Friday, September 4, 2015

Audit News Briefing: 01 September 2015

Audit-is-cool is pleased to accumulate and provide its readers with the news on audit and related topics:









September 1, 2015
Accountancy Live
Audit Updates: September 2015

Charity Commission financial probe of Swimming Teachers’ Association
The non-ministerial government department that regulates registered charities recently held a financial investigation at Swimming Teachers’ Association (STA) – to inquire upon the charity’s governance, financial controls and a plan for organisational changes, which posed a potential risk to its assets.

10-year audit tender rules for public interest entities
The UK government recently pronounced thru a written ministerial statement that public interest entities (PIEs) will be required to put their audit out to tender at least every 10 years. Further, the requirement to change auditor was ruled every 20 years. The confirmation statement also emphasized the authority and audit regulation roles of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and recognised supervisory bodies such as the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).

Audit win: PwC keeps flying with easyJet
 After meetings with each of the top 10 audit firms in the UK, the board of easyJet is set to recommend the reappointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as the company’s auditor for the year ending 30 September 2016 to shareholders at the annual general meeting in February 2016.



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