with Robert Kirk, Professor of Financial Reporting, University of Ulster

After graduating with a second class first division honours degree in Economics from Queens University, Belfast in 1972 Robert trained as an Irish Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse, qualifying in first place in his final examinations in 1975.   In 1981 he was appointed a Director of Business and Accounting Training (now Griffith College Dublin) where he embarked on his academic career, teaching mainly on the professional examination courses for ICAI, CPA, CIMA and ACCA.   In 1985 he joined Queens University as a full time lecturer and moved to the University of Ulster in 1992 as a Senior Lecturer. In 1994 he was appointed to the Chair in Financial Reporting at Ulster.

KEY TOPICS:

From 1st January 2015 all non- listed Irish companies will have to switch over from their current adoption of SSAPs and FRSs to international reporting.

• Date of Transition starts on 1st January 2014 with need to provide reconciliations between Irish GAAP and the new FRS
• New FRS 102 “The FRS applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” applies to all non- listed    companies
• Subsidiaries and parent companies of listed companies can avail of substantial disclosure reductions from full IFRS.
• Seminar covers all key changes from existing SSAPs/FRSs
• Seminar applies equally to practicing members and those working in industry