Registration Time: 09:00
Sessions Time: 09:15 - 12:30  including a 15-minute break
Speaker: Mr John Debattista & Mr Paul Zammit
Venue: Online Webinar

Participation Fees (The Institute is now accepting payments via Paypal)
MIA Members: €40.00
Non-MIA Members: €75.00
Retired Members: €20.00
Students: €30.00

*Group bookings for 3 or more participants available.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Cryptographic assets are a relatively new reality. Despite existing for over a decade, such assets have taken the world and Malta by storm during the past five years and initially caught accountants unawares. Subsequently, accounting guidance was provided. The seminar will delve into the most appropriate accounting treatment of various cryptographic assets, and practical examples shall be provided accordingly.

Topics on the agenda

• An introduction to the concept of blockchain.

• An introduction to a variety of cryptographic assets.

• Accounting for cryptocurrencies (IFRS and GAPSME).

•  Accounting for other cryptographic assets (IFRS and GAPSME).

Why is the session of relevance to our members?

It is relevant to MIA members because cryptographic assets are a reality in the professional and personal lives of people.

Target Audience

Accounting professionals and students.

Speaker's Profile

John Debattista is a Certified Public Accountant and Registered Auditor. John is one of the founding partners at Zampa Debattista and heads the Audit and Assurance function and the firm’s IFRS Advisory Technical team.
John lectures the Corporate modules at the final stages of the ACCA and ACA course for the ICAEW, Institute Chartered of Accountants for England and Wales. John is also a speaker in various audit and accounting seminars delivered by a number of institutes in Malta. He also lectures the Diploma in IFRS (DipIFR).
John sits on a number of MIA committees namely, the audit, financial reporting and SMP committees.

Paul Zammit joined Zampa Debattista in January 2017. Paul graduated from the University of Malta after completing the Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) Degree in 2008. Paul commenced his career in audit and switched to accountancy in 2012. He spent most of his time in accountancy managing a portfolio of international clientele, before joining Zampa Debattista’s accounts department in 2017. After a few months, Paul decided to accept the internal opportunity to specialise in technical matters and increase his proficiency in reporting standards. Paul is currently involved in technical accounting and advisory assignments, whilst training and assisting internal staff and external people on IFRS technical matters. 

EVENT CPE COMPETENCES

3 Hours Core

WEBINARS TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Terms and conditions  apply

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