Technical Guidance for RAs
Professional Skepticism
This page contains a list of resources useful to auditors when applying professional skepticism. Auditors may find this summary of resources of use in applying professional skepticism in the course of their engagements. The page includes a schedule of where the term professional skepticism is used in the Handbooks. Links to related resources are listed.. Read more
Auditing Standards and Guides
This section includes pronouncements prescribed for auditors: the International Engagement Standards (International Handbooks), South African Standards and Practice Statements, Guides and Circulars. The Status and Authority of Auditing Pronouncements as well as the Due Process Policy and the Board Notices adopting the International Handbooks, which underlie the standard-setting process, are also situated here. Also find a dedicated page for the New and Revised Auditor Reporting Standards. Read more
Industry Specific Guides and Regulatory Reports
Various regulators prescribe reports for auditors of specific industries. The IRBA prescribes guides for regulated industries, which may include such reports. Search here for the medical schemes guide for auditors, the attorneys trust account guide, retirement fund reports and so forth. Read more
Small and Medium-size Practices
Here you will have access to documents for small and medium-size practices with regards to implementation guidance, practice management support and business advisory practice development. Read more
Staff Practice Alerts
This section includes IRBA Staff Practice Alerts. IRBA Staff Practice Alerts do not constitute authoritative pronouncements from the IRBA, nor do they amend or override the International Standards, South African Standards, South African Practice Statements or South African Guides. Read more
Public Sector
The IRBA and the Auditor-General South Africa (the AGSA) have issued joint guidance for auditors in the public sector, addressing audit in the public sector, the auditing of predetermined objectives, performing audits on behalf of the AGSA and guidance where the AGSA has opted not to perform the audit of a public sector entity. Read more
Other Assurance
Resources on other assurance such as assurance on Sustainability Reports and Integrated Reporting are available here. Information on B-BBEE Assurance Engagements is found here. Read more
Exposure Drafts and Comment Letters
Exposure drafts, consultation papers, discussion papers issued by the IRBA, the IAASB or the IESBA, and the concomitant comment letters received thereon are available on this page. Read more
Transparency reporting and Audit Quality Indicators (AQIs)
The purpose of this webpage is to create a central resource of examples of transparency reports, guidance or other information currently available regarding transparency reports and Audit Quality Indicators.Read more
Technology
This page contains a list of useful resources for auditors for matters related to Technology. Read more
