Fraud

What the Project Aims to Achieve

The IAASB is currently working on a project to revise ISA 240, The Auditor’s Responsibilities Relating to Fraud in an Audit of Financial Statements. In revising this standard, the IAASB aims to:

• Clarify the role and responsibilities of the auditor for fraud in an audit of financial statements.
• Promote consistent behavior and facilitate effective responses to identified risks of material misstatement due to fraud through strengthening ISA 240 to establish more robust requirements and enhance and clarify application material where necessary.
• Enhance ISA 240 to reinforce the importance, throughout the audit, of the appropriate exercise of professional skepticism in fraud-related audit procedures.
• Enhance transparency on fraud-related procedures where appropriate, including strengthening communications with TCWG and the reporting requirements in ISA 240 and other relevant ISAs.

Project Timeline

The following table sets out the project timeline. Please note that these are current targeted milestones and may change as the work in this area progresses.

Current Status of the Project

Refer to the IAASB's Project Updates page for the latest status of the Fraud project.     

Task Force Information

IAASB Staff Contacts

• Sally Ann Bailey
• Jasper van den Hout
• Jan Thijs Drupsteen
• Hanken Talatala

Task Force Members

• Julie Corden, Chair
• William Edge
• Josephine Jackson
• Sachiko Kai
• Diane Larsen

Project Stages