History was made this week when international accounting standard-setters met with a group of leading UK charity financial directors to discuss the need for an international standard for not-for-profit entities.

Paul Booth explains the ins and outs of the new system of electronic accounts reporting required by the taxman from April 2011.

Ray Jones and Nigel Davies provide an update on the development of new accounting standards for charities and other public benefit entities.

Charity Finance has surveyed the UK’s largest 100 charities to find out whether they intend to publish their expenses following the advice of the Independent Expert Group on Charity Expenses. Tania Mason reports.