The introduction of the Consolidated Group (Income Tax) Rules poses a number of questions to preparers of financial statements, auditors, and other stakeholders. On behalf of its members, the Institute's Financial Reporting Committee, Direct Tax Committee, and Audit & Assurance Committee have been following and contributing to the developments as they emerge. Amongst others, these committees have been coordinating with the CfR on various matters and assessing the accounting implications at both the fiscal unit's consolidated level, as well as at the individual fiscal unit members' level. The Institute is preparing a guidance note that will address:

• the scope of the fiscal unit's consolidated financial statements, setting out what statements and other disclosure notes need to be included within a fiscal unit's special purpose consolidated financial statements (where the fiscal unit is required to prepare special purpose consolidated financial statements because the unit's members differ from the IFRS or GAPSME group for statutory purposes);

• considerations relevant to the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of income tax charges (income) and balances in the fiscal unit's consolidated financial statements, as well as in the parent company's and the other fiscal unit's members' statutory financial statements; and

• the contents of the auditor's report on those special purpose consolidated financial statements, where such consolidated financial statements are prepared.