Progress Needed on Climate Liability Risk and Third-Party Audits, Say G20 Report

IOSCO welcomes work by the IAASB and IESBA to develop assurance and ethics standards for sustainability-related corporate reporting.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) study of public trust in tax was rolled out across 14 countries, surveying 5,900 people – many in developing economies, and published in September.

It found that trust in the tax system...

The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), Gavi, Vaccine Alliance and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria officially launched major accounting capacity building programmes in Ghana and Burkina Faso.

The programmes will build the capacity of the accounting profession in...

A new tax survey of 5,900 people in14 countries across the globe –with majority of the participants in developing countries, including Nigeria and Kenya, revealed that; trust in tax systems is lower when taxpayers perceive higher levels of corruption and diversion of public funds.

Taxpayers’ attitudes about paying taxes correlate closely with perceived levels of corruption, according to a major new study, Public Trust in Tax, by accountancy bodies ACCA and the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC).

ISLAMABAD-Taxpayers’ attitudes about paying taxes correlate closely with perceived levels of corruption, according to a major new study, Public Trust in Tax, by accountancy bodies ACCA and the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). A global survey focusing on 14 developing economies...

TAXPAYERS' attitudes about paying taxes correlate closely with perceived levels of corruption, according to a major new study, Public Trust in Tax, by accountancy bodies ACCA and the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). A survey of 5,900 people across 14 countries — many in developing...

External Reporting Board (XRB) chief executive April Mackenzie has announced the appointment of Greg Schollum a Deputy Controller and Auditor-General to the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) for a three-year term.

The IAASB is an independent standard-setting body that works...

The body that sets global auditing standards launched a consultation Monday on updating the rules for gathering audit evidence, with a demand for auditors to exercise more professional skepticism.