ICAEW The Practitioners Conference NOW IN ITS 44 TH YEAR Thursday 19 March 2015 Saturday 21 March 2015 Robinson College, Cambridge BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCE icaew.com/lsca
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This unique conference provides practitioners with intensive and topical updates on issues that really matter, delivered by first-class speakers from home and abroad including Rebecca Benneyworth, Bob Trunchion, John Selwood and renowned international practice guru Ron Baker. Valuable sessions are devoted to discussion groups of 10-12 with the main speakers visiting each one, giving you the opportunity to raise issues on a more personal basis. Mike Harding, Brooks and Co, sums up the whole essence and spirit of this outstanding event. I always leave the conference brimming with ideas and firing with enthusiasm! It is a wonderful tonic to the pressures of professional life. Next year s dates are already in the diary. If you have not attended before it is an opportunity not to be missed to ensure you keep up to date and improve profitability for your practice. It will be time out of the office, but time very well spent, and you will be in great company too. VENUE The conference is held at Robinson College, Cambridge which is set in several acres of attractive wooded gardens, yet only a few minutes walk from the city centre and the famous Backs. Accommodation is provided in en-suite study bedrooms that are conveniently close to all conference facilities; details are on the booking form. COST 450 + VAT early bird bookings by Friday 23 January 2015 500 + VAT Accommodation is not included in the price. BOOKING The booking form is on page eight or you can book online at icaew.com/lsca For further information, please contact: Sue Pye Regional Executive, London & South East Region T +44 (0)1483 901 824 E sue.pye@icaew.com
Programme THURSDAY 19 MARCH 2015 09:00 09:30 Registration 09:45 10:00 OPENING ADDRESS Conference Chairman James Dubois 10:00 11:10 FIRST ADDRESS Capital tax planning for private clients Bob Trunchion 11:10 11:35 Tea/coffee 11:35 12:45 SECOND ADDRESS Implementing value pricing Ron Baker 12:45 13:45 Lunch 13:45 15:00 Discussion group A 15:00 16:05 THIRD ADDRESS VAT update Glyn Edwards 16:05 16:30 Tea/coffee 16:30 17:40 FOURTH ADDRESS Practice Assurance revisited - the inspector calls again John O Donnell 17:40 18:50 Discussion group B 18:50 20:00 Free time 20:00 Dinner FRIDAY 20 MARCH 2015 07:00 Early morning Cambridge walk (voluntary) 08:00 09:00 Breakfast 09:00 10:00 FIFTH ADDRESS Cloud confusion and IT issues for practitioners Dr Paul Booth 10:00 10:25 Tea/coffee 10:25 11:30 SIXTH ADDRESS Property tax update Dean Wootten 11:30 12:30 Discussion group C 12:30 13:30 Lunch 13:30 14:25 SEVENTH ADDRESS Tax update (part 1 including the budget) Rebecca Benneyworth 14:25 15:00 Tea/coffee 15:00 16:00 EIGHTH ADDRESS Financial planning for the third age Michael Wright 16:00 17:00 Discussion group D 17:00 18:00 NINTH ADDRESS Accounting update - thinking all things small John Selwood 18:00 19:30 Free time 19:30 Conference dinner
SATURDAY 21 MARCH 2015 07:00 An alternative Cambridge walk (voluntary) 08:00 09:00 Breakfast 09:00 10:00 TENTH ADDRESS Demystifying probate - what s in it for the accountant Bob Trunchion 10:00 10:20 Tea/coffee 10:20 11:20 ELEVENTH ADDRESS Accounting and audit update John Selwood 11:20 11:30 Comfort break 11:30 12:35 TWELFTH ADDRESS Tax update (part 2) Rebecca Benneyworth 12:35 12:45 CLOSING REMARKS Conference Chairman 12:45 Lunch (pre-booked)
Biographies JAMES DUBOIS Conference Chairman James is a long-standing Cambridge regular, having served on the Conference Working Party for some years and was Conference Chairman in 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012 and 2014. He has been a practitioner for over 40 years and has now sold-out as an equity partner from Body Dubois Associates LLP, a small general practice in Thames Ditton, Surrey. He still acts as a consultant for the firm working with a variety of clients, many in the property world. RON BAKER Ron started his CPA career in 1984 with KPMG s Private Business Advisory Services in San Francisco. He is the founder of VeraSage Institute, the leading international think tank dedicated to educating professionals. He is an accomplished author with his latest book Implementing Value Pricing: A Radical Business Model for Professional Firms now available. Ron has toured the world, spreading his valuepricing message to over 120,000 professionals. REBECCA BENNEYWORTH Rebecca is an ICAEW Chartered Accountant, lecturer, writer and consultant on a variety of taxes. She lectures extensively throughout the UK, to accountants, business people and also to HMRC and the Treasury. She was named Best Tax Lecturer at the Lexis Nexis Taxation Awards in 2007, and was awarded an MBE for services to the tax profession in 2012.
DR PAUL BOOTH Paul is Technical and Development Manager at ICAEW s IT Faculty. He specialises in software issues affecting accountants and manages the faculty s regular surveys of the use of IT in accountancy practices and in businesses. Paul is a member of the British Computer Society, a registered PRINCE2 practitioner and ICAEW s main source of expertise on XBRL. GLYN EDWARDS Glyn had seven years experience with HMRC before joining CCH in 1996. He specialises in providing VAT advice on complexities such as land and property, the not-for-profit sector and Partial Exemption as well as dealing with VAT disputes and tribunal work. Glyn is an experienced presenter and provides seminars for CCH clients and outside organisations. JOHN O DONNELL John is an ICAEW Chartered Accountant and joined ICAEW s Practice Support Services (PSS) in 2011 as a practice consultant. PSS offers many valuable services to members and John has been involved in detailed ad-hoc consultancy assignments including facilitating partner retreats; he also gives and chairs presentations and has hosted conferences. JOHN SELWOOD John is an ICAEW Chartered Accountant and independent training consultant, who lectures for major accountancy practices, professional bodies, training companies and publishers. He speaks on financial reporting, auditing, money laundering and company law. John also regularly writes for Audit & Beyond and is the author of Core Auditing Standards for Practitioners. BOB TRUNCHION Bob is an ICAEW Chartered Accountant and tax principal with MacIntyre Hudson LLP and head of tax training at MacIntyre Hudson Advisory Services. He has a wide range of tax knowledge and lectures on a range of subjects and is also a specialist in a number of niche industries. Bob was a major technical contributor for Legal Network Television and has appeared on national radio and television talking about taxation matters. DEAN WOOTTEN Dean qualified as an ICAEW Chartered Accountant in 1988 and spent a number of years in practice, over five at partner level. He has been involved in tax training since 1994 and lectures throughout the UK on a wide variety of tax matters focusing on the practical aspects of the issues presented. Together with Chris Jones, Dean was a founder director of Online Tutors Limited, a company specialising in providing online CPD tax training. MICHAEL WRIGHT Michael joined Mattioli Woods in 2004 after graduating in Law at the University of Leicester. He has progressed through the company and is now a senior wealth management consultant. Michael deals primarily in advising owner managers of SMEs and high net-worth individuals on general investing and wealth management, the use of trust and other specialist vehicles, as well as specialist pension vehicles such as SIPP and SSAS.
The Practitioners Conference booking form 19 21 MARCH 2015, ROBINSON COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE CB3 9AN To book and pay for this event, please log on to the ICAEW London Society website icaew.com/lsca and click on search for more events in London. You can also phone the booking line +44 (0)1908 248 159 and pay with a credit/debit card. Alternatively, please return this completed form with a cheque payable to LSCA. I am/we are happy for my/our own name(s) and organisation to be included in the list of delegates given to all at the conference. COST The price includes catering during scheduled programme breaks and conference dinners, but does not include accommodation. 450 + VAT early bird bookings by Friday 23 January 2015 500 + VAT ACCOMMODATION Accommodation needs to be booked directly with Robinson College. En-suite rooms are available for 70.50 plus VAT per night for bed and breakfast; there are also a limited number of rooms available for Wednesday 18 March 2015. To book accommodation please book online at kinetic.robinson.cam.ac.uk/kxbnb/ using promotional code 23122. Please complete in BLOCK CAPITALS (for each delegate) Name (title/forename/surname) Position Organisation Address Postcode/zipcode Telephone Country Email Dietary requirements ICAEW Membership No. (if applicable) I enclose my cheque for. (including VAT) made payable to LSCA Return your booking form with payment to: Regions Central Events ICAEW PO Box 6083 MILTON KEYNES MK10 1PG UK WE WILL SEND YOU A CONFIRMATION OF THIS BOOKING AND A VAT INVOICE. VAT No. 233362290 EVENT BOOKING CONDITIONS If you cancel before Monday 2 March 2015 we will refund your money. We cannot offer refunds after this date, but we will be happy to accept a substitute delegate. Using your personal information. We will treat your personal information in accordance with data protection legislation. We will use your information for administration, communication and research. To do this we may share your information with our business partners. A list of all delegates will be published and circulated at the event. We may transfer your information outside the European Economic Area (EEA) eg, to one of our offices. These countries may not have similar data protection laws to the EEA, so if we do transfer your information we will take the necessary steps to ensure that your privacy rights are still protected. For more information about our data protection policy please go to icaew.com/dataprotection ICAEW 2014. MSDPLN13423 10/14