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In November I attended a Technology Quality Management Roundtable in Auckland co-hosted by the IAASB and XRB. In this article I cover some of the
1 December 2025
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Author: @auditassistant
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In his 2009 book Start With Why, and accompanying record-breaking TED talk, Simon Sinek describes how unless we understand and can articulate why we do what we do we
4 September 2025
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1 July 2025 The new Less Complex Entities Auditing Standard has at last been approved for NZ. This represents the biggest change in the audit landscape
11 August 2025
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Yes, we’re a tech company and all tech companies are getting excited about AI right? Why would we not be excited? In this article I
30 May 2025
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Reading the accounting standards, depreciation is clearly regarded as an estimate. Yet in many of our audit files this is ignored. Why? I suspect this
2 May 2025
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Our first national conference was a great success. Below are some of the highlights. The panel discussion with Justin Reid, Cameron Town, Bill Heritage, and Paul
15 March 2025
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We started to hear about a new audit standard for Less Complex Entities way back in 2019. The NZ XRB have now released a consultation document for feedback
5 December 2024
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For periods beginning on or after 15 Dec 2023 (effectively year ended 31 December 2024) there is a new standard for Group Audits. Early adoption is
31 May 2024
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In April 2024 the XRB issued a draft standard to be used where Service Performance Information (SPI) is included in a Review Engagement. This is
1 May 2024
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For accounting periods that end on or after 28 March 2024, the threshold levels for not-for-profit entities have changed. Let’s review New Zealand’s reporting landscape
3 April 2024
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