Auditing bodies of the savings bank and giro associations according to the Auditors' Regulations Registration

    Quality control is performed by auditors registered with the competent authority

    auditors in their own practice or auditing firms

    (auditors for quality

    Description

    Quality control is carried out by auditors registered with the competent body in their own practice or by auditing firms (quality control auditors).

    The following paragraphs of the Wirtschaftsprüferordnung (WPO) apply mutatis mutandis to quality control at audit bodies of the savings bank and giro associations, insofar as these are members of the competent authority and state law does not provide otherwise with regard to the obligation to carry out quality control:

    • § 57a paragraph 1 sentence 1, paragraphs 3 to 5, paragraph 6 sentences 1 to 9, paragraphs 7 to 8 WPO
    • §§ 57b to 57d WPO
    • § 66a paragraph 1 sentence 1, paragraph 3 sentences 1 to 3, paragraph 5 sentence 1, paragraph 6 sentence 5 WPO
    • Section 66b WPO
    • Section 136 WPO

    Competent office

    The responsibility lies with the Chamber of Auditors.

    This procedure can also be carried out through a "Point of Single Contact". The "Point of Single Contact" is a special service offered by municipalities and the state for service providers.

    Contact point

    The responsibility lies with the Chamber of Auditors.

    This procedure can also be carried out through a "Point of Single Contact". The "Point of Single Contact" is a special service offered by municipalities and the state for service providers.

    Contact person

    Wirtschaftsprüferkammer

    Address

    address

    Rauchstraße 26
    10787 Berlin

    Save contact

    postal address

    Post office box 301882
    10746 Berlin

    Contact

    Internet

    Version

    Technisch erstellt on 28.01.2010
    Technisch geändert on 25.03.2026

    Language version

    Deutsch

    Sprache: de
    Technisch erstellt on 07.06.2017
    Technisch geändert on 14.05.2025

    Einheitlicher Ansprechpartner des Landes Niedersachsen

    Address

    address

    Friedrichswall 1
    30159 Hannover

    Save contact

    postal address

    Post office box 1 01
    30001 Hannover

    Opening hours

    Montag bis Donnerstag 9 bis 15 Uhr und Freitag 9 bis 12 oder nach telefonischer Vereinbarung

    Contact

    Version

    Technisch erstellt on 17.12.2009
    Technisch geändert on 12.03.2026

    Language version

    Deutsch

    Sprache: de
    Technisch erstellt on 07.06.2017
    Technisch geändert on 14.05.2025

    Forms

    The application for admission to the examination must be submitted in writing to the competent authority.

    Prerequisites

    not specified

    not specified

    Procedure

    not specified

    Processing time

    3 months (§ 4b Wirtschaftsprüferordnung (WPO))

    Costs

    Fees are charged in accordance with the scale of fees of the competent authority.

    Notes (specifics)

    not specified

    Unterstützende Institutionen

    not specified

    Welche Dokumente resultieren aus dieser Leistung?

    not specified

    Area of validity

    Lower Saxony

    Official approval

    Officially approved by Lower Saxony Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Transport

    Version

    Technisch erstellt on 19.02.2013
    Technisch geändert on 27.03.2026

    Language version

    Deutsch

    Sprache: de
    Technisch erstellt on 07.06.2017
    Technisch geändert on 14.05.2025

    Englisch

    Sprache: en
    Sprachbezeichnung nativ: English
    Technisch erstellt on 22.10.2025
    Technisch geändert on 23.10.2024