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Dear Integra Members,

Integra International is pleased to announce that a new member has been admitted in Danville, Virginia, USA. Snead Williams + Mayhew, PLLC @ swcpas.com is a 3 partner and 8 staff member firm – they do IFRS financial statements and are a PCAOB firm.

Charles (Chuck) Snead is licensed as a certified public accountant in the states of Virginia and North Carolina as well as being a chartered global management accountant and certified information technology professional. In addition to serving as a client engagement services director, he also serves as the managing director of a dynamic and growing firm of professionals.

Michael Mayhew is licensed as a certified public accountant in Virginia and is also a certified financial planner that works closely with small business enterprises providing a wide range of accountancy, taxation, auditing and management consultancy services to those enterprises and their owners. … Read More

Integra International is very pleased to announce that a new member in Luxembourg has been admitted. ATCONSULTING SARL is a 3 Partner and 8 staff firm specialized in Consultancy Services, Accounting, Tax, Auditing, Corporate Administration.

The two managing partners of the firm are Mr. Matteo Bocchio, who can be contacted at [email protected] , and Mr. Davide Murari, who can be contacted at [email protected] Mr. Matteo Bocchio is an independent International Tax Planning Adviser and Business Consultant with 19 years of professional experience. Mr. Davide Murari is Financial Consultant and Domiciliary Agent, specialized in Corporate Consulting and Tax with 24 years of professional experience.

Third partner and shareholder of the firm is Mr. Pierre Goffinet who can be contacted at [email protected] Mr.… Read More

Integra International is very pleased to announce that a new member in St. Poelten, Austria has been admitted.

Fruehwirt Wirtschaftspruefungs- und Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH is a 3 Partner and 15 staff firm specialized in Tax, Auditing and Consulting.

The firm was founded in 1986 by Mr. Werner Fruehwirt who has more than 30 years of professional experience. Mr. Werner Fruehwirt is one of the three Managing Partners of the firm. The second Managing Partner of the firm and main contact for Integra is Mr. Florian Fruehwirt. He can be contacted at [email protected]

The third Managing Partner is Mr. Markus Bartl, Head of Taxation in the firm.

More details available at www.fruehwirt.at… Read More

Vancouver, BC (June 1, 2019)– Integra International is pleased to announce the appointment of Bill Sims as the Board President for the AAANZ Regional Chapter (North and South America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand). The election took place in May at Integra’s Regional Conference in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Bill Sims, CPA is CEO and Partner at Salmon Sims Thomas & Associates, PLLC in Dallas, TX and will serve a two year term as Board President. With more than 38 years’ of experience providing accounting, tax, and business consultation to clients in a variety of industry groups, Bill Sims is a recognized expert in the nonprofit sector with a concentration in religious organizations, social agencies, country clubs, and associations.

Integra International is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Fiato as the Board Vice President for the AAANZ Regional Chapter (North and South America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand). … Read More

Integra International is very pleased to announce that a new member in Almaty, Kazakhstan has been admitted. Finaudit Kazakhstan is a firm with 2 Partners and 13 staff, founded in the year 1993. The firm offers services in the areas of accounting & tax compliance, auditing, tax consulting and management consulting.

The Managing Director is Mrs. Nurlykyz Alimzhanova. She has over 26 years of professional experience. The second Partner is Mr. Daniyar Nurseitov. He has over 18 years of professional experience and he is specialized in tax consulting and compliance, as well as auditing of private and publicly traded companies. Mr. Daniyar Nurseitov is the main contact for Integra and he can be contacted at [email protected]… Read More

Integra International is very pleased to announce that a new member in Klagenfurt, Austria has been admitted.

Koestenbauer Steuerberatung GmbH & Co KG is a 1 Partner and 20 staff firm specialized in Accounting, Tax Consulting and Management Consulting. Everyone in the firm speaks English and ten people speak Italian and/or Bosnian. The firm was founded in 1995 and is very well established in the region.

The Managing Partner, Mag. Heinz Koestenbauer, is the main contact for Integra. He can be contacted at [email protected]

More details available at www.koestenbauer.net… Read More

Integra International is very pleased to announce that a new member in Zurich, Switzerland has been admitted.

Gätzi & Partner Treuhand AG is a 2 Partner and 4 staff firm, founded in 2016 by the two Partners, Mr. Ralf Gätzi and Mr. Sven Bergamin. The managing Partner is Mr. Ralf Gätzi, who has 11 years of experience in fiduciary and consultancy business.

The second Partner and main contact for Integra International is Mr. Sven Bergamin, who has 12 years of experience in an important international accounting firm. Mr. Bergamin can be contacted at [email protected]

More details about the firm can be seen on the Integra Website… Read More

Outlook for inspections and new audit report content put in place

When the PCAOB issued the Inspections Outlook for 2019in December, the term “transformation,” a word more often found in religious contexts, was used to describe the wide sweeping reassessment of the approaches for planning, conducting and reporting on the Board’s periodic examinations of audits and auditors. While some of the anticipated results will address longer range aspects, a number are to be implemented in 2019.

Following up, on March 14, 2019, the Staff Inspections Outlook for Audit Committees (Outlook) was published, spelling out the Board’s more robust intent for engagement with audit committees, along with delineation of key areas of inspection focus, as well as suggested questions audit committees may want to ask the auditors during the year.… Read More

Audit watchdog with more muscle to replace beleaguered Financial Reporting Council

The last issue of the Audit & Accounting Alert reported on the innovative, forward looking approach of the United Kingdom’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC) in tackling the challenges of financial reporting in the age of artificial intelligence. Unfortunately, the auditor watchdog role of the FRC has not fared as well in keeping pace with the rapid changes in the accounting and reporting complexities of organizations subject to its oversight.

With collapses like that of Carillion plc, the second largest construction company in the United Kingdom, in early 2018, and severe criticism of the company’s audits performed by KPMG, the government commissioned an independent review of the FRC (known as the Kingman Review) to determine what went wrong, and the appropriate actions to take.… Read More

Integra International is very pleased to announce that a new member in Dakar, Senegal has been admitted.

KAP Expertise is a 2 Partner and 14 staff firm, founded in 2014. The two Partners are Mr. Radoine Kreaime and Mr. Rayan Darwiche.

Managing Partner of the firm and main contact person for Integra International is Mr. Radoine Kreaime, who can be contacted at [email protected] . Mr. Kreaime worked for several years in France, including five years as a Senior Manager of the Integra member firm in Paris.

KAP Expertise is a well-established and professionally managed entity, and one of the important local firms. More details about the firm can be seen on the Integra Website . We welcome Mr. Radoine Kreaime and Mr.… Read More

Your Global Advantage

Integra Announces New Member in Danville, Virginia, USA

Integra Announces New Member in Luxembourg

Integra Announces New Member in St. Poelten, Austria

AAANZ Region Welcomes New President, Vice President and Director

Integra Announces New Member in Almaty, Kazakhstan

Integra Announces New Firm in Klagenfurt, Austria

Integra Announces New Firm in Zurich, Switzerland

PCAOB Implements New Directions on Audit Oversight

Corporate and Audit Failures Lead Call for New British Regulator

Integra Announces New Firm in Dakar, Senegal