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