The objective of this project was to revise ISA 230, Documentation. The project resulted in the issue of ISA 230 (Revised), Audit Documentation. ISA 230 (Revised) is effective for audits for financial periods beginning on or after June 15, 2006.

Objective

The objective of this project was to redraft the close off document of ISA 800 (Revised), Special Considerations - Audits of Special Purpose Financial Statements and Elements, Accounts or Items of a Financial Statement, in accordance with the clarity drafting conventions agreed by the IAASB to be applied to all ISAs.

Objective

The objective of this project was to revise ISA 550, Related Parties. The IAASB approved ISA 550 (Revised and Redrafted), Related Parties in March 2008. The ISA will be published after the Public Interest Oversight Board has confirmed that due process was followed in its development. The ISA is effective for audits of financial statements for periods beginning on or after December 15, 2009.

The objective of this project was to redraft the close off document of ISA 705 (Revised), Modifications to the Opinion in the Independent Auditor's Report, in accordance with the clarity drafting conventions agreed by the IAASB to be applied to all ISAs.

Objective

The objective of this project was to revise ISA 580, Management Representations. The IAASB approved ISA 580 (Revised and Redrafted), Written Representations in December 2007. The ISA was published in April 2008 after the Public Interest Oversight Board has confirmed that due process was followed in its development.

Objective

The objective of this project was to revise ISA 260, Communication of Audit Matters with Those Charged with Governance. The IAASB approved ISA 260 (Revised and Redrafted), Communication with Those Charged with Governance in September 2007. The ISA was published in December 2007 after the Public Interest Oversight Board has confirmed that due process was followed in its development.

Objective

The objective of this project is to improve the clarity of International Standards on Auditing (ISAs).

Scope

The scope of the project includes:

Objective

The objective of this project was to revise ISA 300, Planning, in light of the Audit Risk Standards and recent trends in firms' audit methodologies.

Scope

The project dealt with the audit procedures and activities performed to properly plan the audit and supervise engagement team members to ensure that the audit is performed in an effective manner.

Objective

The objective of this project is to revise ISA 620, Using the Work of an Expert.

Objective

The objective of the project was to revise ISA 700, The Auditor's Report on Financial Statements.

Scope

The project revised ISA 240 to align extant ISA 240 with the audit risk model and to adopt the basic principles and essential procedures contained in the US SAS 99, Consideration of Fraud in a Financial Statement Audit.