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ACCA code of ethics and conduct

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  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 13 years ago by Ken Garrett.
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  • March 2, 2012 at 10:09 am #51684
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    A practice should ensure that recurring fees paid by one client do not exceed 15% of the gross fees. What does 15% of Gross fees mean in the sentence above?

    What if a firm which has no branch has only two clients and charges $50000 each? In this case, its next year income from each client exceeds 15%, so is there the threat to objectivity?

    March 2, 2012 at 2:37 pm #95045
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    Gross = billed fees before expenses

    If a firm gets 50% of fees from 1 client there is an obvious threat to objectivity because 50% is a lot to lose. That’s why there is a 15% limit.

    March 5, 2012 at 8:02 am #95046
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    What if the firm finds only a few clients each year so that the fee from each client constitutes more than 15 % limit? In this way, how can new audit firms survive in the market, as in the beginning years most firms find only a few customer?

    March 5, 2012 at 12:03 pm #95047
    Ken Garrett
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    Can’t survive on just audit income. Most new accountant will start with a mix of accountancy, tax and audit work. The 15% related to income coming from audit clients. Therefore you could have one very large client who paid you 90% of your fee income for accountancy and another who paid you 10% of your fee income for audit. That would be OK.

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