Republic of Rwanda : Accounting and Auditing

This report is an assessment of the corporate sector accounting, financial reporting, and auditing practices within Rwanda. This Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) is benchmarked to International Financial Reporting Standards (I...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Accounting and Auditing Assessment (ROSC)
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/10038406/republic-rwanda-report-observance-standards-codes-rosc-accounting-auditing
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7975
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topic ACCESS TO CREDIT
ACCOUNT
ACCOUNTANCY
ACCOUNTANCY FIRMS
ACCOUNTANTS
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING CURRICULA
ACCOUNTING FIRMS
ACCOUNTING FRAMEWORK
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
ACCOUNTING PRACTICES
ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
ACCOUNTING REFORM
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
ACCOUNTING TREATMENT
ADEQUATE DISCLOSURE
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
AFFILIATES
AUDIT COMMITTEES
AUDIT ENGAGEMENTS
AUDIT EVIDENCE
AUDIT REPORTS
AUDIT RISK
AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AUDITING
AUDITING PROFESSION
AUDITING STANDARDS
AUDITORS
AUDITS
AUTONOMY
BANK LOAN
BANKING LAWS
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SUPERVISION
BANKS
BEST PRACTICE
BILLS
BONDS
BORROWER
BORROWING
BUSINESS CLIMATE
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
CALCULATION
CAPITAL BASE
CAPITAL MARKET
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
COLLATERAL
COMMERCIAL BANKS
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONSOLIDATION
CONTINGENCIES
CONTRIBUTION
CREDITOR
CREDITORS
DEPOSITS
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DIRECT INVESTMENT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC STABILITY
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
EQUITIES
EXTERNAL AUDITORS
FINANCES
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL MARKET
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
FINANCIAL POLICY
FINANCIAL POSITION
FINANCIAL REPORTING
FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL SECTORS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FOREIGN CURRENCY
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
GOOD PRACTICE
GOOD PRACTICES
HOUSING
INADEQUATE DISCLOSURE
INCOME
INFLATION
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INSURANCE
INSURANCE COMPANIES
INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS COMMITTEE
KNOWLEDGE GAP
LACK OF KNOWLEDGE
LARGE FIRMS
LEGAL ADVICE
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGAL PROVISION
LEGAL PROVISIONS
LEGISLATION
LIABILITY
MANDATES
MEDIUM ENTERPRISE
MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
MICROFINANCE
NATIONAL BANK
NATIONAL INSURANCE
NONPERFORMING LOANS
OFF BALANCE SHEET
OFF BALANCE SHEET ITEMS
OFFSITE SUPERVISION
PAYMENT SYSTEMS
PENALTIES
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
PRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS
QUALITY ASSURANCE
QUALITY AUDITS
QUALITY CONTROL
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REORGANIZATION
RESPONSIBILITIES
SECURITIES
SENIOR
STAKEHOLDER
STAKEHOLDERS
STATUTORY AUDITORS
STOCK EXCHANGE
STOCKS
SUBSIDIARIES
TAXATION
TRAINING PROGRAMS
TREASURY BILLS
VALUATION
spellingShingle ACCESS TO CREDIT
ACCOUNT
ACCOUNTANCY
ACCOUNTANCY FIRMS
ACCOUNTANTS
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING CURRICULA
ACCOUNTING FIRMS
ACCOUNTING FRAMEWORK
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
ACCOUNTING PRACTICES
ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
ACCOUNTING REFORM
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
ACCOUNTING TREATMENT
ADEQUATE DISCLOSURE
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
AFFILIATES
AUDIT COMMITTEES
AUDIT ENGAGEMENTS
AUDIT EVIDENCE
AUDIT REPORTS
AUDIT RISK
AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AUDITING
AUDITING PROFESSION
AUDITING STANDARDS
AUDITORS
AUDITS
AUTONOMY
BANK LOAN
BANKING LAWS
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SUPERVISION
BANKS
BEST PRACTICE
BILLS
BONDS
BORROWER
BORROWING
BUSINESS CLIMATE
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
CALCULATION
CAPITAL BASE
CAPITAL MARKET
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
COLLATERAL
COMMERCIAL BANKS
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONSOLIDATION
CONTINGENCIES
CONTRIBUTION
CREDITOR
CREDITORS
DEPOSITS
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DIRECT INVESTMENT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC STABILITY
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
EQUITIES
EXTERNAL AUDITORS
FINANCES
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL MARKET
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
FINANCIAL POLICY
FINANCIAL POSITION
FINANCIAL REPORTING
FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL SECTORS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FOREIGN CURRENCY
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
GOOD PRACTICE
GOOD PRACTICES
HOUSING
INADEQUATE DISCLOSURE
INCOME
INFLATION
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INSURANCE
INSURANCE COMPANIES
INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS COMMITTEE
KNOWLEDGE GAP
LACK OF KNOWLEDGE
LARGE FIRMS
LEGAL ADVICE
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGAL PROVISION
LEGAL PROVISIONS
LEGISLATION
LIABILITY
MANDATES
MEDIUM ENTERPRISE
MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
MICROFINANCE
NATIONAL BANK
NATIONAL INSURANCE
NONPERFORMING LOANS
OFF BALANCE SHEET
OFF BALANCE SHEET ITEMS
OFFSITE SUPERVISION
PAYMENT SYSTEMS
PENALTIES
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
PRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS
QUALITY ASSURANCE
QUALITY AUDITS
QUALITY CONTROL
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REORGANIZATION
RESPONSIBILITIES
SECURITIES
SENIOR
STAKEHOLDER
STAKEHOLDERS
STATUTORY AUDITORS
STOCK EXCHANGE
STOCKS
SUBSIDIARIES
TAXATION
TRAINING PROGRAMS
TREASURY BILLS
VALUATION
World Bank
Republic of Rwanda : Accounting and Auditing
geographic_facet Africa
Rwanda
description This report is an assessment of the corporate sector accounting, financial reporting, and auditing practices within Rwanda. This Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) is benchmarked to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and International Standards on Auditing (ISA) and draws on international experience and good practices to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the institutional underpinnings of corporate financial reporting and make policy recommendations. This assessment is mainly aimed at preparing a road map for institutional capacity building including development of the accountancy profession for bolstering the corporate sector accounting, financial reporting, and auditing in Rwanda. Rwanda is making considerable effort to align its accounting and auditing practices with internationally accepted standards and codes. Along with its growing economy, Rwanda must take effective steps for strengthening all the pillars of the infrastructure of accounting and auditing in line with the international good practices. The ROSC review findings reveal that there are varying compliance gaps in both accounting and auditing practices in Rwanda. These gaps stem from lack of clearer understanding among practicing accountants and auditors about the requirements of internationally accepted standards, inadequate technical capacities of the regulators, absence of implementation guidance, lack of independent oversight of the auditing profession, and shortcomings in professional education and training. The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Rwanda (ICPAR) will assume the role of the self-regulatory professional accountancy body in the country.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Accounting and Auditing Assessment (ROSC)
author World Bank
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author_sort World Bank
title Republic of Rwanda : Accounting and Auditing
title_short Republic of Rwanda : Accounting and Auditing
title_full Republic of Rwanda : Accounting and Auditing
title_fullStr Republic of Rwanda : Accounting and Auditing
title_full_unstemmed Republic of Rwanda : Accounting and Auditing
title_sort republic of rwanda : accounting and auditing
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/10038406/republic-rwanda-report-observance-standards-codes-rosc-accounting-auditing
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7975
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spelling okr-10986-79752021-04-23T14:02:35Z Republic of Rwanda : Accounting and Auditing World Bank ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCOUNT ACCOUNTANCY ACCOUNTANCY FIRMS ACCOUNTANTS ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING CURRICULA ACCOUNTING FIRMS ACCOUNTING FRAMEWORK ACCOUNTING POLICIES ACCOUNTING PRACTICES ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES ACCOUNTING REFORM ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ACCOUNTING TREATMENT ADEQUATE DISCLOSURE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AFFILIATES AUDIT COMMITTEES AUDIT ENGAGEMENTS AUDIT EVIDENCE AUDIT REPORTS AUDIT RISK AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AUDITING AUDITING PROFESSION AUDITING STANDARDS AUDITORS AUDITS AUTONOMY BANK LOAN BANKING LAWS BANKING SECTOR BANKING SUPERVISION BANKS BEST PRACTICE BILLS BONDS BORROWER BORROWING BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES CALCULATION CAPITAL BASE CAPITAL MARKET CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS COLLATERAL COMMERCIAL BANKS CONFLICT OF INTEREST CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONSOLIDATION CONTINGENCIES CONTRIBUTION CREDITOR CREDITORS DEPOSITS DEVELOPMENT BANK DIRECT INVESTMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC STABILITY EMPLOYEE BENEFITS EQUITIES EXTERNAL AUDITORS FINANCES FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MARKET FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL POLICY FINANCIAL POSITION FINANCIAL REPORTING FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL SECTORS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL SYSTEM FOREIGN CURRENCY FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN INVESTMENTS GOOD PRACTICE GOOD PRACTICES HOUSING INADEQUATE DISCLOSURE INCOME INFLATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE INSURANCE COMPANIES INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS COMMITTEE KNOWLEDGE GAP LACK OF KNOWLEDGE LARGE FIRMS LEGAL ADVICE LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL PROVISION LEGAL PROVISIONS LEGISLATION LIABILITY MANDATES MEDIUM ENTERPRISE MEDIUM ENTERPRISES MICROFINANCE NATIONAL BANK NATIONAL INSURANCE NONPERFORMING LOANS OFF BALANCE SHEET OFF BALANCE SHEET ITEMS OFFSITE SUPERVISION PAYMENT SYSTEMS PENALTIES POVERTY ALLEVIATION PRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY AUDITS QUALITY CONTROL REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REORGANIZATION RESPONSIBILITIES SECURITIES SENIOR STAKEHOLDER STAKEHOLDERS STATUTORY AUDITORS STOCK EXCHANGE STOCKS SUBSIDIARIES TAXATION TRAINING PROGRAMS TREASURY BILLS VALUATION This report is an assessment of the corporate sector accounting, financial reporting, and auditing practices within Rwanda. This Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) is benchmarked to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and International Standards on Auditing (ISA) and draws on international experience and good practices to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the institutional underpinnings of corporate financial reporting and make policy recommendations. This assessment is mainly aimed at preparing a road map for institutional capacity building including development of the accountancy profession for bolstering the corporate sector accounting, financial reporting, and auditing in Rwanda. Rwanda is making considerable effort to align its accounting and auditing practices with internationally accepted standards and codes. Along with its growing economy, Rwanda must take effective steps for strengthening all the pillars of the infrastructure of accounting and auditing in line with the international good practices. The ROSC review findings reveal that there are varying compliance gaps in both accounting and auditing practices in Rwanda. These gaps stem from lack of clearer understanding among practicing accountants and auditors about the requirements of internationally accepted standards, inadequate technical capacities of the regulators, absence of implementation guidance, lack of independent oversight of the auditing profession, and shortcomings in professional education and training. The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Rwanda (ICPAR) will assume the role of the self-regulatory professional accountancy body in the country. 2012-06-14T13:48:52Z 2012-06-14T13:48:52Z 2008-06-19 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/10038406/republic-rwanda-report-observance-standards-codes-rosc-accounting-auditing http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7975 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Accounting and Auditing Assessment (ROSC) Economic & Sector Work Africa Rwanda