A transaction raises an accounting question
A new contract, financing arrangement, acquisition or restructuring has accounting consequences that need to be worked through before the treatment is finalised.
Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting
Clear answers to complex accounting questions.
Syntax Advisory provides technical accounting advisory and financial reporting support when a transaction, new accounting standard, audit query or reporting judgement requires specialist analysis. We help you reach a clear, supportable accounting position and understand what needs to happen next.
From standalone accounting papers and opinions to implementation projects and ongoing technical support.
When do you need technical accounting support?
A judgement needs to stand up to scrutiny
Management needs a properly researched and documented position setting out the facts, relevant accounting requirements, analysis and conclusion.
A new standard needs to be implemented
The change may affect more than the financial statements. Accounting policies, calculations, data, processes, systems and disclosures may all need attention.
Your finance team needs technical backup
You have a capable finance function but no dedicated technical accounting team, or simply need additional specialist capacity when questions arise.
How Syntax Advisory can help
Technical Accounting Papers & Opinions
Clear, documented analysis for specific accounting questions, transactions and judgements. Helping you reach the right conclusion with confidence.
Discuss a technical issue →Implementation Projects
End-to-end support for new standards and major changes. From impact assessment and policy drafting to disclosures, systems readiness and training.
Discuss an implementation project →On-Call Technical Accounting Support
Ongoing access to specialist technical accounting expertise without maintaining a dedicated internal accounting function or team.
Discuss on-call support →Current implementation priorities
Standards requiring action now
FRS 102
UK GAAP changes now in effect
Most amendments from the latest Periodic Review apply to accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2026. Revenue and leases are among the most significant changes. For businesses already in their 2026 reporting period, implementation is no longer a future exercise.
FRS 102 Impact & Gap Assessment
Identify affected contracts, accounting policies and reporting areas, understand the financial impact and establish what needs to change.
FRS 102 Implementation
Move from assessment to execution, including technical accounting papers, contract reviews, calculations, policies, transition adjustments and financial-statement changes.
IFRS 18
2027 reporting starts with 2026 data
IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements becomes effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2027 and is applied retrospectively. For December year-ends, 2026 is already the comparative period.
IFRS 18 Impact & Readiness Assessment
Assess income-statement classification, required subtotals, management-defined performance measures, aggregation and disaggregation, disclosures and the effect on existing reporting processes.
IFRS 18 Implementation
Translate the assessment into accounting positions, reporting formats, policies, data requirements, processes, controls and financial-statement changes ready for transition.
Technical accounting expertise
Specialist support across the standards and transactions where judgement matters most.
IFRS 15
Revenue
Contract analysis, performance obligations, variable consideration, contract modifications, principal versus agent assessments and the timing of revenue recognition.
IFRS 16
Leases
Lease identification, measurement, lease terms, modifications and accounting for more complex leasing arrangements.
IFRS 9 & IAS 32
Financial Instruments & Financing
Classification and measurement, expected credit losses, loan modifications, debt versus equity analysis, derivatives and hedge accounting.
IFRS 3, IFRS 10 & IFRS 11
Business Combinations & Group Accounting
Acquisition accounting, control assessments, group reorganisations, corporate restructurings and joint arrangements.
IFRS 2
Share-Based Payments
Accounting for equity and cash-settled share-based payment arrangements, including more complex plan terms and modifications.
Other technical matters
Another accounting issue?
Tell us what you are working through and we can assess how best to support it.
Engagement models
Three ways to work with Syntax Advisory
Specific Technical Accounting Issue
For a defined accounting question, transaction or judgement.
The engagement might result in an accounting paper, technical opinion, contract assessment or review of an existing accounting position.
Typically fixed fee where the issue and deliverable can be clearly scoped.
Discuss a Technical Issue →Implementation Project
For accounting changes that require more than a technical conclusion.
This can include new-standard implementation, IFRS conversion, group restructurings or other projects requiring analysis, calculations, accounting policies, reporting changes and implementation support.
Scoped and quoted according to the complexity and work required.
Discuss an Implementation Project →On-Call Technical Accounting Support
Ongoing access to specialist technical accounting expertise without maintaining a dedicated technical accounting function in-house.
Your finance team has a point of contact for day-to-day technical queries, transaction questions, review of internal accounting papers, auditor queries and other matters that do not always require a separate formal opinion.
Fixed monthly retainer for an agreed level of technical support.
Discuss On-Call Support →Why businesses choose Syntax Advisory
Technical depth Practical advice
Rigorously researched
Accounting conclusions are grounded in the applicable standards, interpretations and facts, with the important judgements clearly documented.
Useful beyond the technical memo
We translate the accounting into its practical implications, including calculations, journal entries, disclosures, processes and implementation steps where relevant.
Senior technical experience
Access Big Four and top-tier accounting advisory experience with senior-level involvement throughout the work.
Start with the problem.
We’ll handle the rest.
You don't need to know which service fits.
Tell us what you're dealing with and we'll work out the right next step.