel discussion on tax implications for supply chain management. Please enrol now!

Highlights of CPD events include:

	The seminar "Building a Culture of Service Excellence" on 27 May will discuss the importance of service culture in different organizations and identify the strategies and critical success factors of creating a strong service culture.

	The seminar "Key areas and common pitfalls in impairment test " on 28 May will share the speaker's experience from his previous role as a specialist reviewer of impairment test for audit purpose and his current role as a preparer for clients.

	The workshop "Strategic planning from financial perspective" on 31 May will teach you how to define vision to help you create effective and practical objectives, and convert them into a strategic plan.

	The workshop "Costing techniques - comparing the big three (ABC, standard, zero-based)" on 4 Jun will examine the three most common costing systems' features, benefits and limitations by using real examples.

	The seminar "Taxation Faculty (TF) Seminar - International Tax Update on US Real Estate" on 5 Jun will discuss the key tax issues with respect to investing in US real estate by non-US persons, the challenges these investors face, and some common structures utilized by non-US persons investing in US real estate.

Competencies

Auditing and Assurance

Workshop for Audit Manager- 8 May

Workshop on Quality Control - 23 May

TUE 1413 - Getting Practical wtith Internal Control (Re-run) - 27 May

Corporate Finance

Overview of Financial Due Diligence (re-run) - 16 May

Key areas and common pitfalls in impairment test - 28 May

Accounting and Financial Reporting

HKFRS for Private Entities Workshop - 26, 29 May, 5 Jun

Key areas and common pitfalls in impairment test - 28 May

A Refresher Course on Current Financial Reporting Standards - 10, 19, 21,26, 28 & 29 Jun

TUE1414 - Revised Small and Medium-sized Entity Financial Reporting Framework and Financial Reporting Standard (Re-run) - 13 Jun

Insolvency

Risk Management

Operational Risk Management - 14 May

Strategic planning: a finance team perspective - 31 May

Management Accounting

Forensic Accounting

Taxation

Taxation Faculty (TF) Conference - Mainland Tax Conference 2014 - 24 May

Taxation Faculty (TF) Seminar - International Tax Update on US Real Estate - 5 Jun

Corporate Governance

Visit to the Electoral Information Centre - 12 May

Industry Knowledge

Property, Infrastructure and Construction Interest Group (PICIG) Talk and networking event - 15 May

Management Leadership and Soft Skills

Well-being and Stress Management in the Workplace (Information Seminar) (Re-run) -21 May

Seminar on "The New Mediation Ordinance and Accountants" -26 May

Building a Culture of Service Excellence -27 May

Ethics and Regulations

TUE 1412 - Common questions by SMPs when applying Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants- 20 May

All Events by Date

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	Annual Accounting Update 2013 [EC 113]

	Annual Auditing Update 2013 "Challenges in the auditing profession" [EC 112]

	Joint Financial Reporting Forum [EF 079]

	Quality Assurance Forum (Re-run) - Practice review - common myths and findings [EF 078]

	Webinar on Transfer Pricing Updates and Challenges in Southern China (archived version) [EF 077]

	CPD series - M&A issues for Accountants - Financial Reporting [EF 076]

	CPD series - M&A issues for Accountants - Valuation [EF 075]

	CPD series - M&A issues for Accountants - Tax Considerations [EF 074]

	Annual Taxation Update 2013 [EC 111]

	Webinar on Business Valuation by Forensic Accountants in Commercial Disputes & Litigations (archived version) [EF 073]

	New Companies Ordinance [EF 072]

	TUE1312 Common application issues on HKFRS (Re-run) [EF 071]

	Financial Reporting Seminar –Convertible bonds – valuation issues (Re-run) [EF 070]

	Mainland Tax Conference 2013 [EF 069]

	Webinar on IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements (archived version) [EF 068]

	Webinar on Tax Issues relating to Circular 698 (archived version) [EF 067]

	7th IFRS Regional Policy Forum (Day 2) [EF 066]

	7th IFRS Regional Policy Forum (Day 1) [EF 065]

	A Refresher Course on Current Financial Reporting Standards - Part V (audio webcast) [EC 110]

	A Refresher Course on Current Financial Reporting Standards - Part IV (audio webcast) [EC 109]

	A Refresher Course on Current Financial Reporting Standards - Part III (audio webcast) [EC 108]

	A Refresher Course on Current Financial Reporting Standards - Part II (audio webcast) [EC 107]

	A Refresher Course on Current Financial Reporting Standards - Part I (audio webcast) [EC106]

	Financial Reporting Forum – Developments in IFRS Presented by IASB Member and Technical Staff [EF064]

	Webinar on tax changes in Hong Kong and China that affect the private equity industry (archived version) [EF062]

	A Refresher Course on Current Auditing Standards - Part VI (previously launched as EC091) [EC105] (relaunched)

	A Refresher Course on Current Auditing Standards - Part V (previously launched as EC090) [EC104] (relaunched)

	A Refresher Course on Current Auditing Standards - Part IV (previously launched as EC089) [EC103] (relaunched)

	A Refresher Course on Current Auditing Standards - Part III (previously launched as EC088) [EC102] (relaunched)

	A Refresher Course on Current Auditing Standards - Part II (previously launched as EC087) [EC101] (relaunched)

	A Refresher Course on Current Auditing Standards - Part I (previously launched as EC086) [EC100] (relaunched)



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