Given the evolving situation and after careful consideration, we have decided to postpone the residential 2020 FAR conference until June 2021.

Given the evolving situation with regards to the spreading Corona virus and the recommendations made by the Dutch government, we unfortunately need to inform you that we have decided to cancel the scheduled Masterclass of 2 April.

FAR Literature Review by Joseph F. Brazel, Anna Gold, Justin Leiby and Tammie Schaefer on professional skepticism and audit committee support.

Dr. Mathijs van Peteghem is Assistant Professor in accounting at Maastricht University and conducts research on corporate governance, auditing and financial reporting. The FAR project he is involved in focuses on the role of the audit committee and internal control.

In this newsletter: 'The impact of auditor interactions on audit quality' - FAR Masterclass by Eddy Cardinaels and Kristof Stouthuysen - 2 April 2020. Literature review and practice note also available! Addendum to the FAR Call for Research Project Proposals 2020 'Going Concern Opinions (GCO's) in Theory and Practice' - FAR Masterclass report 9 December 2019 - Masterclass by Marshall Geiger, Anna Gold and Philip Wallage Save the date! 5th International FAR Conference on 22 and 23 June 2020 - 'Reaping the benefits of FAR audit research' 2019 FAR International Conference Report FAR vacancy: Research Program Manager

On 9 December 2019, Marshall Geiger, Anna Gold and Philip Wallage presented a masterclass on Going Concern Opinions (GCOs). In this report, a summary of the masterclass is presented. The main purpose of the session was to communicate the main results of their literature synthesis (see Part I below) and to extend and corroborate the findings of the focus group meeting that was part of the research project, by means of an in-depth discussion concerning eight broad GCO topics (see Part II below).