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IAASA highlights matters for management, Audit Committees and auditors to consider for 31 December 2023 year end reports
October 3, 2023IAASA, Ireland’s accounting enforcer, has today published its annual Observations paper highlighting matters that management, Audit Committees and auditors should consider when preparing, approving and auditing financial statements for 2023 year end dates. The paper notes that 2023 financial statements will be prepared against continued uncertainty in the economic outlook such as: The Observations paper … Continued
See more...Audit Committee Briefing 2023 Speaker Release Update
September 29, 2023Ahead of next month’s Audit Committee Briefing, IAASA can confirm three more of the speakers who will be joining us on the day. Please see below for more information regarding the speakers and their area of expertise. The agenda for the day can also be found here. Dr. Caroline McGroary (North-West Society – Chartered Accountants … Continued
See more...IAASA has published the latest edition of its Standards Newsletter
September 25, 2023Welcome to the September 2023 edition of our Standards Newsletter, which is focused on the assurance of sustainability information. In this edition you’ll find a brief overview of the European Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive requirements relating to assurance, an overview of proposed International Standard on Sustainability Assurance (ISSA) 5000, and details of how to register … Continued
See more...Proposed International Standards on Sustainability Assurance Webinar
September 20, 2023Join IAASA and the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) webinar at 2.00pm on Friday, 29 September to hear about ISSA 5000, the proposed International Standard on Sustainability Assurance. More information about the proposed standard is available on the IAASB’s website at the following link here. Stakeholders have until December 1 to provide feedback and insights to … Continued
See more...ESMA updates the European Single Electronic Format (ESEF) Reporting Manual
September 14, 2023The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has published its annual update of the Reporting Manual on the European Single Electronic Format. The purpose of the ESEF Reporting Manual is to promote a harmonised and consistent approach for the preparation of annual financial reports in the format specified in … Continued
See more...Audit Committee Briefing 2023 Speaker Release
September 11, 2023Ahead of next month’s Audit Committee Briefing (book tickets here), IAASA can confirm two of the speakers who will be presenting on the day. Please see below for more information regarding the speakers and their area of expertise. Jacky Fox (Managing Director at Accenture Security). Jacky leads Accenture’s European security practice. She has 20+ years’ experience in technology … Continued
See more...IAASA publishes guidelines for Recognised Accountancy Bodies
July 21, 2023Guidelines for the Recognised Accountancy Bodies to apply to their approval and registration function in respect of Statutory Auditors and Audit Firms The purpose of this document is to set out guidelines for the RABs to apply to their approval and registration function to support the achievement of the following outcomes and to meet the … Continued
See more...IAASA has responded to the IESBA consultation on its Strategy & Work Plan, 2024-2027
July 20, 2023IAASA has recently responded to the IESBA (International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants) consultation on its Proposed Strategy and Work Plan, 2024-2027. The IAASA comment letter is available here The consultation and further information is available here
See more...Developments in the Transposition of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive in Ireland
July 11, 2023The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, which entered into force in January 2023, sets out EU harmonied rules for annual reporting of sustainability matters by large companies, large public interest entities (PIEs) and listed SMEs (excluding micro-entities). The required disclosures must be provided in the management report (in Ireland, the directors’ report). The reporting requirements are … Continued
See more...IAASA launches RMS Factsheet
July 6, 2023As part of our information series on ‘What IAASA does’, IAASA is publishing ia Regulatory & Monitoring Supervision ‘RMS’ Factsheet. The factsheet gives a brief overview into the functions of RMS and a set of useful links to access other relevant information. You can access the factsheet at the link here.
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