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Key Facts: IBR Bekwaamheidsexamen Exam

PC + oral

Official format (not MCQ)

IBR-IRE Bekwaamheidsexamen page

5-person jury

Oral panel (chair/professor, 3 bedrijfsrevisoren, 1 economic/social representative)

IBR-IRE Bekwaamheidsexamen page

EUR 0 / 260

First attempt free; retake fee

IBR-IRE Bekwaamheidsexamen page

5 in 5 years

Maximum attempts from admission

IBR-IRE Bekwaamheidsexamen page

30 May / 7 Nov 2026

2026 written Saturdays (orals in weeks of 22 June and 30 November)

IBR-IRE 2026 agenda

NL / FR

Official languages (no confirmed English sitting)

IBR-IRE (bilingual institute)

The IBR-IRE Bekwaamheidsexamen is the final aptitude exam for the Belgian statutory auditor title. Official format is written-on-PC plus oral before a five-person jury — not an MCQ. 2026 dates: Saturday 30 May written with oral in the week of 22 June, and Saturday 7 November written with oral in the week of 30 November, at IBR premises. First attempt is free; retakes cost EUR 260. Five attempts within five years from admission. Official languages are Dutch and French; there is no confirmed official English sitting. This practice bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation, not a format simulation.

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1In Written Part 1 of the IBR-IRE Bekwaamheidsexamen, the stagiair receives information about the audited entity plus the jaarrekening and the board's jaarverslag. Under ISA 315 (Revised 2019), what is the primary purpose of that work?

A.To identify and assess the risks of material misstatement at the financial-statement and assertion levels

B.To issue the commissarisverslag before any fieldwork is planned

C.To replace substantive testing with a full controls reliance strategy in every engagement

D.To calculate the statutory audit fee for the algemene vergadering

Explanation: ISA 315 requires the auditor to identify and assess risks of material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, at the financial-statement and assertion levels, through understanding the entity and its environment, the applicable reporting framework and the system of internal control. Written Part 1 of the bekwaamheidsexamen mirrors that task: identify themes from the entity information and annexes, then propose materiality.

2Which component of the entity's system of internal control is primarily concerned with the tone at the top, integrity and ethical values of those charged with governance?

A.The information system and communication

B.Control activities

C.The control environment

D.The entity's process to monitor the system of internal control

Explanation: ISA 315 treats the control environment as the foundation of internal control: governance, leadership, integrity, ethical values and organisational structure. Weak tone at the top is a classic theme to flag from the jaarverslag and entity facts in Part 1.

3Under ISA 315 (Revised 2019), a significant risk is best described as which of the following?

A.Any risk that exceeds overall materiality in euro amount

B.An identified risk of material misstatement for which inherent risk is close to the upper end of the spectrum, or a risk that is treated as significant by other ISAs

C.Any deficiency in a detective control identified during a walkthrough

D.A risk that can be ignored once a test of controls is planned

Explanation: A significant risk is an identified RoMM whose inherent risk sits close to the upper end of the spectrum because of the combination of likelihood and magnitude, or a risk required to be treated as significant (for example management override under ISA 240). Significant risks require special audit consideration, including evaluation of relevant controls.

4ISA 315 (Revised 2019) requires the auditor to consider inherent risk factors when assessing risks of material misstatement. Which set is the inherent risk factors identified in the standard?

A.Detection risk, sampling risk and non-sampling risk

B.Complexity, subjectivity, change, uncertainty, and susceptibility to misstatement due to management bias or other fraud risk factors

C.Control risk, analytical risk and confirmation risk

D.Performance materiality, clearly trivial threshold and tolerable misstatement

Explanation: ISA 315's inherent risk factors are qualitative or quantitative characteristics that affect susceptibility to misstatement: complexity, subjectivity, change, uncertainty, and susceptibility due to management bias or other fraud risk factors insofar as they affect inherent risk. They help the auditor place risks on the spectrum of inherent risk.

5When testing trade receivables, the assertion most directly addressed by a subsequent-receipts test after year-end is:

A.Completeness of liabilities

B.Existence and, typically, valuation of receivables

C.Classification of equity

D.Occurrence of subsequent capital increases

Explanation: Cash collected after year-end on recorded year-end balances provides evidence that those receivables existed at the reporting date and were recoverable, supporting existence and valuation. Completeness of receivables would instead focus on whether unrecorded amounts are missing.

6Under ISA 240, which of the following is always treated as a significant risk in an audit of a jaarrekening?

A.Risk of management override of controls

B.Risk that petty-cash floats are unreconciled

C.Risk that depreciation rates differ from tax rates

D.Risk that the commissaris fee is approved after year-end

Explanation: ISA 240 requires the auditor to treat the risk of management override of controls as a significant risk on every audit, because management is in a unique position to manipulate accounting records. Revenue-recognition fraud is presumed significant unless the presumption is appropriately rebutted; override is not rebuttable.

7A Belgian manufacturing BV has a new ERP go-live in November, related-party sales to the parent at non-arm's-length prices, and a bonus for the CEO tied to EBITDA. Which professional response best matches ISA 315?

A.Treat only the ERP change as a significant risk and ignore related parties because they are disclosed

B.Identify change (ERP), related-party complexity and fraud-incentive subjectivity as inherent risk factors and design responses at assertion level

C.Postpone risk assessment until after the commissarisverslag is signed

D.Conclude that the control environment is strong solely because an ERP exists

Explanation: ISA 315 requires a combined assessment of inherent risk factors: change (new ERP), complexity and potential bias in related-party pricing, and susceptibility to fraud from an EBITDA bonus. Those themes should appear in Part 1 and drive assertion-level procedures under ISA 330, not a single-issue shortcut.

8What is the main purpose of a walkthrough of a significant class of transactions when obtaining an understanding of the information system?

A.To obtain a statistically valid sample size for tests of details

B.To confirm the auditor's understanding of the process and identify likely points at which misstatements could arise

C.To replace the need for an engagement letter

D.To determine the statutory size criteria under the WVV

Explanation: A walkthrough follows a transaction from initiation through the information system to reporting. It confirms the auditor's understanding, highlights where misstatements could occur, and helps identify relevant controls. It is an understanding procedure, not a statistical test of details.

9Which of the following is a component of the entity's system of internal control under ISA 315 (Revised 2019)?

A.Performance materiality

B.The entity's risk assessment process

C.The commissarisverslag opinion paragraph

D.The IBR public register

Explanation: ISA 315 identifies five components: control environment; the entity's risk assessment process; the entity's process to monitor the system of internal control; the information system and communication; and control activities. Understanding how management identifies business risks that affect the jaarrekening is part of that.

10A client relies on an automated three-way match in the ERP (purchase order, goods receipt, supplier invoice) to prevent overpayment. How should the bedrijfsrevisor typically classify that control?

A.As an IT application control over the purchases/payables process

B.As a subsequent-events procedure under ISA 560

C.As a Key Audit Matter by definition

D.As a substitute for independence

Explanation: A three-way match configured in the ERP is an automated application control operating over a specific process. If the auditor intends to rely on it, relevant IT general controls (access, change management, operations) supporting that application also need to be understood and, where reliance is placed, tested.

About the IBR Bekwaamheidsexamen Exam

The IBR-IRE Bekwaamheidsexamen (examen d'aptitude) is the final aptitude exam to become a Belgian bedrijfsrevisor / réviseur d'entreprises. It is taken after a three-year stage and after the theoretical and practical stage exams. The official sitting is a written case on PC plus an oral before a five-person jury, in Dutch or French at IBR premises. This page offers an English-language MCQ study adaptation of the audit judgment, reporting, WVV, ethics, AML and quality-management knowledge the exam tests — not an official translation and not a simulation of the written or oral format.

Assessment

Official format (not MCQ): (1) Written on PC at IBR premises — Part 1 identify audit themes and propose the materialitydrempel from entity information, jaarrekening and jaarverslag; Part 2 draft the commissarisverslag using provided model answers and report templates. (2) A few days later the stagiair receives a copy of the written answers and the oral timetable. (3) Oral before a jury of five (chair/professor, three bedrijfsrevisoren, one economic/social representative): short review of the written answers, then questions on professional practice, engagements, responsibilities and deontology. Result given immediately after jury deliberation.

Time Limit

Written sitting on a Saturday at IBR premises (IBR-IRE does not publish a single duration in hours), followed by an oral in a later week (2026: week of 22 June after 30 May written; week of 30 November after 7 November written)

Passing Score

Pass/fail by jury deliberation immediately after the oral. IBR-IRE does not publish a numeric cut-score (do not apply the 50%/60% rules used for the praktische stage-examens).

Exam Fee

First attempt free; from the second attempt EUR 260, payable to BE61 0012 0738 0117 with the mention "bekwaamheidsexamen" (Instituut van de Bedrijfsrevisoren / Institut des Réviseurs d'Entreprises (IBR-IRE))

IBR Bekwaamheidsexamen Exam Content Outline

20%

Audit planning, risk and control environment (ISA 315)

Identifying themes from entity information and the control environment, assessing risks of material misstatement, and using the jaarrekening and jaarverslag as Written Part 1 inputs.

15%

Materiality (ISA 320)

Selecting benchmarks, calculating overall and performance materiality, and proposing a materialitydrempel as required in Written Part 1.

15%

Evidence, sampling and subsequent events (ISA 500/530/560)

Sufficient appropriate evidence, sampling risk and projection, and classification of subsequent events as adjusting or non-adjusting.

15%

Commissarisverslag (ISA 700/701/705/706 and WVV)

Choosing the opinion, KAMs, emphasis and other-matter paragraphs, and the two-part Belgian commissarisverslag (audit of the jaarrekening plus other legal and regulatory requirements).

10%

Independence, ethics and IBR deontology

IESBA conceptual framework, independence threats, non-audit services, and IBR plichtenleer typical of the oral.

10%

WVV company law for the statutory audit

Commissaris appointment by the algemene vergadering, three-year mandate, PIE rotation, reserved tasks, size criteria and alarmbelprocedure.

10%

AML (Wet 18 september 2017) and UBO

Obliged-entity duties of the bedrijfsrevisor, CDD, reports to the CFI/CTIF, tipping-off prohibition, EUR 3,000 cash limit and 25% UBO threshold.

Quality management (ISQM 1)

Firm-level system of quality management, risk-based responses, monitoring and engagement quality reviews under ISQM 2.

How to Pass the IBR Bekwaamheidsexamen Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: Pass/fail by jury deliberation immediately after the oral. IBR-IRE does not publish a numeric cut-score (do not apply the 50%/60% rules used for the praktische stage-examens).
Assessment: Official format (not MCQ): (1) Written on PC at IBR premises — Part 1 identify audit themes and propose the materialitydrempel from entity information, jaarrekening and jaarverslag; Part 2 draft the commissarisverslag using provided model answers and report templates. (2) A few days later the stagiair receives a copy of the written answers and the oral timetable. (3) Oral before a jury of five (chair/professor, three bedrijfsrevisoren, one economic/social representative): short review of the written answers, then questions on professional practice, engagements, responsibilities and deontology. Result given immediately after jury deliberation.
Time limit: Written sitting on a Saturday at IBR premises (IBR-IRE does not publish a single duration in hours), followed by an oral in a later week (2026: week of 22 June after 30 May written; week of 30 November after 7 November written)
Exam fee: First attempt free; from the second attempt EUR 260, payable to BE61 0012 0738 0117 with the mention "bekwaamheidsexamen"

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1Train Written Part 1 as a theme-identification exercise: read entity facts, the jaarrekening and the jaarverslag, list the ISA 315 risks, then propose and justify a materialitydrempel.

2For Written Part 2, practise choosing the correct commissarisverslag model (unmodified, qualified, adverse, disclaimer, plus EOM/OM/KAM) rather than inventing a free-form letter. Official sittings provide report templates.

3Keep Dutch terms exact: commissaris, commissarisverslag, jaarrekening, algemene vergadering, bedrijfsrevisor, IBR, IRE, WVV.

4For the oral, prepare short structured answers on independence, reserved WVV tasks, AML reporting to the CFI, and the public-interest role of the bedrijfsrevisor. You may bring the WVV.

5Do not confuse this exam with the praktische stage-examens: those use 60%/50% numeric deliberation; the bekwaamheidsexamen is a jury pass/fail with no published cut-score.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the IBR-IRE Bekwaamheidsexamen a multiple-choice exam?

No. The official exam is a written case on PC plus an oral before a five-person jury. Written Part 1 asks you to identify themes and propose materiality; Written Part 2 asks you to prepare the commissarisverslag. This practice bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation of the knowledge and judgment tested — not a format simulation and not an official translation.

What are the 2026 IBR-IRE Bekwaamheidsexamen dates?

Saturday 30 May 2026 for the written sitting, with the oral in the week of 22 June 2026; and Saturday 7 November 2026 for the written sitting, with the oral in the week of 30 November 2026. Both parts take place at IBR premises.

How much does the Bekwaamheidsexamen cost?

The first attempt is free. From the second attempt the fee is EUR 260, to be paid to BE61 0012 0738 0117 with the mention "bekwaamheidsexamen". Absence without documented force majeure still consumes an attempt and is not refunded.

What is the pass mark?

IBR-IRE does not publish a numeric cut-score. After the oral, the five-person jury deliberates and tells the stagiair the result immediately. Do not apply the 60% overall / 50% per-subject rules used for the praktische stage-examens.

In which languages is the official exam offered?

Official languages are Dutch and French (the IBR-IRE is bilingual). There is no confirmed official English sitting. This bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation that keeps Dutch legal terms such as bedrijfsrevisor, commissaris, commissarisverslag, jaarrekening and WVV.

What may I bring to the written and oral sittings?

Written sitting: no documentation; a calculator is allowed; phones and other electronic devices are forbidden. Oral sitting: the Wetboek van Vennootschappen en Verenigingen (WVV) may be brought.

How is this exam different from the theoretische or praktische stage-examens?

The theoretische and praktische stage-examens are earlier papers (theory subjects and 12 practical areas) that must already be passed before admission. The bekwaamheidsexamen is the final aptitude exam after at least three years of stage: a case plus oral on professional practice, not another theory paper.