SAICA Communication – Auditor Opinions in terms of Management Rule 26(5)(c) of the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Regulations, 2016

2026-01-29T15:18:05+02:00

LATEST UPDATE SAICA Communication – Auditor Opinions in terms of Management Rule 26(5)(c) of the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Regulations, 2016 In December 2025, SAICA updated its guidance document for sectional title audits. A new clarifying sentence was added to the illustrative report explaining that an auditor’s inability to accept an assurance engagement was not caused by any actions or inactions of the trustees in managing the body corporate’s financial affairs. Readers may refer to P. 18 for the exact wording. The updated guidance document is available on: www.saica.org.za/resources/89141 more [...]

SAICA Communication – Auditor Opinions in terms of Management Rule 26(5)(c) of the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Regulations, 20162026-01-29T15:18:05+02:00

Revised Illustrative Reports and Applicability of the EAR Rule

2025-12-09T14:23:17+02:00

LATEST UPDATE Revised Illustrative Reports and Applicability of the EAR Rule The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors’ (IRBA) Committee for Auditing Standards (CFAS) has approved the issuing of the revised illustrative reports for use by registered auditors when reporting on regulatory returns for banks, mutual banks, insurers and medical schemes, available on: https://www.irba.co.za/guidance-to-ras/technical-guidance-for-auditors/industry-specific-guides-and-regulatory-reports The narrow-scope amendments to ISA 700 (Revised) operationalise the changes to the IESBA Code related to PIEs. These changes, adopted into the IRBA Code, require firms to publicly disclose when the independence requirements for PIEs have been applied in an audit of [...]

Revised Illustrative Reports and Applicability of the EAR Rule2025-12-09T14:23:17+02:00

Pending Disciplinary and Finalised Investigation Matters

2025-11-26T12:21:36+02:00

LATEST UPDATE Pending Disciplinary and Finalised Investigation Matters In the latest issue of IRBA News, Issue 71, six disciplinary matters pending disciplinary hearings and 16 finalised investigation matters were reported. Current open matters involve eight categories of improper conduct. The most common charge remains insufficient appropriate audit evidence. Other frequent charges include dishonesty and integrity issues, as well as failure to exercise due care and skill. In several investigation matters, among others, sufficient, appropriate audit evidence was not obtained for material balances and disclosures; material misstatements were not appropriately identified, evaluated and addressed; a risk [...]

Pending Disciplinary and Finalised Investigation Matters2025-11-26T12:21:36+02:00
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