When anyone mentions his “auditor”, I always ask “Is he a CA?”. The answer is invariably something like “I assume so”. What?? My last article was prompted by a new client who’s auditor had been guilty of several mis-conducts. I knew he was a registered auditor because he had performed and signed off audits every year on the client’s financial statements. In frustration, the client was considering reporting him to the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA). I went on to the IRBA website and found that neither he, nor his company were registered. I checked on the SAICA website…
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