Revisions to proposed International Standard on Auditing (UK) 505

News types: Codes and Standards Announcements

Published: 31 May 2023

The FRC has today published revisions to proposed International Standard on Auditing (UK) 505 - External Confirmations.

The revisions reflect recent enforcement findings as well as ensuring that the standard reflects modern approaches to obtaining confirmations, with additional material on the use of digital platforms, enhanced requirements in relation to investigating exceptions and a prohibition on negative confirmations.