Fundamentals of Auditing and Assurance Services Flashcards
Who promulgated the auditing standards in the Philippines
Auditing and Assurance Standards Council (AASC)
Who created the AASC
Professional Regulation Commissions upon the recommendation of the Board of Accountancy
3 Frameworks in the practice of the accountancy profession
- Professional
- Regulatory
- Legal
4 Sectors in the Accountancy Profession
- Public Practice
- Commerce and Industry
- Education or Academe
- Government Service
AASC’s Engagement Standards (Professional Framework)
- PSA
- PSRE
- PSAE
- PSRS
Fundamental Ethical Principles
POPIC
1. Professional Competence and Due Care
2. Objectivity
3. Professional Behaviour
4. Integrity
5. Confidentiality
Essential Ethical Principle
Independence (in fact and in mind)
Legal Framework
- RA 9298 and IRR
- RA 10912 CPD Law
Two types of Professional Engagements
- Assurance Engagement
- Non-assurance Engagement
What is the content of the engagement standards
- Basic Principles
- Essential Procedures
What are “practice statements” for
Interpretative Guidance and Practice Assistance
What is an Assurance Engagement?
Engagement which a practitioner expresses a conclusion designed to enhance the degree of confidence of the intended users other than the responsible party about the outcome of the evaluation of a subject matter against criteria
Regulatory Framework
- 2021 Revised Philippine Code of Ethics
- Rules and Regulations on Advertising and Promotion in the Philippines
Objectives of Assurance Engagement
- Evaluate a subject matter against identified suitable criteria
- Express about the subject matter
Classification of Assurance Engagements
(According to Level of Assurance)
- Reasonable Assurance Engagement
- Limited Assurance Engagement
Classification of Assurance Engagements
(According to Structure)
- Assertion-based Engagement (Attestation)
- Direct Reporting Engagement
Objective of Reasonable Assurance Engagement
Reduction in assurance engagement risk: **Acceptably Low Level **
Form of expression: Positive Form
Objective of Limited Assurance Engagement
Reduction in assurance engagement risk: **Level that is Acceptable **
Form of expression: Negative Form
Assertion-based Engagement
**Responsible Party: **performs the evaluation of subject matter in an assertion based engagement
Form of assertion by RP: made available to intended users
Direct Reporting Engagement
**Practitioner: ** directly performs the evaluation of subject matter or obtains representation from RP
Form of assertion by RP: not available to intended users
Examples of Assertion-based Engagements
- Independent Audit Engagement
- Review Engagement
Procedures to obtain evidence in Review Engagements
- Inquiry
- Analytical Procedures
Elements of an Assurance Engagement
- Three party relationship
- Appropriate subject matter
- Suitable criteria
- Sufficient and appropriate evidence
- Written Assurance Report
Three-party relationship involves
- Practitioner
- Responsible Party
- Intended Users