IESBA Completed Projects
Rollout of the Revised and Restructured Code
The objective of the IESBA’s Rollout initiative is to promote awareness of the International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including International Independence Standards) (the revised and restructured
Alignment of Part 4B with ISAE 3000 (Revised)
The IESBA has undertaken a project to review and compare the terms and concepts in the revised and restructured Code (specifically the International Independence Standards, Part 4B – Independence for Other Assurance Engagements Other than Audit and Review Engagements) and the IAASB’s ISAE 3000 (Revised), A
Role and Mindset Expected of Professional Accountants (formerly Professional Skepticism)
The objective the IESBA’s Role and Mindset Expected of Professional Accountants (Role and Mindset) project is to ensure that the Code promotes the role, mindset and behavioral characteristics expected of all professional accountants when performing their professional activities.
The project was informed by the feedback from respondents to the IESBA’s May 2018 consultation paper (CP)
ENGAGEMENT QUALITY REVIEWER
(a) The objective of this project is to develop provisions for the Code addressing threats that may be created when an individual who was previously involved in an
audit or other assurance engagement (whether as the engagement partner or as another member of the engagement team) is appointed as the EQR on the
Inducements
The Inducements project aims to strengthen the provisions in Part 2 of the International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including International Independence Standards) (the “restructured Code”) to assist professional accountants in business (PAIBs) in better dealing with the offering and accepting of inducements while complying with the fundamental principles, in particular the principles of integrity, objectivity and professional behavior. The proposed enhancements to Part 2 are also applicable to professional accountants in public practice (PAPPs). This is because it is likely that circumstances PAPPs encounter involving inducements that might create threats to compliance with the fundamental principles would be similar to those encountered by PAIBs. Accordingly, consequential and conforming amendments are reflected in Part 3, Part 4A and Part 4B of the Code. |
This project was formerly referred to as Phase 2 of the Review of Part C of the Code Project(Part C) project.
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Safeguards and their Applicability Pertaining to Non-Assurance Services (NAS)
The project is intended to evaluate and make recommendations on the clarity, appropriateness and effectiveness of the current overview of safeguards in Sections 100 and 200 of the Code and those safeguards that pertain to NAS in Section 290 of the Code.
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Structure of the Code
To identify and recommend to the Board ways to improve the clarity and usability of the Code, thereby facilitating its adoption, effective implementation and consistent application.
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Professional Skepticism: Short-term project
Members of this task force participated in the
To develop application material relating to professional skepticism (PS) and professional judgment (PJ), in the context of audits, reviews, and other assurance engagements. This short-term project is expected to be finalized at the December 2017 IESBA meeting.
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Responding to Non-Compliance with Laws and Regulations
To provide guidance for professional accountants on how best to act in the public interest when they become aware of a suspected illegal act (or non-compliance with laws and regulations (NOCLAR)).
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Non-Assurance Services
To review the non-assurance services provisions in Sections 290 and 291 of the Code to ensure that they continue to support a rigorous approach to independence for assurance services, particularly audits of financial statements.
