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Audit News
CMS: Circular 1 of 2026 – Extension re c...
- 17 February 2026
- Audit
The CMS has issued Circular 1 of 2026, extending the deadline for comments on Circular 44 of 2025.
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IRBA: Reminder re Recently Effective Aud...
- 03 February 2026
- Audit
IRBA’s Standards Department has reminded auditors and stakeholders of recently effective and adopted...
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IRBA Adopts ISA 240 (Revised 2025) Audit...
- 23 January 2026
- Audit
IRBA has adopted ISA 240 (Revised 2025) on auditors’ responsibilities relating to fraud for use in S...
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IRBA_Revised Illustrative Reports on Reg...
- 22 January 2026
- Audit
IRBA’s CFAS has approved and issued revised illustrative auditor’s reports for statutory returns and...
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SAICA: Guidance on Sectional Title audit...
- 16 January 2026
- Audit
The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) has updated and published their Guidanc...
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IAASB: Narrow-Scope Amendments related t...
- 12 January 2026
- Audit
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) has published narrow-scope amendmen...
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IRBA: Heightened Responsibilities and Ri...
- 15 December 2025
- Audit
The IRBA has reminded audit firms of the heightened responsibilities and risks involved in auditing...
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AFC: The Role of the Auditor re Professi...
- 08 December 2025
- Audit
The Anti-Fraud Collaboration (AFC) has published a document on The Role of the Auditor: Exercising a...
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CAQ: External Auditor Assessment Tool: A...
- 28 October 2025
- Audit
The Centre for Audit Quality (CAQ) has issued a questionnaire on External Auditor Assessment – which...
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IESBA_2025 Handbook edition
- 20 October 2025
- Audit
The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) today released the 2025 Handbook of...
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IRBA: Revised Illustrative Auditor’s Rep...
- 03 October 2025
- Audit
IRBA’s CFAS has approved revised illustrative ISA 700 auditor’s reports for medical schemes, issued...
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IRBA: Revised Illustrative Banks Act Reg...
- 19 September 2025
- Audit
IRBA’s CFAS has approved revised illustrative Banks Act auditor’s reports for use by auditors of ban...
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IRBA Adopts ISA 570 (Revised 2024) Going...
- 19 September 2025
- Audit
The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors’ (IRBA) Board has approved the International Standard...
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IRBA: SAAPS 3 (Revised September 2025),...
- 19 September 2025
- Audit
IRBA’s CFAS has approved SAAPS 3 (Revised September 2025), Illustrative Reports, for publication.
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IAASB: new 2025 Handbook
- 18 September 2025
- Audit
The IAASB has published the 2025 Handbook, including a new volume with ISSA 5000 on sustainability a...
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IESBA: New guidance re External Experts...
- 17 September 2025
- Audit
The IESBA has issued two staff publications to support adoption of its standards on Using the Work o...
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IAASB: New Publicly Traded Entity Defini...
- 08 September 2025
- Audit
The IAASB has issued narrow-scope amendments revising the definition of a listed entity to align wit...
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CMS: Circular 22 of 2025 – Audit Quality...
- 18 August 2025
- Audit
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) invited comments on proposed Audit Quality Indicators (AQIs) f...
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PCAOB: Audit Focus: Auditing Accounting...
- 31 July 2025
- Audit
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has published an edition of the Audit Focus se...
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PCAOB: Audit Focus – Engagement acceptan...
- 29 July 2025
- Audit
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has published their latest edition of the Audi...
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IAASB: Professional Skepticism in the Re...
- 25 July 2025
- Audit
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) has released a new non-authoritativ...
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ISA 570 (Revised 2024) Going Concern: Fa...
- 14 July 2025
- Audit
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) has published a Fact Sheet on the n...
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IAASB: Newly Revised ISA 240 – The Audit...
- 14 July 2025
- Audit
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) has released the newly revised Inte...
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Proposed ISA 240_auditor’s responsibilit...
- 16 February 2024
- Audit
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) has proposed a significant strength...
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Reminder: Effective date of ISA 600 (Rev...
- 04 December 2023
- Audit
Registered auditors and others are reminded that ISA 600 (Revised) and the related Conforming and Co...
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IRBA: 4 QM rules gazetted
- 01 December 2023
- Audit
The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) has published (gazetted) Four Rules arising fro...
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IRBA: Proposed Guide for RAs (Revised) –...
- 01 December 2023
- Audit
The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) Committee for Auditing Standards (CFAS) has app...
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IESBA: Staff Q&A: Revisions to the Code...
- 22 November 2023
- Audit
The Staff of the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) has released a questio...
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IAASB: New PIE standard re-enhanced audi...
- 13 October 2023
- Audit
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) has released narrow-scope amendment...
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