Block 3f - Group Audit Flashcards
Special considerations
Professional scepticism
Planning and performing group audit
Two-way communication
Component auditor
Adequate work
Proper documentation
Audit working file
Different firm
Acceptance
First-time audit va existing client
Sufficient, appropriate evidence obtain
Consolidation process
Doing audit of parent company
Evidence from component auditor company
Financial information
Group audit opinion
Size, complexity
Resources
Challenges
Logistics
Other firm-audited components how many
Threshold info
Liasoning resources
Specific risks
Cooperation confirmation from component auditor
Good communication
Relevant ethical requirements
Competence, capabilities, experience
Planning stage
Matters to consider
Audit procedures
Significance of component
First time acquisition
Existing group
Judgement
Qualitative benchmark
Quantitative benchmark
Factors
Newly formed/acquired business units
Significant changes in entity
Management changes
Accounting policy changes
Revenue changes
Profit changes
Rapid growth
Inter-group transactions
Abnormal fluctuations in analytical procedures
Risk of unable to obtain sufficient audit evidence
Legal restriction on sharing group audit info
How determine whether sufficient, appropriate evidence has been collected
Specific planning considerations
Different year ends
Group structure/complexity change
Components materiality
Parent materiality
Group materiality
Consolidated numbers
Group auditor responsibility
Individual financial statements
3 month difference maximum
Management restructuring responsibility
Extra financial statement preparation from component management
Adjust subsidiary financial statements to align
Communication with component auditor
Work requested done
Financial information
Ethical compliance
NOCLAR by component
Corrected/I corrected misstatements in component financial information
Possible management bias indicator
Internal control deficiencies
Suspected/actual fraud
Communicate to TCWG significant matter
Overall findings
Audit conclusion/report
Consolidation process per IFRS
Difference in reporting dates
Inappropriate figures
Client first time producing group accounts
Complex consolidation process form some groups (areas of judgement)
Unrealized profit, accounting policy differences
Higher scepticism
Higher audit risk
Group-wide control for consolidation process - instructions
Robustness
Controls adequacy and operating effectiveness assessment
Test of controls
Evaluate group components classification - subsidiary, joint ventures
Agree consolidated financial statements figure to individual financial statements
Review disclosures necessary in group financial statements
Related party transactions
Minority interests
Investigate treatment of any components which have a different financial year end or accounting policies
Specific consolidation adjustments evidence
Goodwill and impairment
Intra-group transactions unrealized profit
Assets and liabilities fair value adjustments
Components foreign currency retranslation of assets and liabilities
Trading difficulties of subsidiary equals goodwill impairment
Component auditor work evaluation
Finalization/review stage
Own working papers against legal restriction
Group auditor discretion to direct, supervise, and review thoroughly from planning to finalization
Recommendations to improve
Identify matters to communicate with TCWG
Group audit opinion
Satisfied with component auditor and local audit teams work
Taken assurance
Professional marks