Audits of Less Complex Entities – IAASB

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At its meeting on December 7-11, 2020, the IAASB discussed and approved a project proposal for the development of a separate standard for audits of financial statements of LCEs and discussed targeted matters related to the initial working draft of the standard. In addition to the broad support for excluding listed entities from the scope of the audit standard for LCEs and for the flow and structure of the standard, the Board provided further inputs on various considerations related to the applicability of the standard and other key aspects relevant to further progressing the development of the standard. The Board recognized the significant outreach undertaken to date by the LCE Working Group, including with the LCE Reference Group, and encouraged this interaction to continue as the development of the audit standard for LCEs progresses to ensure that the proposals developed are usable and meet stakeholder expectations. The LCE Task Force will continue its development work and present a revised draft of the proposed audit standard for LCEs to the IAASB for discussion at the March 2021 IAASB meeting.

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