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2022/2023 ASSURANCE FEES PAYABLE TO THE IRBA WITH EFFECT FROM 10 JUNE 2022

June 14, 2022

2022/2023 Assurance fees payable to the IRBA with effect from 10 June 2022.

May 27, 2022

We would like to inform all our stakeholders that following a recent partnership agreement with a new service provider for our calling services, our telephone contact details have now changed. The new switchboard number is 010 496-0600.

May 06, 2022

The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) recently received a judgement handed down in the North Gauteng High Court regarding an application brought by the East Rand Member District of Chartered Accountants (ERMD) for the review and setting aside of certain fees and fee increases prescribed by the IRBA during the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 financial years.

April 08, 2022

Call for nominations.

March 28, 2022

Section 8 of the Auditing Profession Act No. 26 of 2005, as amended, gives the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) the power to determine the fees that are payable to the regulator, in respect of the performance of some of its legislated functions and other related services.

March 28, 2022

Following a public comment process, the Board of the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) approved the publication of the revised disciplinary rules (rules) in the Government Gazette. The rules will come into effect on 1 April 2022.

March 16, 2022

The IRBA is a Supervisory Body in terms of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act 38 of 2001. Following the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) review of South Africa's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures in 2019, and the subsequent FATF's Mutual Evaluation report issued in October 2021, priority actions were recommended for implementation by South Africa to address the key deficiencies identified during the evaluation. These deficiencies included the lack of criminal verifications in relation to beneficial owners.

February 21, 2022

Call for nominations.

February 18, 2022

Call for nominations.

February 05, 2022

The firm assurance work declaration and firm related information are now available for submission on the IRBA website.

2021

November 15, 2021	CALL FOR NOMINATIONS TO SERVE ON THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE
September 21, 2021	CALL FOR NOMINATIONS TO SERVE ON THE EDUCATION, TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (EDCOM)
August 03, 2021	CALL FOR NOMINATION OF PERSONS TO SERVE ON THE INSPECTIONS COMMITTEE (INSCOM) OF THE INDEPENDENT REGULATORY BOARD FOR AUDITORS (IRBA)
July 30, 2021	ACCREDITATION COMMITTEE OF THE IRBA AND PANEL OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
July 06, 2021	ASSURANCE FEES PAYABLE TO THE IRBA WITH EFFECT FROM 1 APRIL 2021
July 02, 2021	IRBA IMPLEMENTS THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION ACT, 4 OF 2013 (POPIA)
June 18, 2021	CEO update on the new IRBA Board
June 14, 2021	MEDIA STATEMENT: IRBA BOARD
June 09, 2021	INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE OF THE IRBA CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
May 04, 2021	DISCIPLINARY HEARING SCHEDULE
April 07, 2021	ACCREDITATION COMMITTEE OF THE IRBA: SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
March 12, 2021	FEES PAYABLE TO THE IRBA WITH EFFECT FROM 1 APRIL 2021
March 09, 2021	INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE OF THE IRBA CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
February 01, 2021	ONLINE SUBMISSION OF ASSURANCE WORK DECLARATION AND FIRM RELATED INFORMATION 2021
January 28, 2021	THE INDEPENDENT REGULATORY BOARD FOR AUDITORS BOARD OF DIRECTORS DISSOLVED

2020

December 11, 2020	Disciplinary Committee's Sanction Ruling: IRBA vs M Jordan
November 19, 2020	Disciplinary Committee's merits ruling in the African Bank matter
August 28, 2020	AUDIT DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (ADCOM) OF THE IRBA: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
July 15, 2020	ACCREDITATION COMMITTEE OF THE IRBA: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS
June 30, 2020	INSPECTIONS COMMITTEE OF THE IRBA CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
May 29, 2020	ASSURANCE FEES PAYABLE TO THE IRBA WITH EFFECT FROM 1 APRIL 2020
May 22, 2020	DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE IRBA CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
May 22, 2020	EDUCATION, TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE OF THE IRBA CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
May 15, 2020	INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE OF THE IRBA: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
May 11, 2020	DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE IRBA: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
April 23, 2020	AUDIT DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE OF THE IRBA CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
April 03, 2020	MONITORING COMMITTEE OF THE IRBA CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
April 02, 2020	INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE OF THE IRBA CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
February 07, 2020	Update on CEO Recruitment Process
February 05, 2020	Change to Practice on Sanctions for Improper Conduct
February 01, 2020	NEW PROCESS: ONLINE SUBMISSION OF ASSURANCE WORK DECLARATION AND FIRM RELATED INFORMATION 2020

2019

December 03, 2019	ACCREDITATION COMMITTEE OF THE IRBA: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
November 21, 2019	INSITITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS Launch of State of Governance Report
October 16, 2019	DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE IRBA: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
September 09, 2019	CALL FOR NOMINATIONS TO SERVE ON THE STATUTORY COMMITTEES OF THE IRBA
June 12, 2019	ASSURANCE FEES PAYABLE TO THE IRBA WITH EFFECT FROM 1 APRIL 2019
May 16, 2019	CALL FOR PERSONS TO SERVE ON THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE INDEPENDENT REGULATORY BOARD FOR AUDITORS
March 15, 2019	DISCLOSURE OF ASSURANCE STATUS ON IRBA WEBSITE AND HOW TO CHANGE YOUR STATUS
March 05, 2019	FEES PAYABLE TO THE IRBA WITH EFFECT FROM 1 APRIL 2019
February 04, 2019	Comments on the Financial Matters Amendment Bill
January 31, 2019	CALL FOR NOMINATION OF PERSONS TO SERVE ON THE BOARD AND STATUTORY COMMITTEES OF THE INDEPENDENT REGULATORY BOARD FOR AUDITORS (IRBA)

2018

December 10, 2018	CALL FOR NOMINATION OF PERSONS TO SERVE ON THE BOARD AND STATUTORY COMMITTEES OF THE INDEPENDENT REGULATORY BOARD FOR AUDITORS (IRBA)
December 10, 2018	NITASHA NAICKER APPOINTED DIRECTOR OPERATIONS
September 17, 2018	Auditing Profession Act Amendments 2018 Continued regulatory improvement for public protection
June 19, 2018	Firm Fees Payable to the IRBA with Effect from 01 April 2018
March 12, 2018	FEES PAYABLE TO THE IRBA WITH EFFECT FROM 1 APRIL 2018

2017

June 12, 2017	RULE ON MANDATORY AUDIT FIRM ROTATION
June 02, 2017	Inspection Fees Payable to the IRBA with Effect from 01 April 2017
May 05, 2017	TENDER IRBA017/2017
April 10, 2017	ANNUAL RENEWAL DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE ON WEBSITE
March 10, 2017	FEES PAYABLE TO THE IRBA WITH EFFECT FROM 1 APRIL 2017
February 13, 2017	NEW PROCESS FOR UPDATING PERSONAL AND FIRM DETAILS AND ANNUAL RENEWAL

2016

December 13, 2016	COMMITTEE MEMBERS REQUIRED
November 18, 2016	Call for the Nomination of Members to Serve on the Committee for Auditor Ethics
August 30, 2016	CALL FOR NOMINATION OF PERSONS TO SERVE ON THE INDEPENDENT REGULATORY BOARD FOR AUDITORS (IRBA)
June 14, 2016	Fees on Assurance engagements Payable to the IRBA with effect from 01 April 2016
April 21, 2016	Fees Payable to the IRBA - 01 April 2016
April 01, 2016	The IRBA turns 10
February 01, 2016	IRBA Language Policy 2015

2015

December 11, 2015	Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE)
December 10, 2015	Further Clarification: IRBA Strengthens Auditor Independence By Mandating Disclosure Of Audit Tenure
December 04, 2015	IRBA Strengthens Auditor Independence by Mandating Disclosure of Audit Tenure
December 03, 2015	The IRBA issues its Public Inspections Report for 2015

General News

2022/2023 ASSURANCE FEES PAYABLE TO THE IRBA WITH EFFECT FROM 10 JUNE 2022

IRBA Announces New Telephone Contact Details

IRBA Appeals High Court Judgement on IRBA Fees

INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE OF THE IRBA: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

FEES PAYABLE TO THE IRBA WITH EFFECT FROM 1 APRIL 2022

IRBA PUBLISHES NEW DISCIPLINARY RULES FOR REGISTERED AUDITORS

PRESCRIPTION OF REVISED REGISTRATION, RE-REGISTRATION AND ANNUAL RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS, IN TERMS OF THE AUDITING PROFESSION ACT 26 OF 2005

Call for Nominations to Serve on the IRBA's Monitoring Committee: Academic vacancies

Call for Nominations to serve on the IRBA's Accreditation Committee: Senior Academic

ONLINE SUBMISSION OF ASSURANCE WORK DECLARATION AND FIRM RELATED INFORMATION 2022

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