Audit 1 - Audit Reports Flashcards
Conditions that indicate possible fraud
Pressure
Opportunity
Rationalization
Management’s Responsibility Paragraph
MR DIM
Management's Responsibility Design Implementation Maintenance
Auditor’s Responsibility Paragraph
REPPORTS CRAME
Responsibility Express an opinion Plan & perform audit Performing procedures Obtain audit evidence Risks of material misstatement Test internal control Statements (financial)
Control (effectiveness of IC) Reasonableness of Accounting estimates Made by management & Evaluating presentation of FS
Qualified “Except For” Opinion (GAAP) - Material
- Accounting Policy
- Presentation
- Disclosures
- Estimates
Adverse Opinion (GAAP) - Very Material (Pervasive)
- Accounting Policy
- Presentation
- Disclosures
- Estimates
Qualified “Except For” Opinion (GAAS) - Material
- Insufficient Evidence
Disclaimer (GAAS) - Very Material (Pervasive/Significant)
- Insufficient Evidence
- Significant Going Concern Uncertainty
- Lack of Independence
Withdraw
- False
- Fraudulent
- Deceptive
- Misleading
Emphasis of Matter Paragraph
Placed immediately after the opinion paragraph.
Required in these situations:
- Going concern
- Justified chg in acct principle
- Change in audit opinion
- Special purpose framework
Other Matter Paragraph
After opinion & emphasis of matter paragraph
Required:
- Restricted use
- Change in audit opinion
- Audited by predecessor & report not reissued
- Current F/S presented in comparative form w/ compiled or reviewed statements for prior period or w/ prior period F/S not audited, reviewed or compiled.
- Material inconsistency in other info
- Auditor chooses to report on supplementary info in the audit report instead of a separate report
- To refer to required supplementary info
- To restrict use of audit report
- A report on compliance is included
Going Concern Examination Procedures
ADMITS
Analytical procedures Debt compliance Minutes Inquiry of client's legal council Third parties Subsequent events review
Conditions and events indicative of substantial doubt
FINE
Financial difficulties
Internal matters
Negative trends
External matters
Updating/changing opinions in an emphasis of matter or other mater paragraph - Format
DORCS
Date of auditor's previous report Opinion type previously issued Reason for the prior opinion Changes that have occurred Statement that the "opinion...is different"
Auditor’s responsibility for subsequent events
PRIME
Post balance sheet transactions
Representation letter
Inquiry of management & those w/ governance
Minutes of stockholders, directors, other meetings
Examine latest available interim F/S
Discovery of facts after report release - if client refuses to follow corrective procedures
DAR
Disassociate
Alert regulatory agencies &
Relying parties
“DARe them to fix it”