By Andrea van der Giezen, JAN© Auditors & Business Consultants B.V.
The future of audit is upon us! Are your audit teams T-shaped yet? A lot has changed within the financial auditing profession in recent years. We are in the middle of a golden age of innovation with new technological possibilities. But the future of audit is not only about the digital innovation; it also relates to quality standards and trying to reduce the expectation gap.
By David Lang and Thanh Nguyen, Viettonkin Consulting
Besides the positive contributions of foreign enterprises to Vietnam’s economy, this field has also exposed some concerns, which adversely impacted Vietnam’s investment environment. In order to avoid illegal activities such as tax evasion, some of the best practices for transfer pricing in Vietnam are as follows:
By Tom Parry, Navolio & Tallman LLP
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) recently finalised its quality management standards (QMS), and the US Auditing Standards Board just issued Proposed Quality Management Standards that are intended to converge with the IAASB standards and include:
By Imke Reich, nbs partners
In June 2020, the German payment service provider Wirecard AG filed for the opening of insolvency proceedings after its auditor, EY, had refused to certify the 2019 annual financial statements on the basis of EUR 1.9 billion on the balance sheet that could not be verified. Consequently, the company, which had been a member of the German Share Index “DAX 30” since September 2018, had to leave the DAX 30 in August 2020.
Sameer Kamboj, SKC World
The mistakes we make are rooted in attempting exploration while remaining entangled in the web of our compulsive personalities. Here, mistakes are in reference to scaling up our personal lives and, consequently, our businesses.
By Katherine Rose, Citroen Wells Chartered Accountants
The end of the Brexit transition period has resulted in significant changes to how businesses operate. Combined with the impact of COVID-19, this presents unique challenges for UK auditors.
By Katherine Rose, Citroen Wells Chartered Accountants
A revised Ethical Standard (ES) has been released for periods beginning March 2020, that hopes to restore public confidence in audit. Some of the changes only affect the audit of public interest entities (PIEs), but many impact the audit of all entities and are of importance to all who carry out audit work.
By Smadar Rinat, Prager Metis International LLC
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) released the “Report to the Nations: 2020 Global Study on Occupational Fraud and Abuse”, covering cases investigated by certified fraud examiners around the globe. Impacted organisations included private, public, government, and not-for-profit entities. Findings of the Report are summarised below.
By Carole Hong Tran, FIDAG SARL
The French national body of statutory auditors (CNCC) issued a press release in January 2021 explaining various adaptations to 2020 certification reports incorporating the health crisis particularities presented below.
By Sameer Kamboj, SKC World
“10 Mistakes” is a series I am sharing with you. Read this with an intent to self-realise. As you do so, your mind may try to distract you or reject what you read. It might even trigger your critical thinking and make you sceptical. On the other hand, it might make you believe in everything you read and make you a follower. Be aware of the games your mind will play!
