To help our stakeholders understand the IESBA’s recent proposed Code of Ethics changes to promote role and mindset expectation, the IESBA will host a webinar detailing these changes.
Listen to IESBA Deputy Chair Richard Fleck share an overview of the proposed revisions, including:
On November 20th, 2019 the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA), the ASEAN Federation of Accountants, and the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants co-will host a 90-minute webinar focusing on the key features of the International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants.
The IESBA has released a new Fact Sheet providing an overview of the Board's recently released revisionsto the International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including International Independence Standards) (the Code) to better promote the role and mindset expected of all professional accountants.
The Role and Mindset Revisions, released in early October, explicitly recognize that the accountancy profession is entrusted with public confidence in the wide-ranging roles it plays in society and that such confidence is based on the skills and values it brings to its professional activities. Importantly, they reaffirm the profession’s responsibility to act in the public interest and the fundamental role of the Code in meeting that responsibility.
An overview of the revisions to the Code to Promote the Role and Mindset Expected of the Professional Accountants
This Role and Mindset Fact Sheet provides an overview of IESBA's recently released revisionsto the International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including International Independence Standards) (the Code) to better promote the role and mindset expected of all professional accountants.
In light of the continuing constraints stakeholders are experiencing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IESBA is extending the closing date for responses to its Technology Surveys to November 25, 2020.
Earlier last month, the IESBA’s Technology Task Force launched two online surveys to seek stakeholder input on key ethical questions arising from technology developments in relation to:
Technology and complexity in the professional environment; and
The impact of technology on auditor independence.
Responses to the surveys will help guide the IESBA’s consideration of next steps in relation to these two topics at its December 2020 Board meeting.
How to Participate
Click on the links below to respond to each survey by November 25, 2020.
Alternatively, stakeholders may also elect to participate by completing the PDF questionnaires.
Please contact KamLeung@ethicsboard.org if you are experiencing any difficulties or have any questions.
About the IESBA
The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) is an independent global standard-setting board. The IESBA serves the public interest by setting ethics standards, including auditor independence requirements, which seek to raise the bar for ethical conduct and practice for all professional accountants through a robust, globally operable International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including International Independence Standards).
The IESBA believes a single set of high-quality ethics standards enhances the quality and consistency of services provided by professional accountants, thus contributing to public trust and confidence in the accountancy profession. The IESBA sets its standards in the public interest with advice from the IESBA Consultative Advisory Group (CAG) and under the oversight of the Public Interest Oversight Board.
