International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions

International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions
Abbreviation	INTOSAI
Formation	1953
Type	IGO
Headquarters	Vienna, Austria
Website	http://www.intosai.org

The International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) is a worldwide affiliation of governmental entities. Its members are the chief financial controller offices of nations.

INTOSAI was founded in 1953^[1] in Havana, Cuba^[2]. 34 audit organizations formed the group originally and as of 2005 the current membership includes more than 170 institutions.^[1]

The members of INTOSAI are the primary external auditors of the United Nations.^[2]

INTOSAI holds a triennial conference entitled the International Congress of Supreme Audit Institutions (INCOSAI).^[3] It publishes the quarterly International Journal of Government Auditing. Examples of its major publications are:

Guidelines for Internal Control Standards for the Public Sector, (1992)
Guidelines on Best Practice for the Audit of Privatizations, (1998)
Guidance for Planning an Audit of Internal Controls for Public Debt, (2002)

Regional working groups

AFROSAI

African Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions

ARABOSAI

Arab Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions

ASOSAI

Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions

CAROSAI

Caribbean Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions

EUROSAI

European Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions. For more information please see website.

OLACES

Organization of Latin American and Caribbean Supreme Audit Institutions

SPASAI

South Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions

List of INCOSAI Conferences

I INCOSAI
Havana, Cuba
November 1953
Host: Ministry of Auditing and Control of the Republic of Cuba
II INCOSAI
Brussels, Belgium
September 1956
Host: Court of Audit of Belgium
III INCOSAI
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
May 1959
Host: Court of Audit of Brazil
IV INCOSAI
Vienna, Austria
May 1962
Host: Court of Audit of the Republic of Austria
V INCOSAI
Jerusalem, Israel
June 1965
Host: State Comptroller's Office of Israel
VI INCOSAI
Tokyo, Japan
May 1968
Host: Board of Audit of Japan
VII INCOSAI
Montreal, Canada
September 1971
Host: Office of the Auditor General of Canada
VIII INCOSAI
Madrid, Spain
May 1974
Host: Court of Audit of Spain
IX INCOSAI
Lima, Peru
October 1977
Host: Office of the Comptroller General of Peru
X INCOSAI
Nairobi, Kenya
June 1980
Host: Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of Kenya
XI INCOSAI
Manila, Philippines
April 1983
Host: Philippine Commission on Audit
XII INCOSAI
Sydney, Australia
April 1986
Host: Australian National Audit Office
XIII INCOSAI
Berlin, Germany
June 1989
Host: German Federal Court of Audit
XIV INCOSAI
Washington, D.C., United States
October 1992
Host: U.S. Government Accountability Office
XV INCOSAI
Cairo, Egypt
September - October 1995
Host: Central Auditing Organization of Egypt
XVI INCOSAI
Montevideo, Uruguay
November 1998
Host: Court of Audit of Uruguay
XVII INCOSAI
Seoul, Korea
October 2001
Host: Board of Audit and Inspection of Korea
XVIII INCOSAI
Budapest, Hungary
October 2004
Host: Hungarian State Audit Office
XIX INCOSAI
Mexico City, Mexico
November 2007
http://www.incosai2007.org.mx/
Host: Office of the General Auditor of Mexico

References

^ ^a ^b Hussey, Roger; Ong, Audra Wei Ming (2006), International Financial Reporting Standards Desk Reference, Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, p. 289, ISBN 9780471727156, OCLC 57573800
^ ^a ^b Franda, Marcus F. (2006), The United Nations in the Twenty-first Century: Management and Reform Processes in a Troubled Organization, Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, p. 219, ISBN 9780742553347, OCLC 62895793
^ Shah, Anwar (2007), Performance Accountability and Combating Corruption (PDF), Washington, D. C.: World Bank, p. 309, ISBN 978082136941, OCLC 77116846 {{citation}}: Check |isbn= value: length (help)

External links

INTOSAI Marks 50 Years International Journal of Government Auditing January 2003

[deskref-1] Hussey, Roger; Ong, Audra Wei Ming (2006), International Financial Reporting Standards Desk Reference, Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, p. 289, ISBN 9780471727156, OCLC 57573800

[UN21-2] Franda, Marcus F. (2006), The United Nations in the Twenty-first Century: Management and Reform Processes in a Troubled Organization, Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, p. 219, ISBN 9780742553347, OCLC 62895793

[3] Shah, Anwar (2007), Performance Accountability and Combating Corruption (PDF), Washington, D. C.: World Bank, p. 309, ISBN 978082136941, OCLC 77116846 {{citation}}: Check |isbn= value: length (help)

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