Chapter 10 AUDIT WORKING PAPERS Section 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 Contents Purpose Importance of Working Papers Confidential Nature of Working Papers Purposes Served by Working Papers Planning and Preparing Working Papers Principles and Methods of Documentation Working Paper Format Specific Standards for Each Workpaper Review of Audit Workpapers Arranging and Filing Standardized Workpapers Retirement of Audit Workpapers Special Project Workpapers Backup
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CHAPTER 6 Audit Evidence |Learning Check | 6-1. a. Audit evidence is all the information used by the auditor in arriving at the conclusion on which the audit opinion is based. Audit evidence includes (1) the accounting records underlying the financial statements and (2) other information that corroborates the accounting records and supports the auditor’s logical reasoning about fair presentation in the financial statements. b. Any information that is obtained
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AUDIT PLANNING AND CONTROL 1.0 LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter‚ readers should be able to understand: ! The general concept of audit strategy. ! The Importance of audit strategy as an effective plan for an audit. ! Internal control systems‚ evaluation and assessment. ! Audit documentation. ! Relationship with experts. ! Audit risks and its relative importance to audit. ! Components of audit risks. ! How to assess audit risks. 1.1 INTRODUCTION Auditing has developed over many years
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Introduction: Audit emerges because society needed. Auditing has been a regular feature of organized human activity from the earliest times. Indeed evidence suggests that formal audit procedures existed in the economic activities of the most of the early civilization. With the advancement of development‚ audit emerges as a separate discipline & contributes to the economic & social advancement. Audits serve a vital economic purpose and play an important role in serving the public interest to strengthen
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and series of high profile failures of financial services firms‚ the issues about ‘audit expectation gap’ have never been more important. Though it would take an enormous amount of effort to address these issues‚ I will argue that tremendous amounts could be done in order to close the gap down. In this essay I will discuss some of these issues and in particular the strategies to reduce the gap. Definitions Various definitions have been proposed for the audit expectation gap. Humphrey‚ Moizer and
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#03: Completing the Audit and Post-Audit Responsibilities Critique Paper #03: Completing the Audit and Post-Audit Responsibilities Summary The first article of Moez Bennouri‚ entitled “Does Auditors’ Reputation ‘Discourage’ Related Party Transactions? The French Case” studies the relationship between the frequency of RPTs and the external auditors’ reputation. Regulators‚ standard setters and market participants consider related party transactions a major problem in financial markets. The quality
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EXAMPLE AUDIT ENGAGEMENT LETTER This example engagement letter is intended solely for general educational purposes. It is not intended for the purpose of providing specific legal‚ accounting‚ or other professional advice to any particular recipient or with respect to any particular jurisdiction. The author‚ publisher‚ and distributor of this document (1) make no representations‚ warranties‚ or guarantees as to its technical accuracy or compliance with any law ( federal‚ state‚ or local) or professional
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TYPES OF COST AUDIT * Cost Audit to assist Management : The main object of this type of cost audit is to make available accurate‚ relevant and prompt information to management to assist it in taking important managerial decisions. * Cost Audit on behalf of the Government: The government may appoint a cost auditor to conduct cost audit where it is necessary(a) to do so in the opinion of the government under section 233-B of the companies Act‚ 1956; (b) to ascertain correct cost of certain
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from which they will find basis in their future transactions and decisions involving the firm. The importance of the auditing process today‚ as defined above‚ cannot be argued against. It does not only ensure that firms keep track and control their financial activities‚ but it forms the rudimentary foundation of businesses and on a larger scale‚ the economy. Without the auditing process to ensure that the public put their trust on business entities and their activities‚ the economy will stagnate and
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controversial environment. Where a simple mishaps can end up in a heavy lawsuit. Under common law‚ audit professionals have the responsibility to their client to fulfill their agreed on contracts. However‚ if one audit fails to fulfill their contract‚ not only they have to take responsibility to their clients but in some circumstances‚ to parties other than their clients. These parties of those who rely on audit reports‚ therefore auditors also have the responsibility to them as professionals. In addition
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