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The Board discussed issues related to the IAASB’s projects on Audits of LCEs, Fraud, Going Concern, Listed Entity/PIE, Sustainability, and more. The Board approved the final JPS with Actuaries and received a presentation from CPAB. Read the full decision summary for more details.

Share your views on the revisions to CAS 500, Audit Evidence. The proposed changes are now available for stakeholders to provide input. Read the full proposed standard and the related conforming and consequential amendments and respond to the Exposure Draft by March 15, 2023.

The Board discussed the IAASB’s project to revise ISA 500, Audit Evidence, revisions to IAS 1 to necessitate revisions to the CPA Canada Handbook – Assurance, and the emerging issues in the audit and assurance environment. The AASB also discussed establishing a Sustainability Assurance Committee, and more. Read the Decision Summary for full details. 

The International Auditing and Assurance Standard Board (IAASB) issued non-authoritative guidance, Reporting Going Concern Matters in the Auditor’s Report. This guidance addresses some of the common questions in relation to the use of and the interrelationship of Material Uncertainty Related to Going Concern and Key Audit Matters sections, and Emphasis of Matter paragraphs, in the auditor’s report prepared in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (ISAs). Read for full details.

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) issued its Exposure Draft of International Standard on Auditing (ISA) 500, Audit Evidence and the related proposed conforming and consequential amendments to other ISAs. The standard provides a “reference framework” for auditors when making judgments about audit evidence throughout the audit. The IAASB invites all stakeholders to comment on the Exposure Draft via the IAASB website. Comments are requested by April 24, 2023.

In 2022, an independent research study on KAM reporting was undertaken to gain further insights on the Canadian experience. Lessons learned from the research study can be found here.

The Board discussed its draft response to the IAASB’s Exposure Draft, “Proposed Narrow Scope Amendments to ISA 700 (Revised), Forming an Opinion and Reporting on Financial Statements, and ISA 260 (Revised), Communication with Those Charged with Governance”. Read the Decision Summary for full details.

The Board discussed its draft response to the IAASB’s Exposure Draft, “Proposed Narrow Scope Amendments to ISA 700 (Revised), Forming an Opinion and Reporting on Financial Statements, and ISA 260 (Revised), Communication with Those Charged with Governance.” It also discussed issues related to Audit Evidence, Fraud, Going Concern, Sustainability, and more. Read the full Decision Summary for details.

The AASB has provided an update on its progress to finding a solution for practitioners in applying Canadian Auditing Standards to audits of less complex entities. Read the Report for full details.

Share your views on the AASB Exposure Draft – Proposed Narrow-scope Amendments to CAS 700, Forming an Opinion and Reporting on Financial Statements, and CAS 260, Communication with Those Charged with Governance. Submit your comments by September 16, 2022. For full details, visit the Document for Comment page.