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IAASB: ISA for LCE – Video Series logo

IAASB: ISA for LCE – Video Series

As part of adoption and implementation efforts, the International Audit & Assurance Standards Board...


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IRBA News #65 logo

IRBA News #65

IRBA have released their latest quarterly newsletter, providing useful summaries of changes to vario...


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New IAASB Video Series Explores Proposed Changes to Fraud Standard logo

New IAASB Video Series Explores Proposed...

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) has released a new four-part video...


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IRBA: Call for New Projects for the CFAS Work Programme logo

IRBA: Call for New Projects for the CFAS...

The Committee for Auditing Standards (CFAS), a statutory committee of the Independent Regulatory Boa...


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IRBA re IFRS and Trade Mark Guidelines logo

IRBA re IFRS and Trade Mark Guidelines

In light of recent developments regarding IFRS Foundation Trade Mark Guidelines, the Independent Reg...


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Proposed Revised Due Process Policy for the Development, Adoption and Issue of Quality Management, Auditing, Assurance and Related Services Pronouncements logo

Proposed Revised Due Process Policy for...

IRBA Committee for Auditing Standards (CFAS) has approved the release of the Proposed Due Process Po...


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NEW! IRBA: Revised SAAPS 3 – Illustrative Reports logo

NEW! IRBA: Revised SAAPS 3 – Illustrativ...

The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors' (IRBA) Committee for Auditing Standards has approved...


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IRBA: Proposed SAAPS 7_Transparency reports re PTEs logo

IRBA: Proposed SAAPS 7_Transparency repo...

The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors' (IRBA) Committee for Auditing Standards (CFAS) has ap...


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IRBA: Annual firm renewals / declaration...

The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) has reminded member firms to submit their firm...


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The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) Audit Directive for 2024 logo

The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGS...

The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) has issued an Audit Directive for 2024, in accordance wit...


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IAASB: Proposed Narrow Scope Amendments to ISQMs ISAs and ISRE2400 as a Result of the Revisions to the Definitions of Listed Entity and PIE in the IESBA Code logo

IAASB: Proposed Narrow Scope Amendments...

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) has opened public consultation for...


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IRBA: Maximum Fines for Auditors – Notice of withdrawal and reissue logo

IRBA: Maximum Fines for Auditors – Notic...

On the recommendation of IRBA, the National Treasury has gazetted a notice of withdrawal of the noti...


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IRBA_Reminder re new effective revisions and EDs due in 2024 logo

IRBA_Reminder re new effective revisions...

The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) has issued a communiqué as a reminder of the Ne...


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IRBA: Fit & proper policy logo

IRBA: Fit & proper policy

The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) has gazetted a fit and proper policy.


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Audit & Assurance developments: what to expect in 2024 logo

Audit & Assurance developments: what to...

This alert provides a summary of Audit & Assurance developments and future expectations, i.e. when s...


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IRBA: Revised Illustrative Mutual Banks Act Regulatory Auditors Reports logo

IRBA: Revised Illustrative Mutual Banks...

The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) Committee for Auditing Standards (CFAS) approve...


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NEW! ISA for LCE issued! logo

NEW! ISA for LCE issued!

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) today published the International S...


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IRBA: Adoption of 2022 IAASB Handbook logo

IRBA: Adoption of 2022 IAASB Handbook

The latest version of the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) Handbooks (Vo...


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Have you heard? ISA for LCE is coming! logo

Have you heard? ISA for LCE is coming!

The IAASB has confirmed that the final approved new standard for audits of less complex entities—kno...


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IRBA Code: Final Pronouncement on Technology-related Revisions logo

IRBA Code: Final Pronouncement on Techno...

The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) has issued the Final Pronouncement: Technology-...


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IRBA Code: Final pronouncement – Revised definitions of Listed Entity and Public Interest Entity logo

IRBA Code: Final pronouncement – Revised...

The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) approved the Revisions to the Definitions of Li...


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IRBA Standards: Updates to SAAPS 3 and other Illustrative Reports logo

IRBA Standards: Updates to SAAPS 3 and o...

IRBA has published Updates to IRBA Pronouncements Arising from Narrow-Scope Amendments to Internatio...


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IRBA Final Pronouncement: Definition of Engagement Teams and Group Audits logo

IRBA Final Pronouncement: Definition of...

The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) draws the attention of all registered auditors...


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The Mandatory Audit Firm Rotation (MAFR) set aside by the Supreme Court of Appeal logo

The Mandatory Audit Firm Rotation (MAFR)...

The Supreme Court of Appeal has reviewed and set aside MAFR (the mandatory audit firm rotation) rule...


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2023 Inspections Priorities logo

2023 Inspections Priorities

The PCAOB (Public Company Accounting Oversight Board) Staff has published a Spotlight document which...


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Professional Competence and Skepticism Are Essential to Quality Audits logo

Professional Competence and Skepticism A...

The PCAOB (Public Company Accounting Oversight Board) Staff has published a Spotlight document which...


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NEW! Revised Code for Registered Auditors logo

NEW! Revised Code for Registered Auditor...

The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) has published the IRBA Code of Professional Con...


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IRBA: 1st Enforcement Report logo

IRBA: 1st Enforcement Report

The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) has published its first-ever Annual Enforcement...


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NEW: IRBA CPD Policy replaced logo

NEW: IRBA CPD Policy replaced

The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors’ (IRBA’s) Continuing Education, Training and Professio...


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IRBA Declarations 2023 logo

IRBA Declarations 2023

The 2023 firm assurance work declaration and firm related information are now available for submissi...


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IRBA: News issue #60 logo

IRBA: News issue #60

IRBA have released their latest quarterly newsletter, providing useful summaries of changes to vario...


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IRBA: News issue #59 logo

IRBA: News issue #59

IRBA have released their latest quarterly newsletter, providing useful summaries of changes to vario...


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Assurance in the Digital Age logo

Assurance in the Digital Age

The IAASB hosted a presentation to discuss digital transformation and possible effects on auditors.


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Sectional Titles: Auditor opinions logo

Sectional Titles: Auditor opinions

SAICA has revised and published their guidance document containing Auditor opinions required in term...


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Ethics: Long Association of Personnel wi...

IRBA has issued the IRBA Staff Ethics Practice Alert 1: The Auditor's Considerations with Respect to...


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Audit Development Programme - Digital Learning Content logo

Audit Development Programme - Digital Le...

The IRBA’s ADP (Audit Development Programme) team has announced the launch of their ADP Digital Lear...


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Content of a Transparency Report logo

Content of a Transparency Report

The Staff of the IRBA has published an audit practice alert on the Content of a Transparency Report.


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IRBA: Registration Requirement: Police Clearance Certificate logo

IRBA: Registration Requirement: Police C...

In order to assist applicants for registration as RAs or RCAs, the IRBA Board has approved a tempora...


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IRBA adopts Revised ISA 600 logo

IRBA adopts Revised ISA 600

The IRBA Board has approved ISA 600 (Revised) for adoption, issue and prescription for use by audito...


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New FAQ for Reporting Going Concern logo

New FAQ for Reporting Going Concern

The IAASB has issued a New FAQ document for Reporting Going Concern Matters in the Auditor’s Report.


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NEW! ISA 315 Implementation Guide logo

NEW! ISA 315 Implementation Guide

The IAASB has issued a new first-time implementation guide on ISA 315 (Revised 2019), Identifying an...


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IRBA releases News #58 logo

IRBA releases News #58

IRBA have released their latest quarterly newsletter, providing useful summaries of changes to vario...


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Countdown to the Suite of Quality Manage...

Registered auditors are reminded that 15 July 2022 marked exactly five months before the effective d...


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ONEROUS: Proposed IRBA Rule on Enhanced Auditor Reporting for the Audit of Financial Statements logo

ONEROUS: Proposed IRBA Rule on Enhanced...

The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) has approved the release of the Proposed IRBA R...


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Amendments to ISA700 and ISA260 logo

Amendments to ISA700 and ISA260

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) approved the exposure draft for nar...


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NEW! Proposed IRBA Rules logo

NEW! Proposed IRBA Rules

The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) has approved 5 proposed IRBA Rules arising from...


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New audit firm governance code logo

New audit firm governance code

The FRC (Financial Reporting Council) has published a New Audit Firm Governance Code – for the Big F...


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Conforming and Consequential Amendments to IRBA Pronouncements: due to IAASB QMS logo

Conforming and Consequential Amendments...

IRBA has Issued Conforming and Consequential Amendments to the Other International Standards as a Re...


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Engagement team definition: new fact sheet logo

Engagement team definition: new fact she...

The IAASB (International Audit and Assurance Standards Board) has published a fact sheet to clarity...


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Revised Illustrative Section 15 Retirement Fund Agreed-upon Procedures Reports logo

Revised Illustrative Section 15 Retireme...

IRBA has approved the issue of the following revised illustrative Section 15 Retirement Fund agreed-...


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IRBA releases News #57 logo

IRBA releases News #57

IRBA have released their latest quarterly newsletter, providing useful summaries of changes to vario...


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Illustrative Regulatory Reports in terms of the Insurance Act logo

Illustrative Regulatory Reports in terms...

The IRBA has updated and issued the Illustrative Regulatory Reports in terms of the Insurance Act –...


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New implementation tool for auditors logo

New implementation tool for auditors

IFAC has released a new implementation tool for auditors on Auditing Accounting Estimates: ISA 540 (...


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Artificial Intelligence: effect on audit and assurance logo

Artificial Intelligence: effect on audit...

The IAASB has published the 3rd Market Scan, which provides a high-level primer on Artificial Intell...


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The spectrum of inherent risk logo

The spectrum of inherent risk

SAICA has published an interesting article on the spectrum of inherent risk. This is in line with I...


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New Disciplinary Rules for Registered Auditors logo

New Disciplinary Rules for Registered Au...

IRBA approved the publication of the revised disciplinary rules (rules) in the Government Gazette. T...


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Auditor Reporting Focus Area

The IAASB has created a dedicated space to access all the materials you need to deliver your audit r...


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IRBA Technology Webpage logo

IRBA Technology Webpage

IRBA has compiled a technology webpage with useful links to resources that auditors and independent...


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New implementation guide for ISA 220 logo

New implementation guide for ISA 220

The IAASB has published a new first-time implementation guide for ISA 220, Quality Management for an...


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Auditor appointments and resignations logo

Auditor appointments and resignations

CIPC has issued Notice 2 of 2022 on Auditor appointments and resignations – in order to minimize the...


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IAASB compiles COVID-19 resources for auditors logo

IAASB compiles COVID-19 resources for au...

The IAASB has collated specific COVID-19 resources for auditors to refer to – from going concern to...


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IRBA publishes 2021 Public Inspections Report logo

IRBA publishes 2021 Public Inspections R...

The IRBA has released its 2021 Public Inspections Report, which covers the 3rd and final year of the...


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Annual IRBA firm assurance work declaration due logo

Annual IRBA firm assurance work declarat...

The annual IRBA Assurance work declaration and firm related information are now available for submis...


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Newly Revised ISA 600 (Group Audits Standard) approved logo

Newly Revised ISA 600 (Group Audits Stan...

The IAASB has approved ISA 600 (Revised) on Group Audits as a final standard, effective for periods...


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Remember that the Revised Illustrative Annual Stockbroker's Reports are now effective logo

Remember that the Revised Illustrative A...

IRBA has revised the Illustrative Annual Stockbroker's Reports submitted to the JSE Limited in terms...


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IRBA releases News #56 logo

IRBA releases News #56

IRBA have released their latest quarterly newsletter, providing useful summaries of changes to vario...


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New Technology-Focused FAQ Available logo

New Technology-Focused FAQ Available

The IAASB has published support material to help auditors understand how to plan an audit under Inte...


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Revised Illustrative Annual Stockbroker's Reports logo

Revised Illustrative Annual Stockbroker'...

IRBA has revised the Illustrative Annual Stockbroker's Reports submitted to the JSE Limited in terms...


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Revisions to the IRBA Code of Professional relating to non-assurance services and fee-related provisions logo

Revisions to the IRBA Code of Profession...

IRBA draws the attention of all registered auditors to the revision of the Non-Assurance Services (N...


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IRBA adopts new IAASB Handbook 2020 logo

IRBA adopts new IAASB Handbook 2020

IRBA has adopted the IAASB's 2020 Handbooks of International Quality Control, Auditing, Review, Othe...


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IRBA: Draft proposed Disciplinary Rules for Registered Auditors open for public comment logo

IRBA: Draft proposed Disciplinary Rules...

The Draft Disciplinary Rules implement the amendments to the Auditing Profession Act, which strength...


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IRBA: New Proposed International Standard for Less Complex Entities logo

IRBA: New Proposed International Standar...

Because this is such a landmark standard that will affect ±90% of companies, the IRBA has encouraged...


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Reminder: Effective date of ISA 315 (Revised): Identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement logo

Reminder: Effective date of ISA 315 (Rev...

IRBA reminds auditors that ISA 315 (Revised 2019): Identifying and assessing the risks of material m...


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IRBA releases News #55 logo

IRBA releases News #55

IRBA have released their latest quarterly newsletter, providing useful summaries of changes to vario...


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Addressing exceptions in the use of ADA (audit data analytics) logo

Addressing exceptions in the use of ADA...

The FRC (Financial Reporting Council) has issued guidance for auditors on addressing potential excep...


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Audits of Less Complex Entities: Guidance published logo

Audits of Less Complex Entities: Guidanc...

The IAASB has published further Supplemental Guidance on the Audits of Less Complex Entities, as wel...


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Protection and Retention of Client Data logo

Protection and Retention of Client Data

The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) has issued a Staff Audit Practice Alert 6 on Pr...


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IRBA: Revised Guide on performing audits on behalf of the AGSA logo

IRBA: Revised Guide on performing audits...

IRBA has issued the final Revised Guide for Registered Auditors: Guidance on Performing Audits on be...


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IRBA to refer non-audit complaints to professional bodies logo

IRBA to refer non-audit complaints to pr...

IRBA will refer non-audit complaints to professional bodies – in accordance with a new Procedure Gui...


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Revisions to IRBA Code of Conduct logo

Revisions to IRBA Code of Conduct

The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) has revised the IRBA Code of Professional Condu...


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Amendment to the IRBA's Critical Skills Support Letter Requirements logo

Amendment to the IRBA's Critical Skills...

From 1 September 2021 the IRBA will only be issuing critical skills letters if the applicants are re...


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A of Less Complex New Standard for Audits Entities logo

A of Less Complex New Standard for Audit...

The IAASB has issued a new Proposed ISA (International Standard on Auditing) for Audits of Financial...


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IRBA 8th Inspections Cycle Manual of Information logo

IRBA 8th Inspections Cycle Manual of Inf...

The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) has released its Inspections Strategy and Proce...


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CIPC Notice: Rotation of Auditors logo

CIPC Notice: Rotation of Auditors

CIPC issued a Notice regarding the Rotation of Auditors In terms of section 92 of the Companies Act.


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IRBA releases News #54 logo

IRBA releases News #54

IRBA have released their latest quarterly newsletter, providing useful summaries of changes to vario...


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Do we need to enhance disclosures in SA audit reports? logo

Do we need to enhance disclosures in SA...

The IRBA (Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors) has approved the release of the Consultation Pa...


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IRBA: Proposed Revised Guide on performing audits on behalf of the AGSA logo

IRBA: Proposed Revised Guide on performi...

IRBA published a Proposed Revised Guide for Registered Auditors: Guidance on Performing Audits on be...


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IRBA: Overview of the Amendments to the APA logo

IRBA: Overview of the Amendments to the...

IRBA has published an overview of the Amendments to the Auditing Profession Amendment Act, no 5 of 2...


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IAASB released new and revised Quality Management Standards – now the impact! logo

IAASB released new and revised Quality M...

The panic is about to start… The new and revised requirements will see firms reassessing the curren...


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IRBA releases News #53 logo

IRBA releases News #53

IRBA have released their latest quarterly newsletter, providing useful summaries of changes to vario...


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Guidance on applying ISAE 3000 (Revised) logo

Guidance on applying ISAE 3000 (Revised)

The IAASB issued Non-Authoritative Guidance on Applying ISAE 3000 (Revised) to Extended External Rep...


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IRBA 2021 Individual Annual Return is now due logo

IRBA 2021 Individual Annual Return is no...

IRBA 2021 Individual Annual Return is now due by 31 May 2021.


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Final Amendments to the IRBA Code of Professional Conduct - Role and Mindset logo

Final Amendments to the IRBA Code of Pro...

The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) draws the attention of all registered auditors...


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IRBA issues Revised Illustrative Banks Act Regulatory Auditor's Reports logo

IRBA issues Revised Illustrative Banks A...

The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors' (IRBA) Committee for Auditing Standards (CFAS) approv...


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IRBA Standards and Ethics related pronouncements which have a December 2020 or 2021 effective date logo

IRBA Standards and Ethics related pronou...

Registered auditors and others are reminded which IRBA standards, guidelines and other pronouncement...


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The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) publishes 2020 Public Inspections Report logo

The Independent Regulatory Board for Aud...

The IRBA has released its 2020 Public Inspections Report, which covers the 2nd year of the IRBA's 7t...


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IRBA Alert: New IRBA Guide on Legal Practitioners’ Trust Accounts logo

IRBA Alert: New IRBA Guide on Legal Prac...

IRBA have released a new Guide for Registered Auditors: Engagements on Legal Practitioners’ Trust Ac...


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