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Official account of the International #Auditing & Assurance Standards Board. Follow #IAASB for updates on auditing, quality management, review, and assurance.

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We joined the Pan African Federation of Accountants this week for its Empower SMPs and SMEs for Sustainable Growth, Trust and Transformation in Africa event to discuss the ISA for LCE. Thank you, PAFA, for your leadership in raising awareness of the standard!

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🌱 Is your jurisdiction preparing to adopt ISSA 5000, the IAASB’s new sustainability assurance standard? Looking for support and guidance to apply it effectively?

We’ve got you covered.

👉 Visit: https://t.co/1stQ77L7Hm

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🔍 Projects & Progress Updates

📊 Swipe through the graphics below for an at-a-glance view of our projects after the June meeting, and visit our website for more detail:
https://t.co/kGccutYvoQ

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📢 We have released proposed targeted revisions to the ISA for Less Complex Entities (ISA for LCE).

📅 Comments are requested by November 17, 2026.

Read the Exposure Draft and share your feedback:

https://t.co/MIgvApbIBr

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Missed our ISSA 5000 Materiality FAQs?

The FAQs provide practical guidance on how materiality is applied throughout a sustainability assurance engagement, with explanations and illustrative examples.

Find it & more at: https://t.co/1stQ77KzRO

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Sustainability assurance is growing rapidly. Is it keeping page with stakeholder expectations? New independent research examined practices across 120 of the world's largest listed companies.

Read it here: https://t.co/fd3vWRlccm

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Our latest IAASB eNews is out, with updates on our standard-setting work and priorities for the months ahead.

Read the full eNews for details, resources, and upcoming milestones: https://t.co/GDRpDWchHz

🔍 #AuditQuality

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𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝗽, 𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴

⚽ Referees don't guess.

They:
✔️ follow the rules
✔️ use judgment
✔️ review evidence
✔️ use technology when appropriate

Auditors do too.

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Looking good, interns!

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🌿 Giving back in NYC! 💚

Last month, IFAC and IFEA employees and interns volunteered at Jackie Robinson Park, removing 27 bags of debris to help keep this community space clean and welcoming.

👏 Thank you to everyone who volunteered!

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As we develop our 2028–2031 Strategy and Work Plan, we're listening carefully to the trends and priorities our stakeholders believe will shape the future of audit and assurance. Highlights from initial analysis below.

Visit our website for the full deck: https://t.co/TGll23Fm5e

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Reminder: Our Exposure Draft proposing revisions to ISRE 2410, Review of Interim Financial Information by the Independent Auditor of the Entity’s Annual Financial Statements, is currently open for public consultation. Share your feedback by Sept. 3.

🔗 https://t.co/JzKZmyQ54A

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Last week, we joined leaders at IFAC Connect Africa 2026 in Algeria to discuss 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞: 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐬, 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐈. Thank you to @IFAC, @PAFA_SA and the Ordre National des Experts Comptables d'Algérie for the invitation!

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As organizations increasingly seek assurance over sustainability information, high-quality, globally consistent assurance standards remain essential to supporting trust and confidence in sustainability reporting. Thank you to IFAC, AICPA & CIMA for this valuable research.

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🌎📊 New IFAC, AICPA & CIMA research shows the global sustainability reporting ecosystem is becoming less fragmented and increasingly structured, standardized, and integrated.

Read the latest State of Play report: https://t.co/uUkGi42pwy

#IFAC #SustainabilityReporting

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𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 🌍💬
Last week, along with our partner board @Ethics_Board, we convened the joint IAASB-IESBA User Advisory Group, a forum for financial statement users to share input.

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How is materiality applied in sustainability assurance engagements under ISSA 5000?

New FAQs on materiality available on the IAASB website, along with other implementation resources, here: https://t.co/1stQ77KzRO

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The Monitoring Group has issued a call for applications for new members of the Public Interest Oversight Board (PIOB), with appointments beginning on or before January 1, 2027. Applications are open through July 31, 2026.

Learn more & apply here: https://t.co/QoLetS5QAB

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Our Chair @SeidensteinTom recently joined the Edinburgh Group for a discussion on our priorities and projects.

The SMP community plays a vital role in helping us develop high-quality global standards that are practical, scalable, and responsive to the realities of practice.