The Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2008

Annual accounts to give true and fair view U.K.

8.  Section 393 applies to LLPs, modified so that it reads as follows—

“Accounts to give true and fair view

393.— (1) The members of an LLP must not approve accounts for the purposes of this Chapter unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss—

(a) in the case of the LLP's individual accounts, of the LLP;

(b) in the case of the LLP's group accounts, of the undertakings included in the consolidation as a whole, so far as concerns members of the LLP.

[F1 (1A) Subsection (1B) applies to the members of an LLP which qualifies as a micro-entity in relation to a financial year (see sections 384A and 384B) in their consideration of whether the non-IAS individual accounts of the LLP for that year give a true and fair view as required by subsection (1)(a).

(1B) Where the accounts contain an item of information additional to the micro-entity minimum accounting items, the members must have regard to any provision of an accounting standard which relates to that item.]

(2) The auditor of an LLP in carrying out his functions under this Act in relation to the LLP's annual accounts must have regard to the members' duty under subsection (1).”

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 8 inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(2)-(5) of the amending S.I.) by The Limited Liability Partnerships, Partnerships and Groups (Accounts and Audit) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/575), regs. 2(1), 7(2)