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The latest resources available to ICAEW members.

Audit news - No.45 April 2009

Newsletter providing an update on audit issues including revised audit regulations and guidance and an article on preparing for the clarified ISAs

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Charity helpsheet

Technical advisory services have issued a new helpsheet covering the accounting requirements and scrutiny regime for incorporated and unincorporated charities and charitable groups incorporating the recent legislative changes.

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Facing job loss?

Information about the advice, financial assistance and career services we provide.

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Access to information by successor auditors

The Audit and Assurance Faculty have published technical release AAF 01/08, previously issued as an exposure draft - Access to information by successor auditors on the new Companies Act 2006 requirement for outgoing auditors to provide relevant audit information to successor auditors.

The Audit & Assurance Faculty have also published an article on this subject in the May 2008 edition of the Audit & Beyond newsletter.

Auditing Practices Board bulletins

The Auditing Practices Board (APB) has issued several bulletins to provide guidance on certain aspects of the Companies Act 2006 that affect auditors.

What’s new in ethics?

Please visit the ICAEW ethics pages for guidance and information on current ethical matters. The page includes information on the new Code of Ethics for insolvency practitioners, and the 2008 revised APB ethical standards.

www.icaew.com/ethics

Auditor cessation statements

To help registered auditors with the new Companies Act 2006 requirements regarding cessation as auditors, ICAEW have published guidance notes and flowcharts on Auditor cessation statements.

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Charity audit and accountant’s report examples

The ICAEW have published Charity audit report examples to assist auditors when reporting as auditors on financial statements of charities, pending publication by the Auditing Practices Board of the revised Practice Note 11 (PN 11), The Audit of Charities in the United Kingdom.

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The accountant's report for charitable companies with gross income between £90,000 and £500,000 for accounting periods commencing before 1 April 2008 is still relevant. Guidance in this area was included in the now withdrawn 2002 edition of PN 11, the audit of charities in the United Kingdom. However, this guidance is separately available from the APB website at http://www.frc.org.uk/apb/publications/statements.

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