Government Auditing Standards

Professional Standards Updates summarize recently-issued standards of major auditing and accounting standard setting bodies in order to inform GAO staff and other users of important changes to professional requirements.  These updates, however, do not establish new professional standards and do not reflect GAO official views on these requirements.  Users should refer to the original, authoritative standards for purposes of imlementing the standards.

•   Professional Standards Update No. 58 (October 2012)

• Professional Standards Update No. 57 (February 2012)

• Professional Standards Update No. 56 (October 2011)

• Professional Standards Update No. 55 (July 2011)

• Professional Standards Update No. 54 (December 2010)

• Professional Standards Update No. 53 (September 2010)

• Professional Standards Update No. 52 (July 2010)

• Professional Standards Update No. 51 (July 2009)

• Professional Standards Update No. 50  (September 2008)

• Professional Standards Update No. 49  (February 2008)

• Professional Standards Update No. 48  (August 2007)

• Professional Standards Update No. 47  (January 2007)

• Professional Standards Update No. 46  (August 2006)

• Professional Standards Update No. 45  (June 2006)

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Last updated 10/11/2012