IFAC's Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSASs) and include an independent auditor’s report. Notable in the 2013 Financial Statements is a substantial surplus. This surplus is mainly due to new member organization dues; a relentless focus on cost avoidance, recovery, and saving; unplanned staff vacancies, which had a positive effect on travel, meeting, and other project-related costs; and greater diversification in funding for the Public Interest Oversight Board (PIOB).