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CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND ETHICS FOR PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 210.14 If identified threats are other than clearly insignificant, safeguards should be considered and applied as necessary to eliminate them or reduce them to an acceptable level. 210.15 Such safeguards may include: (a) Discussing the client‘s affairs fully and freely with the existing accountant; (b) Asking the existing accountant to provide known information on any facts or circumstances, that, in the existing accountant‘s opinion, the proposed accountant should be aware of before deciding whether to accept the engagement; (c) When replying to requests to submit tenders, stating in the tender that, before accepting the engagement, contact with the existing accountant will be requested so that inquiries may be made as to whether there are any professional or other reasons why the appointment should not be accepted. 210.16 A public accountant will ordinarily need to obtain the client‘s permission, preferably in writing, to initiate discussion with an existing accountant. Once that permission is obtained, the existing accountant should comply with relevant legal and other regulations governing such requests. Where the existing accountant provides information, it should be provided honestly and unambiguously. If the proposed accountant is unable to communicate with the existing accountant, the proposed accountant should try to obtain information about any possible threats by other means such as through inquiries of third parties or background investigations on senior management or those charged with governance of the client. 210.17 Where the threats cannot be eliminated or reduced to an acceptable level through the application of safeguards, a public accountant should, unless there is satisfaction as to necessary facts by other means, decline the engagement. SG210.17A Before accepting a nomination as auditor in a statutory audit, in every case the public accountant should undertake the following safeguards: (a) (b) communicate with the existing accountant, if any, who is to be superseded; or enquire from such existing accountant as to whether there is any professional or other reason for the proposed change of which he should be aware before deciding whether or not to accept the statutory audit appointment and, if there are such matters, request that existing public accountant to provide him with all the details necessary to enable him to come to a decision. SG210.17B The existing accountant, on receipt of communication referred to in paragraph SG210.16A, shall immediately: 23
CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND ETHICS FOR PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS (a) (b) (c) reply, in writing, advising whether there are any professional or other reasons why the proposed public accountant shall not accept the statutory audit appointment; if there are any such reasons or other matters which should be disclosed, ensure that he has the permission of the client to give details of this information to the proposed public accountant. If permission is not granted the existing accountant shall report that fact to the proposed public accountant; and on receipt of permission from the client, disclose all information needed by the proposed public accountant to enable him to decide whether or not to accept the statutory audit appointment and discuss freely with the proposed public accountant all matters relevant to the appointment of which the latter should be aware. SG210.17C If the proposed public accountant does not receive, within a reasonable time, a reply to his communication to the existing accountant and he has no reason to believe that there are any exceptional circumstances surrounding the proposed change, he shall endeavour to communicate with the existing accountant by some other means. SG210.17D If the proposed public accountant is unable to obtain a satisfactory outcome pursuant to paragraph SG210.16C, he shall send a final letter by registered post, stating that he assumes there is no professional or other reason why he should not accept the statutory audit appointment and that he intends to do so. The proposed public accountant may accept the engagement if he is satisfied that there are no professional or other reasons for the proposed change after taking into account guidance set out in 201.10 to 210.18. 210.18 A public accountant may be asked to undertake work that is complementary or additional to the work of the existing accountant. Such circumstances may give rise to potential threats to professional competence and due care resulting from, for example, a lack of or incomplete information. Safeguards against such threats include notifying the existing accountant of the proposed work, which would give the existing accountant the opportunity to provide any relevant information needed for the proper conduct of the work. 24
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