New resources from the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) are now available to help stakeholders understand, implement, and use the new standard for audits of smaller and less complex entities (the ISA for LCE). A comprehensive new three-part video series is now available and registration has opened for a global webinar.

Navigating the ISA for LCE Video Series

The newly released video series details important aspects of the standard.

• Exploring the Benefits: Learn more about the objectives, benefits, and its distinguishing features compared to the full suite of ISAs.
• A Closer Look at Applicability and Use: Understand the conditions under which the standard can be applied, including the role of legislative and regulatory authorities.
• A Step-by-Step Walkthrough: Gain an in-depth understanding of the standard’s design principles, structure, and content layout.

Global Webinar: Understanding the ISA for LCE

Don’t miss the opportunity to gain a comprehensive overview of the ISA for LCE.

• Date/Time: April 3, 2024 at 7:00-8:30 am ET
• Venue: Zoom with livestreaming on YouTube and LinkedIn
• Agenda: Key topics include the standard’s purpose, authority, structure and associated benefits
• Speakers include IAASB member Kai Morten Hagen and IAASB staff members Isabelle Raiche, Jasper van den Hout, and Kazuko Yoshimura.

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In addition to the webinar and video series, the IAASB will also issue supplementary guidance, a fact sheet on adoption, and a first-time implementation guide in 2024. All materials will be available on the IAASB website: www.iaasb.org/ISAforLCE

Amy Groves is a Managing Director at Deloitte & Touche LLP. She currently works for both the US and Global firms, with a focus on the interpretation, implementation and execution of international and US-issued audit and assurance professional standards in Deloitte's methodology. Ms. Groves has over 18 years of experience in auditing public and private clients, including extensive experience working with engagement teams in all industries from all over the world.

Ms. Groves is a Certified Public Accountant (California, Connecticut) and is a member of the AICPA. She holds a Bachelors of Sciences in Accounting from the University of Southern California.

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) today proposed a significant strengthening of its standard on auditors’ responsibilities relating to fraud. Recent corporate failures throughout the world have underscored the benefits of clarifying and enhancing the role of auditors in responding to fraud and suspected fraud as a means of enhancing public trust in financial reporting.

IAASB Chair Tom Seidenstein emphasized that the proposed revisions define the expectations in relation to fraud, delineate more robust procedures, and increase transparency about the auditors’ responsibilities and fraud-related procedures in the auditor’s report. “While many participants in the financial reporting ecosystem, particularly management and those charged with governance, have a role in preventing fraud, our standard focuses on the key role that auditors play. While auditors are not policemen, they can and must play a role in identifying and responding to material misstatements of the financial statements due to fraud and communicating their work to users. This proposed standard is an important step forward,” said Mr. Seidenstein.

Key Changes in the Proposed Revisions
The proposed revisions to International Standard on Auditing 240 (Revised), The Auditor’s Responsibilities Relating to Fraud in an Audit of Financial Statements, include:

1. Clarified auditor responsibilities relating to fraud in an audit.
2. Emphasized professional skepticism to ensure auditors remain alert to possible fraud and exercise professional skepticism throughout an audit.
3. Strengthened identification and assessment of risks of material misstatement due to fraud.
4. Clarified response to fraud or suspected fraud identified during the audit.
5. Increased ongoing communication with management and those charged with governance about fraud.
6. Increased transparency about auditors’ responsibilities and fraud-related procedures in the auditor’s report.
7. Enhanced audit documentation requirements about fraud-related procedures.

Video Series Planned to Facilitate Understanding
During the consultation period, IAASB will release a videos series to help stakeholders understand the proposed revisions and their implications for strengthening the financial reporting ecosystem. Stay updated on upcoming events by following the IAASB on LinkedIn and/or X (formerly Twitter) and register/subscribe to our mailing list.

How to Provide Feedback
The IAASB invites all stakeholder to submit their comments using the Response Template, designed to facilitate a structured response and streamline feedback collation and analysis. Respondents are encouraged to share their insights by June 5, 2024.

About the IAASB
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Nathalie joined the IAASB in January 2024 and is supporting various key projects, including fraud and going concern.

Prior to her role at IAASB, Nathalie worked in KPMG France in Paris as an audit partner for both listed and middle market companies. She was also involved in audit quality projects for the firm. Between 2018 and 2023, Nathalie was seconded to KPMG International based in the United States within global methodology and global learning and development teams. Her role involved developing audit methodology, tools and guidance, and developing learning sessions.

Nathalie is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) in France.

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Ana joined the IAASB in January 2024, after more than a decade working in firms that service the middle market. Having been involved in the development and implementation of global audit methodologies in two firms, she brings a practical multifocal lens to her role.

Ana regularly designed and delivered technical learning content to a range of audiences and presented at international and national conferences on matters of audit and assurance quality.

Ana is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW). She has a BSc (hons) in Natural Sciences and an MA in History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine from Durham University, and an MSc in Psychology from the University of Glasgow.

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Fernando Zanet is Director of the Technical Committee at PwC Argentina. His primary responsibility is to analyze and research technical accounting and auditing issues and provide technical support to other members of the firm. Mr. Zanet has extensive experience in auditing public companies under international auditing standards (he works at PwC Argentina for 25 years).

Since 2019, Mr. Zanet has served as a member of the Audit Committee of the Accounting and Assurance Standards Committee, supervised by FACPCE, the country's professional accounting organization. He is also Technical Secretary in FACPCE since 2023 and member of the Commission of Companies that operate in local public offering in the Professional Council of Economic Sciences of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.

Mr. Zanet was an advisor in the "First Initiative - Roadmap for Strengthening Accounting and Auditing in Honduras-" for the World Bank Group. He is also a professor of Auditing at the Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA) and at the Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (UADE) and he has written articles and books on auditing.