Audit watchdog to investigate KPMG auditor responsible for report into SARS 'rogue unit'
The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (Irba) is to investigate the conduct of the KPMG auditor responsible for producing the now repudiated forensic report into the alleged rogue unit at the South African Revenue Service (SARS). Irba CEO Bernard Agulhas confirmed in a letter to DA finance spokesman David Maynier that the regulatory board’s investigation into the conduct of KPMG in relation to the Gupta-linked Linkway Trading would be extended to include the conduct of the auditor who produced the forensic report into the rogue unit, which led to the aborted attempt to charge former finance minister Pravin Gordhan. KPMG International investigated the report, found that it did not meet quality standards and withdrew it.
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