The following documents centre on the ICAS Charities Panel comments on public consultations and more fundamental matters of relevance to the accountancy profession. Read on for more details.

2024

15 July 2024 - Response to the Scottish Government on its Review of charity regulation consultation

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2023

3 February 2023 - Response to the Scottish Parliament on The Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill

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2021

21 September 2021 - Response to IFR4NPOs consultation on specific financial reporting issues

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15 July 2021 - Response to IFR4NPOs consultation on general financial reporting issues

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10 February 2021 - Scottish Charity Law Survey response

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2019

Scottish Charity Law Consultation

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Draft amendents to FRS 102: Multi-employer Defined Benefit Plans (FRED 71)

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Charities SORP Committee Governance Review: Guiding the Development of the Charities SORP

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2018

Charity Tax Commission Call for Evidence

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Charities SORP-Making Body Proposals for Update Bulletin 2

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SPPA on proposed changes to LGPS Scotland Regulations

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Previous years

FRED 68: Draft amendments to FRS 102 - Payments by subsidiaries to their charitable parents that qualify for gift aid

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SPPA findings from its employer data collection exercise for LGPS (Scotland) (Revised Response)

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FRC proposed revised Practice Note 11 on the audit of charities

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DWP proposed amendments to the employer debt regulations

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OSCR and the Charity Commission Charities SORP research exercise 2016-17

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UK charity regulators on reporting items of material significance

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OSCR and Charity Commission proposals on changes to the Charities SORP for 2016

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DCLG proposals on LGPS rule changes for England and Wales

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Cabinet Office proposals on raising the audit threshold for charities in England and Wales

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OSCR's proposals on the targeted regulation of Scottish charities

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HMRC proposals on preventing charities being set up to avoid tax

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HMRC proposals on draft small charitable donations regulations

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OSCR's proposed guidance for Scottish charities on independence debate

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Charity Commission's proposal on the total return approach to investment

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Scotland office proposals on Scottish unincorporated associations

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ASB proposals on public benefit entity accounting

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Scottish Government proposals regulations on asset transfer schemes

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