Sunday, April 12, 2015

Weekly Blog 3 - Regulatory Environment

Adapting and keeping up to date with technology has always been an important factor in business, this applies no less in the field of law. The revised edition of APES 215 brought in changes to strengthen the role of the forensic accountant in both quality and ethical standards.

Forensic accounting is still a growing occupation and with that the laws and standards that govern it are always changing. The most recent development of the regulatory environment was designed to be in the best interest of the profession, society and a court of law. With stricter rules in place this makes sure that the expert report is of high standard for it to be court ready. The revised edition of APES 215 provides clarity over the original 2008 edition in order to push towards Independence and Objectivity to avoid the risk of partisan or other concerning issues.


First entering into university, many of me assignments I had to do was research and apply different accounting standards to a case. At first I was overwhelmed by the numerous standards a business has to comply with; APES, ASIC, AASB, Corporations Act, Taxation law etc. Blame partly due to my inexperience, I think that when I enter into the work force I would need to get acquainted with the latest standards in order to conduct myself professionally.

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