Exposure Draft, International Standard on Quality Management 1, Quality Management for Firms that Perform Audits or Reviews of Financial Statements, or Other Assurance or Related Services Engagements
To ensure that firms’ systems continue to be robust and effectively support high-quality audits and other engagements, the IAASB has proposed various enhancements to address firms’ systems of quality management, previously known as systems of quality control. This Exposure Draft includes a new proactive risk-based approach to an effective system of quality management that establishes the foundation for consistent engagement quality.
Other enhancements include:
- Increasing firm leadership responsibilities and accountability, and improving firm governance;
- Modernizing the standard for an evolving and increasingly complex environment, including addressing the impact of technology, networks, and use of external service providers; and
- More rigorous monitoring of quality management systems and remediating deficiencies.
This memorandum should be read in conjunction with the overall explanatory memorandum, The IAASB’s Exposure Drafts for Quality Management at the Firm and Engagement Level, Including Engagement Quality Reviews.
Respondents are asked to respond separately to each of the exposure drafts and the overall explanatory memorandum. We request that comment letters do not include tables as they are incompatible with the software we use to help analyze respondents’ comments.
Exposure Drafts
- Overall Explanatory Memorandum, The IAASB’s Exposure Drafts for Quality Management at the Firm and Engagement Level, Including Engagement Quality Reviews
- Proposed International Standard on Quality Management 2, Engagement Quality Reviews
- Proposed International Standard on Auditing 220 (Revised), Quality Management for an Audit of Financial Statements
- Want to learn more? Visit our Quality Management homepage
Submitted Comment Letters
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Provincial Auditor Saskatchewan (106.45 KB)(Canada)
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Australasian Council of Auditors-General (561.19 KB)(Australia)
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California Society of CPAs (850.84 KB)(United States of America)
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Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (163.71 KB)(Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China)
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KICPA (147.47 KB)(Korea)
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Suomen Tilintarkastajat ry (269.97 KB)(Finland)
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Vera Massarygina (95.57 KB)(Russian Federation)
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Belgian Institute of Registered Auditors (IBR-IRE) (537.55 KB)(Belgium)
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ICAS (181.63 KB)(United Kingdom)
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MGI Worldwide (123.39 KB)()
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Comision Interamericana de Control de Calidad de la AIC (193.57 KB)(Dominican Republic)
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Comite Control de Calidad del ICPARD (86.8 KB)(Dominican Republic)
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Office of the Auditor General of Alberta (145.15 KB)(Canada)
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Ernst & Young Global Limited (24.42 MB)()
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Canadian Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (371.35 KB)()
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New Zealand Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (449.32 KB)()
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Crowe Global (2.44 MB)()
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Accounting Professional & Ethical Standards Board (Australia) (989.37 KB)()
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Malaysian Institute of Accountants (1.92 MB)(Malaysia)
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Wirtschaftsprüferkammer (130.25 KB)(Germany)
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National Audit Office of Malta (148 KB)()
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The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (287.64 KB)(Japan)
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The Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (130.19 KB)(Malaysia)
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BDO (284.31 KB)(United Kingdom)
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Haysmacintyre LLP (181.46 KB)(United Kingdom)
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SRA (126.55 KB)(Netherlands)
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Moore Stephens International (265.84 KB)()
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PKF South Africa (275.75 KB)(South Africa)
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RSM (729.34 KB)()
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International Association of Insurance Supervisors (161 KB)()
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Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) (309.56 KB)()
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FAR (151.67 KB)(Sweden)
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Grant Thornton International Limited (453.78 KB)()
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Kammer der Steuerberater und Wirtschaftsprüfer (KSW) (4.95 MB)(Austria)
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Instituto de Censores Jurados de Cuentas de España (478.08 KB)(Spain)
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ICAEW (484.38 KB)()
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Illinois CPA Society (243.69 KB)(United States of America)
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Institut des Experts-comptables et des Conseils Fiscaux – Instituut Van de Accountants en de Belastingconsulenten (187.51 KB)(Belgium)
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RICS (912.02 KB)()
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Government Accountability Office (301.18 KB)()
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Instituto Mexicano de Contadores Públicos, A.C. (172.19 KB)(Mexico)
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Training and Advisory Services & Chartered Accountants Academy (298.31 KB)(Zimbabwe)
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MAZARS (957.76 KB)(France)
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KPMG IFRG Limited (162.56 KB)()
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PKF International Limited (299.94 KB)()
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Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (318.77 KB)()
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NASBA (232.13 KB)(United States of America)
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ETY sas (752.73 KB)()
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Conselho Federal de Contabilidade - Federal Accounting Council – CFC (303.55 KB)(Brazil)
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Australian Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AUASB) (182.71 KB)(Australia)