Highlighting upcoming activities every week (27 October 2021)

Dear members,

Explore the latest highlight of professional development and training events organized by the Institute. Looking for more events? Download the HKICPA Events app to explore our full range of events and digital programmes and enrol anytime, anywhere.

CPD Tips

How to decide whether it's CPD

Seminars, conferences and online courses are acceptable as continuing professional development (CPD) activities. When choosing CPD courses, think about whether they contribute to the development of professional competencies relevant to your work. Visit the CPD learning resource centre for various courses and learn more about CPD requirements.

e-Learning

Young Members Virtual Conference

6 Nov. The virtual conference, "Building an arsenal for young accountants – new trends and skillsets for future-ready CPAs", will provide an opportunities for young members to learn more and develop skillsets to enrich their long-term career prospects. The speakers will share their insights on skillsets required for young CPAs under new market trends covering subjects relating to artificial intelligence, big data, cryptocurrencies, security token offerings, listed companies, as well as environmental, social and governance reporting.

Practice Management Series for SMPs – Recruiting and engaging with staff members

9 Nov. Learn about how to better plan the interview process so that appropriate candidates can be identified, and the key considerations in staff engagement and retention. Some of the topics to be covered include designing a competency based interview approach, different generations' expectations for work, coaching leadership for a high performance team, etc.

Digital Transformation Series – Reimaging finance – Becoming agile, adaptable and predictive

12 Nov. This webinar is an introduction to the vision of future finance and best practices on digital transformation. The speaker will talk about enterprise's top challenges and priorities and how to leverage digital technologies in enhancing operational efficiency and steering effectiveness. The solution to bring agility into finance while supporting compliance and control will also be discussed.

Presentation and disclosures of financial statements

3 Dec. This live webinar will provide an overview of recently issued/amended HKFRS, Hong Kong Interpretation and HKFRS Practice Statement in relation to the presentation and disclosures of financial statements. During the webinar, the speakers will also provide an update on the development of IASB's projects related to the presentation and disclosures of financial statements, and share findings from the Institute's practice reviews on presentation and disclosure issues.

Considerations in performing impairment assessments

14 Dec. This live webinar will discuss how to perform an impairment assessment and what the related considerations are applying the requirements of HKAS 36 Impairment of Assets and HKSA 540 (Revised) Auditing Accounting Estimates and Related Disclosures. The speaker will also provide tips in reviewing external valuation reports and share common pitfalls in performing impairment tests.

IFRS Interpretations Committee Agenda Decisions that are relevant to Hong Kong

15 Dec. This live webinar will cover several IFRS Interpretations Committee agenda decisions/tentative agenda decisions that may have wider implications in Hong Kong. During the webinar, the speaker will explain how the applicable principles and requirements in the IFRSs apply to specific fact patterns.

New e-seminars from the Taxation Faculty

E-seminars available now. The Taxation Faculty has prepared three new e-seminars: IRD's guidance on tax issues arising from COVID-19 pandemic, A look at Board of Review case D7/19 – a study tool for all tax practitioners and Biden US Tax Reform – Corporate, individual and withholding tax implications.

Reminders

30 Oct Virtual conference: Annual Auditing Update 2021: Enhancing Audit Quality Through Transformation
4 Nov Applying for Hong Kong Tax Resident Certificates: Requirements and practical case sharing
16 Nov FSIG webinar – Evolution of electronic payment in retail and P2P

Non-Institute events

Friends of the Earth (HK) Carbon Neutrality Forum

8 Nov. Co-hosted by Friends of the Earth (HK) and World Benchmarking Alliance, you may understand more on the performance of the Asian oil & gas companies in low-carbon transition by joining this Carbon Neutrality Forum. Please check here for registration.

HKTA Conference 2021

23 Nov. The theme of the Hong Kong Trustees' Association (HKTA) Conference 2021 is "Future landscape for the trust and fund industry". Enjoy a special discount rate for registration fee as a member of supporting organization.

Free seminar of Belt & Road Cross-Professional Advancement Programme

2 Dec. This seminar, organized under the Belt & Road Cross-Professional Advancement Programme by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, includes two panel discussions under the theme of China's Perspective and Digital Economy in a Post-pandemic World. Please check here for registration.

2021 Hong Kong Chartered Tax Adviser Conference

3 Dec. This Conference, organized by The Taxation Institute of Hong Kong, is going to cover topics such as optimization of the future direction for tax and business policy formulation, as well as what tax issues should businesses and individuals/employees be aware of under the changed way of conducting business, the mode of operation and the working patterns.

Don't miss out. You can also visit the full event list or check out the e-Learning Course website for the full range of courses. You can also explore curated content through Training by competencies.

Sincere regards,

Hong Kong Institute of CPAs

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