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Independent Standard-Setting Boards
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The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board sets high-quality international standards for auditing, assurance, and quality control that strengthen public confidence in the global profession.
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The International Accounting Education Standards Board establishes standards, in the area of professional accounting education, that prescribe technical competence and professional skills, values, ethics, and attitudes.
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The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants sets high-quality, internationally appropriate ethics standards for professional accountants, including auditor independence requirements.
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The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board develops standards, guidance, and resources for use by public sector entities around the world for preparation of general purpose financial statements.
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Accounting firms offer a wide range of professional services to their clients, including audit, review, other assurance, and related services. These services are regulated, with many jurisdictions requiring compliance with international standards or national requirements that have been based on international ones. High-quality international standards increase the comparability, consistency, clarity, credibility, and transparency of financial information. And, high-quality financial information, in turn, increases the stability of the global financial infrastructure. See the full overview.
Auditor Reporting Standards Implementation: Key Audit Matters
by Christopher Arnold, Head of SME/SMP and Research, IFAC and Dawn McGeachy, Principal, Colby McGeachy Professional Corporation | December 13, 2017
Implementation support for the new and revised IAASB Auditor Reporting standards, including links to Key Audit Matters (KAM) examples.
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External Assurance on Non-Financial Information: Providing Confidence
How do professional accountants respond to the growing demand for assurance on non-financial information (NFI)—Accountancy Europe‘s latest publication sets out the context for NFI reporting and assurance and discusses the role of the accountancy...
by Noémi Robert, Senior Manager, Accountancy Europe & Vita Ramanauskaité, Advisor, Accountancy Europe | November 20, 2017Root Cause Analysis Is Transforming Audit Quality
Root Cause Analysis is a process for identifying the causes of problems or events in order to prevent them from recurring—it is based on the idea that effective management requires more than putting out fires for problems that develop, but...
by Jonathan Batchelor, Managing Director, Europe - Middle East - Africa (EMEA), Sologic | November 6, 2017Will External Audits Vanish in the Blockchain World?
Like many of the disruptive transformations taking shape around us as most everyday functions go digital, external audits cannot stand insulated.
by R Vittal Raj, Partner, Kumar & Raj Chartered Accountants, India | November 2, 2017Enhancing Audit with Technology
Both audit quality and efficiency can be enhanced by technology.
by Jenni Huotari, Partner, Eide Bailly | November 2, 2017Blockchain Will Impact Accounting
Blockchain technology will impact the profession from how audits are conducted to how fraud and collusion are prevented.
by Rich de Moll, Vice President, Blockchain Solutions for Finance at IBM Cognitive Process Services | November 2, 2017News and Resources
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Key Audit Matters: Unlocking the Secrets of the Audit
ACCA - March 13, 2018
Procurement: Tendering for Local Audit
ICAEW - March 8, 2018
Auditing in the Future: Highlights from the CPA Canada and ICAS Symposium
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