The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) has released for comment an exposure draft setting out its proposed strategy. The work plan includes two high-priority projects: conflicts of interest and responding to suspected fraud or illegal acts.
The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) has released for comment an exposure draft (ED) setting out its proposed strategy and work plan for the next three years. The proposed strategy and work plan focuses on the board's new projects and activities, which were selected based on the results of an IESBA-commissioned survey of interested parties.
The work plan for 2010-2012 includes the IESBA's intention to complete two high-priority projects from its previous work plan:
· Conflicts of Interest. The IESBA will expand existing guidance for professional accountants, whatever their role, who face conflicts of interest. This will include the types of situations that give rise to conflicts, the mechanisms that can serve as safeguards in a conflict situation, and ways to manage conflicts; and
· Responding to Suspected Fraud or Illegal Acts. The IESBA will provide guidance for all professional accountants on how to respond when encountering a suspected fraud or illegal act. This will include the threshold for taking action, the types of actions that may be taken, the process for responding, and the timing of any disclosure.
The IESBA also plans to begin a project that addresses the application of the "related entity" definition in the IESBA's Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (the Code) to audits of collective investment vehicles.
In addition to its standard-setting activities, the IESBA plans to continue to assess what additional material or activities would be useful to support those who are adopting and implementing the Code. To further its objective of facilitating convergence of international and national ethical standards-including independence requirements-the IESBA will liaise closely with national standard setters and regulators to identify and understand their perspectives on convergence and to seek their views on how the Code can be a catalyst to achieve greater convergence.
Deadline for comments is 15 June 2010.
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