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Auditing Standard ASA 2025-4 Amendments to Australian Auditing Standards
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- The objective of this Auditing Standard is to make amendments to the following Auditing Standards:
- ASA 210 Agreeing the Terms of Audit Engagements (Issued 27 October 2009 and amended to 15 March 2023)
- ASA 220 Quality Management for an Audit of a Financial Report and Other Historical Financial Information (Issued 10 March 2021 and amended to 27 April 2022)
- ASA 230 Audit Documentation (Issued 27 October 2009 and amended to 27 April 2022)
- ASA 250 Consideration of Laws and Regulations in an Audit of a Financial Report (Issued 30 May 2017 and amended to 27 April 2022)
- ASA 260 Communication With Those Charged with Governance (Issued 1 December 2015 and amended to 28 January 2025)
- ASA 315 Identifying and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement (Issued 1 February 2020 and amended to 27 April 2022)
- ASA 450 Evaluation of Misstatements Identified during the Audit (Issued 27 October 2009 and amended to 30 May 2017)
- ASA 510 Initial Audit Engagements-Opening Balances (Issued 27 October 2009 and amended to 15 March 2023)
- ASA 540 Auditing Accounting Estimates and Related Disclosures (Issued 5 December 2018 and amended to 5 November 2021)
- ASA 560 Subsequent Events (Issued 27 October 2009 and amended to 5 November 2021)
- ASA 580 Written Representations (Issued 27 October 2009 and amended to 15 March 2023)
- ASA 600 Special Considerations—Audits of a Group Financial Report (Including the Work of Component Auditors) (Issued 13 May 2022 and amended to 16 December 2024)
- ASA 610 Using the Work of Internal Auditors (Issued 11 November 2013 and amended to 27 April 2022)
- ASA 700 Forming an Opinion and Reporting on a Financial Report (Issued 1 December 2015 and amended to 28 January 2025)
- ASA 701 Communicating Key Audit Matters in the Independent Auditor’s Report (Issued 1 December 2015 and amended to 27 April 2022)
- ASA 705 Modifications to the Opinion in the Independent Auditor's Report (Issued 1 December 2015 and amended to 15 March 2023)
- ASA 706 Emphasis of Matter Paragraphs and Other Matter Paragraphs in the Independent Auditor's Report (Issued 1 December 2015 and amended to 1 March 2023)
- ASA 710 Comparative Information-Corresponding Figures and Comparative Financial Reports (Issued 27 October 2009 and amended to 15 March 2023)
- ASA 720 The Auditor's Responsibilities Relating to Other Information (Issued 1 December 2015 and amended to 28 January 2025)
- ASA 800 Special Considerations—Audits of Financial Reports Prepared in Accordance with Special Purpose Frameworks (Issued 26 July 2016 and amended to 7 September 2021)