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

IRBA Highlights Heightened Responsibilities and Risks in Auditing Listed Entities

2025-12-09T13:30:03+02:00

LATEST UPDATE IRBA Highlights Heightened Responsibilities and Risks in Auditing Listed Entities The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) reminds audit firms of the responsibilities and risks associated with auditing listed entities. It is imperative that audit firms rigorously apply the requirements of the International Standards on Quality Management, International Standards on Auditing, the IRBA Code, and other regulatory requirements before accepting such clients. The IRBA has adopted the ‘IFIAR Core Principles’, which requires a risk-based inspections programme. Some 80 percent of IRBA’s inspection resources are dedicated to monitoring audit firms that accept public interest [...]

IRBA Highlights Heightened Responsibilities and Risks in Auditing Listed Entities2025-12-09T13:30:03+02:00

IESBA Staff Releases Additional Implementation Support Materials for IESSA

2025-08-28T15:29:00+02:00

LATEST UPDATE IESBA Staff Releases Additional Implementation Support Materials for IESSA The staff of the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) has released two implementation support publications to help sustainability assurance practitioners understand and apply the International Ethics Standards for Sustainability Assurance (including International Independence Standards) (IESSA): Key Differences: A comparison document outlining the main differences between the IESSA and the corresponding provisions of the IESBA Code applicable to audits of financial statements List of PIE Prohibitions: A list of specific prohibitions in the IESSA applicable to sustainability assurance engagements of public interest entities [...]

IESBA Staff Releases Additional Implementation Support Materials for IESSA2025-08-28T15:29:00+02:00
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