Misstatements sometimes left uncorrected, particularly when the financial statements preparer detects them after the statements have been produced and distributed. Using an auditor perspective, how do...
Internal audit role, performed by internal auditors, requires core competencies. This post lists seven internal audit core competencies internal auditors should have—beyond internal audit standards—for planning...
In planning a financial statement audit, auditors should develop an overall program for (a) considering a client’s internal control—technically called “risk assessment”; and (b) performing substantive...
The extent of the auditor’s planning depends on the nature of the client and the experience of the auditor with that client. For example, planning for...
Basically, analytical procedures consist of evaluations of financial information made by an auditor of plausible and expected relationships among both financial and non-financial data. The analyses...
The auditor should restrict the use of a report when: (1) The subject matter or the presentation being reported on is based on measurement or disclosure...
The SAS does not require the independent auditor to use the work of internal auditors. However, SAS 55 (Section 319), Consideration of Internal Control in a...
To form the basis of an opinion on the fairness of the financial statements, the third generally accepted fieldwork standard requires the gathering of sufficient competent...
Accounting flowchart is a pictorial representation of the flow of transactions process in a specific area of the accounting and financial department. For example: Purchasing Flowchart?...
Management is responsible for designing and implementing controls to prevent, deter and detect fraud. AU 110.03 (Responsibilities and Functions of the Internal Auditor) states Management is...
CPA auditors are hired to make sure that a company’s financial statements are presented fairly and according to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Despite getting a...