Christmas CPD Guide

Your complete guide to online CPD this Christmas with our 12 days of Christmas, exclusive bundles and much more.

Find your perfect CPD Bundle

To make things easier for you we have created some bundles of CPD depending on how many hours you need and what your interest is.

12 Days of Christmas: €396

Sign up to the 12 days of Christmas for €396 and get 24 hours of CPD to get you through!

20 December

21 December

22 December

Lets kick the festive season off with a bit of tax with John Murphy and Lisa Cosgrove!

2 Hours of Tax (2 ×60mins)

A Review of Farm Tax Queries That Have Crossed Our Desk 

Tax & Valuations 2023

What about some Christmas accounting with Lindsay & Elaine?


2 Hours of Financial Reporting (2 × 60mins)

Key Financial Reporting Topical Issues in 2023 

Practical Consolidations & Groups - 2023
The gift that keeps on giving with Lindsay and Elaine!


2 Hours of Law & Regulation (2 × 60mins)

Customer Due Diligence Procedures and the Role of the MLRO

 Completing the Annual Anti Money Laundering Compliance Review

23 December

24 December

25 December

Christmas time is a time to clean house. Clean house on Law & Regulation with Elaine Jackson!



2 Hours of Law & Regulation(2 × 60 mins)

Ethics - Part 1 (IAASA Ethical Standard for Auditors (Ireland) 2020)

 Ethics - Part 2 (IAASA Ethical Standard for Auditors (Ireland) 2020)
He is nearly here, but who is the Registrable Beneficial Owner (RBO)? Could Santa be concealing undisclosed interests?


2 Hours of Company Law (2 × 60mins)

CRO & RBO Updates and Upcoming Changes in Legislations 2023 - Sinead Gortland

The CEA, The Enforcement of the Companies Act 2014 and Recent Developments - David Hegarty 
Turkey and pudding are overrated. Christmas TV is not what it used to be. It’s the season to be Ethical and to think about Monitoring Visits! Let's do some Ethics in the afternoon

2 Hours of Ethics & Monitoring (2 x 60mins)

Audit Monitoring Visits - Colm Owens

The Code in Action, Discussing the Details of Specific Provisions - Ulrich Schackermann

26 December

27 December

28 December

Too much time in the house. Getting cabin fever lets do some...Corporate Finance


2 Hours of Corporate Finance (2 × 60mins)

Buying & Selling a Business / Company - The Steps Involved 2023 - John Murphy

Are PRSA’s the only answer now? - Oliver O'Connor
We have had enough of visiting and family until next year. I prefer tax... 
If so, join Brendan Casey! 


2 Hours of Tax (2 ×60mins)

Back to Basics: Part 1 - Welfare Rules on the PRSI Classes that Apply to Family Employment

Back to Basics: Part 2 - Directors PRSI Liabilities: Class S or Class A

Back to Basics: Part 3 - How to Help Your Clients with a Welfare Overpayment

There is never a good time for talking insolvency but after spending that much on presents this year maybe now is the time 

2 Hours of Insolvency (2 x 60mins)

Corporate Insolvency – What the Advisor Needs to Know in 2023 - Tom Murray
  

Personal Insolvency Legislation - Quick Debt Fix or Moral Hazard Risk - Claire Kelly

29 December

30 December

31 December

Critical considerations of Law & Regulation for accounting firms with Elaine and Sinead

3 Hours (3 x 60mins)
3 Part Series

Part 1: Anti Money Laundering - Practical Procedures for your Practice
 
Part 2: Understanding Beneficial Ownership from AML Perspective

Part 3: Customer Due Diligence and Third-Party Tools 
My first New Years resolution is not to leave my CPD till Christmas in 2024 


2 Hours (2 x 60mins)


Driving Cashflows, Profitability and Value in your Firm in 2023 - Des O’Neill

Unlocking Success in 2023: Mastering Price Increases with 4 Practical Steps - Des O’Neill
My second New Years resolution is to make more profits in 2024 


(2 Hours (2 × 60mins)


Optimising the Value of Your Firm - Incorporation, Goodwill Purchases and Firm Sales - Des O’Neill

Built to Sell & The Self Managing Firm - Des O’Neill

20 Hour Bundle: €340

The 20 hour bundle contains a mixture of 8 hours of Tax CPD, 4 hours of Financial Reporting CPD, 4 hours of Company Law CPD and 4 hours of Law & Regulation CPD. A full breakdown of the sessions included can be found below.

TAX - 8 Hours 

  • A Review of Farm Tax Queries That Have Crossed Our Desk - John Murphy
  • ​Corporation Tax Computations - Refresher - Lauren Greene 
  • ​VAT on Property – Common Pitfalls - Maired Hennessy
  • ​Personal Taxes Overview - The Form 11 - Naomi Butler
  • Tax & Valuations 2023 - John Murphy, Lisa Cosgrave
  • VAT in the Digital Age - Brian Hogan
  • ​Personal Taxes Overview - Exempt Income - Naomi Butler
  • ​Revenue Intervention Update - Paul Murphy

FINANCIAL REPORTING - 4 Hours 

  •  Top FRS 102 Issues Encountered on Monitoring Visits and a Practical Review of Financial Statements - Lindsay Webber, Elaine Jackson
  • ​Charities & Financial Reporting 2023 - Lindsay Webber
  • New Regulations - Solicitors Accounting Regulations - Colm Owens, Lindsay Webber
  • ​The Periodic Review of FRS 102 - What is Changing and How Can You Prepare - Claire Thomson, Lindsay Webber 

COMPANY LAW - 4 Hours 

  •  A Topical Company Law Update - September 2023 - Sinead Gortland
  • Examinership & SCARP – 2023 to Date - Dessie Morrow 
  •  A-Z of Annual Compliance and Company Secretarial Matters - Sinead Gortland
  • Late Annual Return? What options are available to a Company? - Sinead Gortland

LAW & REGULATION- 4 Hours 

  •  AML – Completing the Annual Anti Money Laundering Compliance Review - Elaine Jackson
  • ​Customer Due Diligence Procedures and the Role of the MLRO - Elaine Jackson
  • Company Law & Tax Awareness in Day-to-Day Practice 2023 - Dermot Madden
  • ​Customs and Trade: Current Hot Topics - Paul Rodgers 

12 Hour Bundle: €216

The 12 hour bundle contains a mixture of 6 hours of Tax CPD, 2 hours of Financial Reporting CPD, 2 hours of Company Law CPD and 2 hours of Law & Regulation CPD. A full breakdown of the sessions included can be found below.

TAX - 6 Hours 

  • A Review of Farm Tax Queries That Have Crossed Our Desk - John Murphy
  • ​Corporation Tax Computations - Refresher - Lauren Greene 
  • VAT on Property – Common Pitfalls - Maired Hennessy
  • Tax & Valuations 2023 - John Murphy, Lisa Cosgrave
  • ​VAT in the Digital Age - Brian Hogan
  • ​Personal Taxes Overview - Exempt Income - Naomi Butler

FINANCIAL REPORTING - 2 Hours 

  •  A Deep Dive into FRS 105 - Lindsay Webber 
  • ​ESG and Climate Related Reporting - Lindsay Webber, Elaine Jackson 

COMPANY LAW - 2 Hours 

  • CRO & RBO Updates and Upcoming Changes in Legislations 2023 - Sinead Gortland
  • Examinership & SCARP – 2023 to Date - Dessie Morrow

LAW & REGULATION- 2 Hours 

  • ​AML – Completing the Annual Anti Money Laundering Compliance Review - Elaine Jackson
  • ​Anti Money Laundering - Practical Procedures for your Practice - Elaine Jackson

Non-Auditors Essential Core Competency: €396

The Non-Auditors Essential Core Competency bundle contains a mixture of 1 and 2 hour sessions with a total of 24 hours of Audit CPD. A full breakdown of the sessions included can be found below.

The Essential Advisors' Mix 2023 - The OmniPro Top Seller 2023

  • Session 1: Topical Tax Updates including A Review of Topical Tax Appeals in 2023 - John Murphy, Lisa Cosgrave
  • ​Session 2: Company Law & Company Secretarial 2023 - Sinead Gortland
  • ​Session 3: AML - Completing Customer Due Diligence Normal and Enhanced - Elaine Jackson 
  • Session 4: Non-Audit Matters – 5 Key Areas to Watch Out For - Colm Owens 
  • ​Session 5: Financial Reporting: Preparing for 2024 – Part 1 & 2 - Lindsay Webber

The Winter Taxation Essentials - Series 2 - Top Seller 2023 

  •  Session 1: Finance Bill 2023 - Paul Murphy 
  • ​Session 2: Tax Compliance Roundup 2023 - Paul Murphy 
  • ​Session 3: Landlords Tax Returns - What You Need to Know 2023 - Brendan Allen 
  • ​Session 4: Farm/Agri Tax: Topical Issues and Updates 2023 - Declan McEvoy 

The Practising Accountants Update 2023

  •  Session 1: The Role of Leadership in Your Workplace - Maura Dolan 
  • ​Session 2: Corporate & Personal Insolvency Update 2023 - Tom Murray 
  • ​Session 3: Company Law Updates for Accountants in Practice 2024 - Brian Walker, Alison Walker 
  • ​Session 4: Avoiding the WRC - Strategies for Employers - Barry Crushell

Auditors Essential Core Competency Pack: €396

The Auditors Essential Core Competency bundle contains a mixture of 1 and 2 hour sessions of Audit CPD with a total of 24 hours. A full breakdown of the sessions included can be found below.

The Essential Advisors' Mix 2023 - The OmniPro Top Seller 2023

  • Session 1: Topical Tax Updates including A Review of Topical Tax Appeals in 2023 - John Murphy, Lisaa Cosgrave 
  • ​Session 2: Company Law & Company Secretarial 2023 - Sinead Gortland
  • ​Session 3: AML - Completing Customer Due Diligence Normal and Enhanced - Elaine Jackson 
  • Session 4: Non-Audit Matters – 5 Key Areas to Watch Out For - Colm Owens 
  • ​Session 5: Financial Reporting: Preparing for 2024 – Part 1 & 2 - Lindsay Webber

The Complete Audit Workshop - Colm Owens & Lindsay Webber

  •  Session 1: Audit Overview & Revisions to Standards and Audit Quality and Ethics 
  • ​Session 2: Planning and Documentation & Risk and Responses
  • ​​Session 3: Execution and Evidence Gathering & Completion Phase
  • ​Session 4: Going Concern and Practical Opinion Forming

The Financial Reporting Update - Professor Robert J Kirk

  •  Session 1: FRS 102 Update - Part 1
  • ​Session 2: FRS 102 Update - Part 2
  • ​Session 3: Developments in Sustainability Reporting
  • ​Session 4: Financial Reporting – The Latest Developments in IFRS

24 Hour Tax Feast: €396

The 24 hour Tax Feast contains 12 of our top selling 2 hour sessions giving you a total of 24 hours of Tax CPD. A full breakdown of the sessions included can be found below.

The Winter Taxation Essentials 2023 - Series 1 - Top Seller 2023 

  • Session 1: Topical Tax Cases - Recent Tax and other Decisions in 2023 - Brendan Twohig 
  • ​Session 2: Topical Tax Issues - 2023 and Beyond - Brendan Twohig 
  • Session 3: PRSI and Welfare - End of 2023 Year Checks - Brendan Casey 
  • ​Session 4: Transfer Pricing In Ireland: Past, Present & Future - Anthony Crewe 

The Winter Taxation Essentials 2023 - Series 2 - Top Seller 2023 

  •  Session 1: Finance Bill 2023 - Paul Murphy 
  • ​Session 2: Tax Compliance Roundup 2023 - Paul Murphy 
  • ​Session 3: Landlords Tax Returns - What You Need to Know 2023 - Brendan Allen 
  • ​Session 4: Farm/Agri Tax: Topical Issues and Updates 2023 - Declan McEvoy 

The Winter Taxation Essentials 2023- Series 3 - Top Seller 2023 

  • Session 1: The Often Forgotten Parts of Capital Reliefs – Including a Recap on Share Buybacks - John Murphy, Lisa Cosgrave 
  • ​Session 2: Raising Finance – Key Tax Pitfalls and Opportunities - Michael O'Scathaill 
  • ​Session 3: General Vat Update - James Bradley 
  • ​Session 4: Crossborder Tax & Compliance Updates - Rose Tierney 

8 Hour Courses from: €152

This selection of 8 hour courses and conferences contains a mixture of topics, each with 8 hours of CPD. A full breakdown of the sessions included can be found below.

8 Hour Courses

The Essential Advisors Mix 2023 - The OmniPro Team Top Seller 2023

  • Session 1 & 2: Topical Tax Updates including A Review of Topical Tax Appeals in 2023 - John Murphy, Lisa Cosgrave
  • ​Session 3 & 4: Company Law & Company Secretarial 2023 - Sinead Gortland
  • ​Session 5: AML - Completing Customer Due Diligence Normal and Enhanced - Elaine Jackson
  • Session 6: Non-Audit Matters – 5 Key Areas to Watch Out For - Colm Owens
  • ​Session 7 & 8: Financial Reporting: Preparing for 2024 – Part 1 & 2 - Lindsay Webber

 The Complete Audit Workshop 2023 - Colm Owens & Lindsay Webber

  •  Session 1: Audit Overview & Revisions to Standards and Audit Quality and Ethics
  • ​Session 2: Planning and Documentation & Risk and Responses
  • ​​Session 3: Execution and Evidence Gathering & Completion Phase
  • ​​Session 4: Going Concern and Practical Opinion Forming

The Financial Reporting Update - Professor Robert J Kirk

  • Session 1: FRS 102 Update - Part 1
  • ​Session 2: FRS 102 Update - Part 2
  • ​Session 3: Developments in Sustainability Reporting
  • ​Session 4: Financial Reporting – The Latest Developments in IFRS

The Practising Accountants Update 2023

  •  Session 1: The Role of Leadership in Your Workplace - Maura Dolan
  • ​Session 2: Corporate & Personal Insolvency Update 2023 - Tom Murray 
  • ​Session 3: Company Law Updates for Accountants in Practice 2024 - Brian Walker & Alison Walker
  • ​Session 4: Avoiding the WRC - Strategies for Employers - Barry Crushell

The Technical Mix 

  •  Session 1: Forensic, Company Law and Tax Awareness in Day-to-Day Practice - Dermot Madden
  • ​Session 2: An Accountants Obligation to Report - AML, Fraud, Tax Offences etc. - Elaine Jackson, Lindsay Webber
  • ​Session 3: Law Society Update and Key Solicitors Accounts Issues 2023 - Rory O'Neill, Colm Owens
  • ​Session 4: Navigating the Audit Landscape in 2024: Top 10 Issues for Auditors - Colm Owens & Lindsay Webber

Winter Taxation Essentials 2023 - Series 1- Top Seller 2023

  • Session 1: Topical Tax Cases - Recent Tax and other Decisions in 2023 - Brendan Twohig
  • ​Session 2: Topical Tax Issues - 2023 and Beyond - Brendan Twohig
  • Session 3: PRSI and Welfare - End of 2023 Year Checks - Brendan Casey
  • ​Session 4: Transfer Pricing In Ireland: Past, Present & Future - Anthony Crewe

Winter Taxation Essentials 2023 - Series 2 - Top Seller 2023

  •  Session 1: Finance Bill 2023 - Paul Murphy
  • ​Session 2: Tax Compliance Round Up 2023 - Paul Murphy
  • ​Session 3: Landlords Tax Returns - What You Need to Know 2023 - Brendan Allen 
  • ​Session 4: Farm/Agri Tax: Topical Issues and Updates 2023 - Declan McEvoy 

Winter Taxation Essentials 2023 - Series 3 - Top Seller 2023

  • Session 1: The Often Forgotten Parts of Capital Reliefs – Including a Recap on Share Buybacks - John Murphy, Lisa Cosgrave 
  • ​Session 2: Raising Finance – Key Tax Pitfalls and Opportunities - Michael O'Scathaill 
  • ​Session 3: General Vat Update - James Bradley 
  • ​Session 4: Crossborder Tax & Compliance Updates - Rose Tierney

The Effective Accountant

  • Session 1: Practical Time Management for Accountants - Des O'Neill
  • ​Session 2: Critical Thinking for Accountants - Asking the Questions that Matter - Des O'Neill
  • Session 3: Keeping a Positive Mind-set - Terry Harmer
  • ​Session 4: The Art & Science of Excellence - A Practical Introduction to NLP - Terry Harmer

The Financial Reporting Update - Professor Robert J Kirk

  • ​Session 1: FRS 102 Update - Part 1
  • ​Session 2: FRS 102 Update - Part 2
  • ​Session 3: Developments in Sustainability Reporting
  • ​Session 4: Financial Reporting – The Latest Developments in IFRS

Focus on Corporate Finance

  • Session 1: An Increasingly Precarious Investment Landscape 2023 - Cormac Lucey
  • ​Session 2: Buying and Selling a Business 2023 - Cormac Lucey
  • ​Session 3: The Three Horsemen of the Unknown: Global, Regional and Local Challenges in the Future - Constantin Gurdgiev 
  • ​Session 4: Company Sale - The Value Bridge - Dara Kelly

8 Hour Conferences 

The Spring Taxation Essentials 2023 - 8 Hours (4 x 2 Hour Sessions)

  • Session 1: Preparing 2022 Corporation Tax Returns - Paul Murphy  
  • ​Session 2: Family Businesses – Tax Considerations from Incorporation to Disposal - Michael O'Scathaill 
  • Session 3: Trading in Ireland as a Sole Trader Versus Trading as a Company - James Bradley 
  • ​Session 4: The 2023 Landscape for Cross Border Planning and Compliance - Rose Tierney 

The Autumn Taxation Essentials 2023 - 8 Hours (4 x 2 Hour Sessions)

  •  Session 1: VAT on Property - A Deep Dive into Practical Scenarios - Mairead Hennessy
  • ​Session 2: Taxation of Group Companies in Ireland - James Bradley 
  • ​Session 3: Capital Allowances & R&D Tax Credits Update - October 2023 - Paul Smith, Peter Gibbons 
  • ​Session 4: Change The Only Constant - Navigating EIIS - Rory O'Shea 

4 Hour Conferences 

The Irish Accounting & Tax Summit 2023 - 4 Hours (4 x 1 Hour Sessions)

  • Session 1: Revenue Intervention Update - Paul Murphy   
  • ​Session 2: VAT - Summary Updates - May 2023 - Morna Canty-Ahern 
  • Session 3: How EIIS Works: An Overview of Its Ever-Changing Landscape and Operations - Rory O'Shea  
  • ​Session 4: Tax Reliefs from Gift and Inheritance Tax - Paul Murphy

September Fest 2023 - 4 Hours (4 x 1 Hour Sessions)

  •  Session 1: A Review of Farm Tax Queries That Have Crossed Our Desk - John Murphy
  • ​Session 2: VAT in the Digital Age - Brian Hogan  
  • ​Session 3: Welfare & Bereavement Issues - Brendan Casey  
  • ​Session 4: Private Business M&A: Strategy and Tactics - David Keary 

Top Selling Tax Events of 2023

Each of the courses below are 1 hour of CPD and are hand picked from our catalog. To find out more about their contents, click the sign up button to find out more.

A Review of Farm Tax Queries That Have Crossed Our Desk - John Murphy

Corporation Tax Computations - Refresher - Lauren Greene 

Welfare & Bereavement Issues - Brendan Casey

Tax Planning - Place in the Sun - Christine Kearney

Private Business M&A: Strategy and Tactics - David Keary

VAT in the Digital Age - Brian Hogan

Non-Resident Landlords: Past, Present & Future - Naomi Butler

VAT on Property – Common Pitfalls - Maired Hennessy

How EIIS Works: An Overview of Its Ever-Changing Landscape and Operations - Rory O'Shea

Revenue Intervention Update - Paul Murphy 

VAT - Summary Updates - May 2023 - Morna Canty-Ahern

BIK’s: Are They Worth It? - Naomi Butler

Top Selling Audit Events of 2023

Each of the courses below are 1 hour of CPD and are hand picked from our catalog. To find out more about their contents, click the sign up button to find out more.

Auditing Estimates and Demonstrating Professional Scepticism - Lindsay Webber

How to Implement ISQM1 - a Practical Walk Through of OmniPro's ISQM1 Manual and Tools - Colm Owens, Lindsay Webber 

Accountants / Auditors Reporting Requirements - Lindsay Webber, Elaine Jackson

Fraud: Audit Testing, Documentation, Evidence and Reporting - Elaine Jackson, Lindsay Webber 

Regulated Entities Series: Part 1: Audit of Charities - Lindsay Webber 

Audit of Groups - Lindsay Webber 

Audit Issues for Pension Schemes - Colm Owens 

Regulated Entities Series: Part 2: Insurance & Investment Entities and Property Management Companies - Lindsay Webber, Elaine Jackson 

Monitoring Visits: How to Prepare - Colm Owens 

Top Selling Financial Reporting Events of 2023

Each of the courses below are 1 hour of CPD and are hand picked from our catalog. To find out more about their contents, click the sign up button to find out more.

Charities & Financial Reporting 2023 - Lindsay Webber 

Top FRS 102 Issues Encountered on Monitoring Visits and a Practical Review of Financial Statements - Lindsay Webber 

A Deep Dive into FRS 105 - Elaine Jackson 

ESG and Climate Related Reporting - Lindsay Webber, Elaine Jackson 

Financial Reporting - Key Issues in 2023 - Lindsay Webber

New Regulations - Solicitors Accounting Regulations - Colm Owens, Lindsay Webber

The Periodic Review of FRS 102 - What is Changing and How Can You Prepare - Claire Thomson, Lindsay Webber

Accounting for Estimates - Lindsay Webber

Top Selling Law & Regulation Events of 2023

Each of the courses below are 1 hour of CPD and are hand picked from our catalog. To find out more about their contents, click the sign up button to find out more.

Company Law & Tax Awareness in Day-to-Day Practice 2023 - Dermot Madden

Customs and Trade: Current Hot Topics - Paul Rodgers

Reporting Requirements for Insurance / Mortgage / Investment Brokers and Auctioneers - Colm Owens, Lindsay Webber

Accounting for Pension Schemes - Claire Thomson

Preparation and Submission to the FSSU of Annual Accounts 2022/2023 for Schools - Louise McNamara, Joe Conlon 

The Code in Action, Discussing the Details of Specific Provisions - Ulrich Schackermann 

Going Further Into The Code - Network Firms and Professional Appointments - Ulrich Schackermann 

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