In this interview, IFAC SMP Committee Chair Giancarlo Attolini discusses the current environment in which SMPs operate and advises on how they can best meet the challenges and seize the opportunities of tomorrow. 

The article was released to IFAC member bodies to publish in their journals. See examples from the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and CPA Ireland. 

Presentation given by Paul Thompson, Deputy Director, SME and SMP Affairs, IFAC, at the Malaysian Institute of Accountants Conference, Auditing Micro-Entities Efficiently and Effectively, March 23, 2012, Kuala Lumpur.

Presentation given by Phil Cowperthwaite, IFAC SMP Committee member, at the Malaysian Institute of Accountants Conference, Auditing Micro-Entities Efficiently and Effectively, March 23, 2012, Kuala Lumpur.

The updated second edition of this multi-part checklist  contains a new standalone section on environmental management. Other sections include financial tasks, strategic management tasks, and regulatory requirements, among other areas. The checklist is meant primarily for small- and medium-sized practices (SMPs), as a marketing or diagnostic tool to help them determine the advice a small business client may need, and also to help them in managing their own businesses. 

Published in the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU)'s Journal Today's Accountant

This Companion Manual provides member bodies and other professional accountancy organizations with guidance on how they can make the best use of the SMP Committee's four implementation guides, including adapting, translating, or incorporating the Guides into CPD courses and/or training programs. 

Download the related Guides:

See all presentations at www.ifac.org/2012SMPForum.  

See all presentations at www.ifac.org/2012SMPForum.  

See all presentations at www.ifac.org/2012SMPForum.  

The SMP Committee submitted this letter to the IFAC Board's Exposure Draft, Statements of Membership Obligations. The comments focus on the aspects of most relevance to SMPs, including the scope of quality assurance review systems, IFRS for SMEs, and translation requirement.