FORM 2 INDEPENDENT REGULATORY BOARD FOR AUDITORS (Established under Sectin 3 f Act 26 f 2005) APPLICATION BY A FIRM FOR ADMISSION TO THE REGISTER OF AUDITORS (Fr applicatin in terms f Sectin 38(2)) and Sectin 40 (2) The Independent Regulatry Bard fr Auditrs P O Bx 8237 GREENSTONE 1616 This firm hereby applies t be registered as an auditr and submits the fllwing infrmatin in supprt f its applicatin: Full name f firm (head ffice): Any acrnym r abbreviatin by which the firm is als knwn: Type f firm (either a sle prprietrship, partnership r incrprated cmpany): Cmpany registratin number (if applicable): Pstal address f firm (including prvince): Street address f firm (including prvince and pstal cde if yu receive pstal delivery t this address): Dcex address (if applicable): Telephne number: ( ) Fax number: ( ) Firm s e-mail address: _ Firm s website address (if applicable):
Registered Auditrs in the firm Full names f RAs in firm IRBA registratin n (if individual applicatin in prcess, write pending ) Status in firm (ie. partner / directr / managing partner/directr / sle practitiner / emplyee / cnsultant Is this RA assurance r nnassurance? Is this RA attached t the head ffice and/r a branch? If branch, please indicate which branch. Accunts cntact persn Name: E-mail address: Direct telephne number: Direct fax number:
Branches: Fr each branch, please prvide the fllwing infrmatin. If yur firm has mre than ne branch, please phtcpy this page r use a separate sheet. Name by which branch is knwn: Telephne number f branch: Fax number f branch: _ E-mail address f branch: Pstal address f branch (including prvince): Physical address f branch (including prvince and pstal cde if yu receive pstal delivery t this address): Brad Based Black Ecnmic Empwerment status f firm Please select ne f the fllwing t indicate the categry f yur firm s B-BBEE status. Is yur firm: 1. A Start Up Enterprise (a recently frmed r incrprated Entity that has been in Yes N peratin fr less than 1 year 2. An Exempted Micr Enterprise Yes N 3. A Qualifying Small Enterprise t which the QSE screcard applies Yes N 4. An Enterprise t which the Generic Screcard applies Yes N 5. An Enterprise t which a Sectr Cde Screcard applies Yes N If yu selected 3, 4 r 5 abve, have yu btained a Rating f yur B-BBEE status frm an accredited Verificatin Agency r apprved RA r a member f an Apprved Prfessinal Institute? Yes / N If yes, please attach a cpy f yur Verificatin Certificate and Screcard. Please indicate the level f yur B-BBEE status as reflected n yur Verificatin Certificate by selecting the equivalent level: B-BEE status Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 Level 8 Nn cmpliant Please select
The fllwing dcuments must be attached t this applicatin (see Annexure A fr further infrmatin): Business plan; Quality (ISQC) Manual f the practice yu intend t start; Name and RA number f RA identified as the practice s Quality Reviewer; and Cpies f agreements entered int with the Quality Reviewer Date Signature Capacity Yu may email us yur cmpleted applicatin frm and supprting dcumentatin t registry@irba.c.za, FOR IRBA USE ONLY Registratins Manager apprval and letter signed Date Signature
Annexure A DOCUMENTATION TO BE SUBMITTED WITH THIS APPLICATION We require all candidates wh are registering a new firm, re-registering a previusly registered firm where the belw dcuments were nt submitted n the previus registratin f the firm, r cnverting existing firms frm nn-assurance t assurance, t first set up their audit quality structures befre we register their firms. We require this because we believe it is in the public interest fr the IRBA as a regulatr t ensure that all firms have their Quality Cntrl structures in place. This als ensures that yur firm is running in accrdance with ISQC1. We generally find that the prcess f setting up these structures is ne that is very beneficial t yu and thse yu will be wrking with as it fcusses n the verall structures in terms f quality. The fllwing dcuments must be submitted with this applicatin relating t the practice yu intend t register: 1. Business plan (practice plan); 2. Quality (ISQC) manual the quality manual must be drafted in accrdance with ISQC1; and 3. Name and IRBA number f the RA identified as yur firm s Quality Reviewer, and agreements entered int with the Quality Reviewer. Quality Manual: Yur manual must cntain all the established prcedures and plicies cvering all aspects f ISQC1. Please ensure that yu als submit t us all yur templates and checklists as identified in yur manual. Please nte that we d nt prvide templates r examples f the quality manual as we see this as a develpmental prcess yu will g thrugh as yur familiarise yurself with ISQC1. Leaving the prcess pen is very imprtant as different practitiners will have different manuals applicable t their wn circumstances. IFAC des have a guidance dcument n their website. Agreement with reviewer: We are generally lead by yu regarding the structure f the agreement with yur reviewer. Hwever, the agreement must cver, amngst thers, the fllwing aspects: Scpe f the review Indicating yur expectatin frm the reviewer n entering int such an agreement Reprting requirement Including aspects t be cnsidered r fcused n; Hw yu will determine engagements t be reviewed (please ensure that the agreement specifically states that the first three engagements will require a review); and Indicating the stages f an audit that wuld require a review Indicating the reprt and frmat theref t be issued by the reviewer at the end f their review. Duratin f the review Estimate f the length f the review t be carried ut by the reviewer. Cmmencement date Fees Cmmencement date f the agreement. The fees that wuld be payable t the reviewer fr each f the reviews. Terms and cnditins These wuld be general terms and cnditins f the frmal arrangement yu are entering int. Such terms wuld include the respnsibilities f the firm.