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Clients’ Use of Service Organisations

2026-04-29T13:31:34+02:00

LATEST UPDATE Clients’ Use of Service Organisations In the latest issue of IRBA News, Issue 73, an article was published on insights and observations on auditing clients' use of service organisations in inspections. The article includes reflections on complexities in audits, where the use of service organisations directly impacts the audit of the user entity's financial statements; references to relevant audit requirements; and common inspections observations. The most common inspections observations include the failure by auditors to identify the use of service organisations, and identification of service organisations without obtaining sufficient audit evidence supporting the [...]

Clients’ Use of Service Organisations2026-04-29T13:31:34+02:00

Photographic Evidence

2026-04-01T10:31:09+02:00

When an auditor obtains photographic evidence to support audit procedures, the requirements for audit evidence need to be considered, i.e. Sufficient and appropriate Relevant and reliable Accurate and complete Sufficiently precise for purpose It should be kept in mind that evidence is persuasive, rather than conclusive. ISA 200 para 5: ‘As the basis for the auditor’s opinion, ISAs require the auditor to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance. It is [...]

Photographic Evidence2026-04-01T10:31:09+02:00

Key Audit Issues and Emerging Trends in Financial Reporting Compliance

2026-03-31T16:37:47+02:00

Your Content Goes Here Verification of compliance with the financial reporting framework Auditors frequently make use of disclosure checklists to verify compliance with the requirements of the relevant financial reporting framework. When making use of such checklists, it is very important to document the auditor’s considerations in support of the ‘Yes’, ‘No’ or ‘N/A’ answers provided. If there is no or insufficient support documented, the audit work is not re-performable, which is non-compliant with ISA 230 and makes it very difficult to check whether conclusions documented are correct under the circumstances. Incorrect conclusions regarding compliance with the financial reporting [...]

Key Audit Issues and Emerging Trends in Financial Reporting Compliance2026-03-31T16:37:47+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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