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2008 Scottish Conference - Independent Examination Comes of Age
Wednesday 29 October 2008
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The Use of Receipts and Payments Accounts for Financial Reporting by Smaller Charities
A report by Professor Gareth G Morgan of Sheffield Hallam University
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New Charity Commission publications available
CC31 Independent Examination of Charity Accounts for accounting periods commencing on or after 1 April 2008. Go to our links page to download a copy
SORP 2005 (second edition) published June 2008 incorporates changes made by the Charities Act 2006, Charities and Trustees Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and applicable regulations

Details of courses for 2008 now available. Two day training courses for Independent Examiners and also short one day and half day courses on changing legislation, VAT, Trading, Gift Aid and CIOs.
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Welcome to the Association of Charity Independent Examiners (ACIE)

ACIE was launched in 1999 as an association for people who carry out IE -to give support to independent examiners and to provide information relevant to their examination work. Since that time, it has also become a national voice in influencing policies with regard to government legislation. Its activities have the support of the Charity Commission.

ACIE has approximately 600 members who cut across the whole range of people who carry out independent examination - from volunteers who are competent enough to examine the accounts of, say, their local youth group, to professional accountants in major national firms.

Membership of ACIE

ACIE offers two levels of membership - Associate and Full. Associate Membership is open to anyone interested in independent examination who is willing to adhere to the ACIE Code of Ethics.

ACIE is the only body whose sole focus is Independent Examination and its Full Membership procedure is the only route available to people wanting to have their work in Independent Examination scrutinised and validated.

Full Members are entitled to use one of three professional designations - LCIE, MCIE or FCIE - which also determine the threshold to which they can examine charity accounts. Full Members are subject to regulation by ACIE.

What does ACIE offer its Members?

All members receive:

a detailed newsletter three times a year
an annual Handbook
access to individual advice and networking
access to a range of training courses

Full Members additionally receive:

a professional designation (see above) as evidence of experience and competence
NOTE: Fellows (FCIE) are on the prescribed list of qualifications required for undertaking independent examinations over £250,000
access to low cost professional indemnity insurance
the possibility of referrals via ACIE from charities seeking examiners
A listing in our directory of members if they so wish

Charities wishing to find a qualified Independent Examiner may search our directory of members or complete the attached form and mail it to us

Last update 19 August 2008