Standard setting

Introduction to the revised ISSAI 140 – Quality management for SAIs

In December 2020, the IAASB issued a new suite of quality management standards (ISQM 1 and ISQM 2) replacing the previous ISQC 1 and revised its ISA 220 standard (quality management of an audit of financial statements). The changes emphasise that the auditor’s objective is about managing quality and associated procedures in a risk-based and

Are you an expert on INTOSAI Pronouncements?

How well do you know your ISSAIs? IFPP documents are the formal and authoritative announcements or declarations of the INTOSAI Community on public audit matters. The IFPP consists of: • INTOSAI-P: High level principles that specify the role of Supreme Audit Institutions in society and the prerequisites for their functioning • ISSAIs: Authoritative international Standards

Translation of INTOSAI pronouncements – can your SAI help? 

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Many SAIs all over the world use the INTOSAI’s pronouncements in their day-to-day work. Most pronouncements are drafted in English, but are available in all five official INTOSAI languages: English, Spanish, French, German and Arabic. This is a requirement under INTOSAI due process for standard setting.  Current practice is that unless another approach has been agreed, the working group