Question follow-through · 7877

Audit: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of adopting the International Standard on Auditing for Audits of Financial Statements of Less Complex Entities.

answeredSarah GreenDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
8 Oct 2024
Target answer date
14 Oct 2024
Answer
14 Oct 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 8 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of adopting the International Standard on Auditing for Audits of Financial Statements of Less Complex Entities.

  2. 14 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    It is for the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) to decide whether the International Standard on Auditing for Audits of Financial Statements of Less Complex Entities (ISA for LCE) provides proper and proportionate scrutiny of financial statements. The Gove...

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