Extra Flashcards
Inherent risk and control risk are the ____
client’s risks.
Audit Risk Model
Audit Risk = Control Risk x Inherit Risk x Detection Risk
The audit strategy chosen depends on the auditor’s _________
preliminary inherent and control risk assessment (that is, the auditor’s overall assessment of the risk of material misstatement).
By assessing control risk as high, an auditor will adopt a predominantly _______
substantive audit strategy.
When assessing control risk as low, an auditor will generally plan to perform a _________
combined audit strategy where the auditor obtains a detailed understanding of the client’s system of internal controls and plans to rely on that system to identify, prevent, and detect material misstatements.
Combined audit strategy
strategy used when the auditor obtains a detailed understanding of their client’s system of internal controls and plans to rely on that system to identify, prevent, and detect material misstatements
Substantive audit strategy
strategy used when the auditor does not plan to rely on the client’s controls and increases the reliance on detailed substantive procedures that involve intensive testing of year-end account balances and transactions from throughout the year
Substantive audit strategy Steps
Understand IC
Assess CR as High
Substantive Testing
Combined audit strategy
Understand IC
Assess CR as Low
Test Controls
Substantive Testing
Inherent risk
the susceptibility of the financial statements to a material misstatement without considering internal controls
Audit risk
the risk that an auditor expresses an inappropriate audit opinion when the financial statements are materially misstated
Control risk
the risk that a client’s system of internal controls will not prevent or detect a material misstatement
Detection risk
the risk that the auditor’s testing procedures will not be effective in detecting a material misstatement
Audit Assertions (CAVE)
Completness
Accuracy and Cut-off
Valuation
Existence
Evidence Types
Confirmations Documentary Representations Verbal Computational Physical Electronic