Final Pronouncement: Alignment of Part 4B of the Code to ISAE 3000 (Revised)

Part 4B of the International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including International Independence Standards) (the Code) comprises the independence standards for assurance engagements other than audit and review engagements. The revision fulfills a commitment the IESBA announced in its Strategy and Work Plan, 2019-2023 to review and change Part 4B of the Code to make the part’s provisions  consistent with the revised assurance terms and concepts in the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board’s (IAASB’s) International Standard on Assurance Engagements (ISAE) 3000 (Revised), Assurance Engagements Other than Audits or Reviews of Historical Financial Information.