This update summarises two important global developments in audit regulation and financial reporting. The first relates to recent inspection reports issued by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and the second concerns the IFRS Foundation’s educational material on the IFRS for SMEs Accounting Standard.1. PCA...
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