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Charities Services: Internal Audit Trustees & Staff Training Payroll Our Specialist Charities Team	Scottish Charity Accounts Year ends 31 March 2007 onwards. The office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) has published guidance on Scottish Charity Accounts. The guidance has been produced for trustees, funders, beneficiaries and members as well as charity auditors and professional advisers. The guidance covers a number of areas including Preparation of Accounts – whether accounts should be prepared on an accruals basis or receipts and payments accounts. External Scrutiny – Whether accounts can be audited or independently examined. Accounting records – what records have to be kept and for how long Reporting to OSCR – what information has to be provided and deadlines. The guidance can be found by following the link below: www.oscr.org.uk/ScottishCharityAccounting.stm	Subscribe to our Charities Update You can subscribe to receive our quarterly newsletter by email or post Useful links Charities Commission Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations Council Royal Bank of Scotland Community Pages Maclay Murray and Spens OSCR Charity Factsheets The financial responsibilities of trustees Reimbursement of expenses and other payments to volunteers News on the Web VAT Notice 701/58 - Zero Rate Advertising SCVO news headlines