Consultation on revised auditing standard (ISA (UK) 240) for the auditor's responsibilities relating
Published: 18 November 2020
Response deadline: 29 January 2021
| Title | Consultation on revised auditing standard (ISA (UK) 240) for the auditor's responsibilities relating |
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| Format | pdf, 155.5 KB |
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched a consultation on the proposed revision of its UK auditing standard ISA (UK) 240 (Updated January 2020) - The Auditor's responsibilities Relating to Fraud in an Audit of Financial Statements .
ISAs (UK) are based on the underlying ISAs issued by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB). ISA (UK) 240 was first adopted in the UK in 2004. Since then it has received relatively minor updates, but has not been substantively revised in over 16 years.
ISA (UK) 240 contains a significant number of requirements designed to assist the auditor in identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement due to fraud and in designing procedures to detect such misstatement. However, concerns have been raised that auditors are not doing enough work to detect material fraud, including by Sir Donald Brydon in his review of the quality and effectiveness of audit.
As described in the Consultation Paper, the FRC is proposing revisions to address these concerns. These include providing increased clarity as to the auditors obligations together with enhancements to the requirements for the identification and assessment of risk of material misstatement due to fraud and the procedures to respond to those risks. A more expansive explanation of the proposed key changes is given in the consultation paper.
When finalised, the revised UK standard is proposed to be effective for audits of periods commencing on or after 15 December 2021 with early adoption permitted. This is the same effective date as for ISA (UK) 315 (Revised July 2020) - Identifying and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement - and will enable firms to address both revised standards in a single update of their procedures rather two separate updates within a relatively short period of time.
The consultation runs until 29 January 2021.
Link to the Exposure Draft is Here
ISAs (UK) are based on the underlying ISAs issued by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB). ISA (UK) 240 was first adopted in the UK in 2004. Since then it has received relatively minor updates, but has not been substantively revised in over 16 years.
ISA (UK) 240 contains a significant number of requirements designed to assist the auditor in identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement due to fraud and in designing procedures to detect such misstatement. However, concerns have been raised that auditors are not doing enough work to detect material fraud, including by Sir Donald Brydon in his review of the quality and effectiveness of audit.
As described in the Consultation Paper, the FRC is proposing revisions to address these concerns. These include providing increased clarity as to the auditors obligations together with enhancements to the requirements for the identification and assessment of risk of material misstatement due to fraud and the procedures to respond to those risks. A more expansive explanation of the proposed key changes is given in the consultation paper.
When finalised, the revised UK standard is proposed to be effective for audits of periods commencing on or after 15 December 2021 with early adoption permitted. This is the same effective date as for ISA (UK) 315 (Revised July 2020) - Identifying and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement - and will enable firms to address both revised standards in a single update of their procedures rather two separate updates within a relatively short period of time.
The consultation runs until 29 January 2021.
Link to the Exposure Draft is Here
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