Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilDangos y teitl llawn

Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts, amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC and repealing Council Directive 84/253/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)

Article 8U.K.Test of theoretical knowledge

1.The test of theoretical knowledge included in the examination shall cover the following subjects in particular:

(a)general accounting theory and principles;

(b)legal requirements and standards relating to the preparation of annual and consolidated accounts;

(c)international accounting standards;

(d)financial analysis;

(e)cost and management accounting;

(f)risk management and internal control;

(g)auditing and professional skills;

(h)legal requirements and professional standards relating to statutory audit and statutory auditors;

[F1(i) international auditing standards as referred to in Article 26;]

(j)professional ethics and independence.

2.It shall also cover at least the following subjects insofar as they are relevant to auditing:

(a)company law and corporate governance;

(b)the law of insolvency and similar procedures;

(c)tax law;

(d)civil and commercial law;

(e)social security law and employment law;

(f)information technology and computer systems;

(g)business, general and financial economics;

(h)mathematics and statistics;

(i)basic principles of the financial management of undertakings.

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