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IRBA Newsletter #66
- 29 July 2024
- Auditing and Assurance
- South African Accounting Academy
This issue comes at a critical time in our country’s history, as the 7th Government of National Unity administration unveils its key priorities and policies. In this evolving landscape, the auditors’ role in safeguarding the local economy’s financial integrity and ensuring that companies comply with regulations for sustained investor confidence has to be underlined. Fundamentally, reliable corporate reporting that is assured by independent auditors provides essential information for informed investment decisions, helping to stabilise market reactions.
Therefore, IRBA cannot overemphasise the fact that the auditors’ responsibilities will be more crucial in how our country navigates the future and rebuilds the economy.
This newsletter covers the period April to June 2024, and includes summaries on the following topics:
- Changes to Standards (including Ethics)
- Investigations:
- Investigating Committee – met once and referred 27 matters to the Enforcement Committee
- Enforcement Committee – met once and concluded on 23 matters (short summary on each)
- 23 Matters finalised by fines issued through an admission of guilt process (i.e. following the Decision to charge)
- Investigation Process #1: Opening an investigation
- An evaluation of the allegations
- Jurisdiction and Timeframe considerations
- Legal:
- Disciplinary Committee (overview and short summaries)
- 13 open matters (involving 13 categories of improper conduct) referred to the Legal Department for disciplinary hearings
- 2 matters finalised (including a summary of these finalised matters)
- 2 matters finalised through admission of after being previously referred for disciplinary hearings
- Reportable Irregularities statistics
- Disciplinary Committee (overview and short summaries)
- Registry (registrations, re-registrations and terminations)
- Overview of registry movements
- Education & Transformation news:
- An exciting change for prospective audit development programme (ADP) candidates
- ADP Monitoring Inspections
- Well done to our top achievers in Auditing
- Actively planting the seeds to grow the pipeline
- Future-proofing auditors: an emphasis on digital competence
- The latest on the Professional Bodies:
- SAICA
- ACCA SA
- IFAC call for comments
- An exciting change for prospective audit development programme (ADP) candidates
- Communications and some general news items.
Click here to download the IRBA News:
https://www.irba.co.za/upload/IRBA%20News%20Issue%2066.pdf
Relevance to Auditors, Independent Reviewers & Accountants:
- Members of IRBA should stay up-to-date with the latest developments that affect registered auditors.
- This newsletter summarises all the relevant changes for the preceding quarter.