This month's Charity Finance magazine looks at how well the charity sector is doing at being transparent in its annual accounts, and poor reporting practices among small charities. It also looks at how to prevent a repeat of the Kid's Company failings, and how best to make the most of your IT staff

See below for links to a selection of articles from this month's magazine and infomation on how to subscribe.

Latest

• Gareth Jones: It's time for a rethink on annual reporting
• Technical briefing: Court of Appeal deals VAT blow to charities seeking relief on constructionCourt of Appeal deals VAT blow to charities seeking relief on construction
• Technical briefing: How a Law Commission consultation is making it easier to change charity purposes
• Technical briefing: The Modern Slavery Act: how to comply
• Technical briefing: Brexit will not remove need for data consent
• Charity Shops Survey 2016: Trouble on the high street

Interview

• The social investment solution: Seb Elsworth, chief executive of Access: the Foundation for Social Investment, talks to Emily Corfe

Cover theme: Annual report and accounts

• Needs more work?: Helena Wilkinson says the charity sector has a long way to go to become completely accountable
• A threat to public trust: Martin Gibson reports on widespread poor reporting practice among small charities
• A continued evolution: Don Bawtree summarises developments since the latest SORP was launched in 2014
• Cause for concern?: Planning and transparency are key to navigating new going concern disclosures under SORP, says Neil Finlayson

Analysis

• How not to be Kids Company: Ian Allsop reports from a roundtable discussion on how to prevent a repeat of Kid's Company's failings

Pooled fund survey

• On the threshold?: Ian Allsop reports on the latest pooled funds developments

Opinion

• The 'can do' attitude: Robina Chatham considers how to get the most out of your IT staff
• Finance saves lives: Mark Salway asks if you can hear a pin drop when you talk about finance strategy

Databank

• haysmacintyre / Charity Finance Charity 250 index: Diane Sim reports on a positive quarter for the Charity 250 Index, and on strategies for boosting the income of professional associations.
• Charity investment analysis: Latest data ‘better than expected

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