Audit and assurance
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2024
11 April 2024 - In our joint submission, we support the Commonwealth Treasury's push for mandatory climate-related disclosures. However, we highlight concerns about Group 3 entities and their impact, and proposed solutions in this submission. We advocate for a balanced approach, weighing decision-useful disclosure against resources needed for Group 3 entities.
28 February 2024 - In our joint submission, we support the consequential amendments arising from the Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 4) Act 2023 to reflect that ASIC will have oversight of the reporting and audit of financial statements of registrable superannuation entities (RSE) for reporting periods ending on or after 30 June 2024. We recommend Prudential Standard SPS 310 Audit and Related Matters (SPS 310) be reviewed in the context of the proposed change to exclude RSE auditors from its application.
2023
1 December 2023 - CPA Australia commends the International Auditing and Assurance Standard Board’s (IAASB) and its stakeholders for their efforts in developing ISSA 5000 within a very short space of time. It is crucial to focus on progressing the development of supporting implementation materials in the short term and a suite of ISSAs in a timely manner to meet market demands.
20 November 2023 - We believe the goal should be a globally consistent, comparable, and reliable assurance framework for sustainability reporting. We recommend a coordinated approach to the development of sustainability assurance standards to avoid fragmentation and duplicative efforts, undermining consistency and comparability which are critical to the success of global efforts on sustainability matters.
13 November 2023 - The IAASB's effort in developing the ISSA 5000 proposals within a very short space of time is highly commendable. However, we recommend further refinement and detail added to it for it to be a useful and reliable source of requirements and guidance on sustainability assurance. We also strongly support the development of additional implementation guidance, transitional considerations, and further clarity on aspects of the standard.
21 August 2023 - We commend the International Auditing and Assurance Standard Board’s (IAASB) commitment to improving ISA 570 Going Concern to address stakeholder needs and market expectations. We are of the view that these proposals will enhance audit quality and the consistency of practice through further clarity and better alignment with other ISAs. However, we recommend enhancements to transparency in the auditor’s report should only be pursued if there are adequate improvements to the applicable financial reporting framework on management’s going concern assessment and related disclosures.
14 April 2023 - We recommend the IAASB take a holistic approach when modernise the 500 series, starting with ISA 500 Audit Evidence to ensure cohesiveness and consistency across all ISAs as this, and other projects, are undertaken.
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