An important goal of FAR is to stimulate and (co)facilitate PhD-research. Therefore, we announce with great pleasure that Christian Peters started as a PhD-researcher at Tilburg University on September 1, with a (co)funding from FAR.

In this newsletter: FAR Masterclass by Kris Hardies about "Professional Skepticism", Financial Statement Data Gathering Efforts, Interview with new FAR researcher Christian Peters & the latest FAR practice notes and literature reviews.

By William Ciconte (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Justin Leiby (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Marleen Willekens (KU – Leuven).

Does engaging in commercial activity compromise auditors’ professionalism? Read it in this FAR Literature review by William Ciconte (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Justin Leiby (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Marleen Willekens (KU – Leuven).

Do private firm audits serve a different purpose? Read it in this FAR Literature review by Mahmoud Gad (Lancaster University), Robin Litjens (Tilburg University) and Jeroen Suijs (Erasmus University).

In this newsletter: Reflections on the 4th FAR International Conference, FAR Masterclass Report of 29 March 2019 , FAR Practice Note, FAR Academic board member Willem Buijink receives Hopwood prize and FAR Vacancy: Program Coordinator