Fundamentals of Auditing and Assurance Services Flashcards

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Who promulgated the auditing standards in the Philippines

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Auditing and Assurance Standards Council (AASC)

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Who created the AASC

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Professional Regulation Commissions upon the recommendation of the Board of Accountancy

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3 Frameworks in the practice of the accountancy profession

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  1. Professional
  2. Regulatory
  3. Legal
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4 Sectors in the Accountancy Profession

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  1. Public Practice
  2. Commerce and Industry
  3. Education or Academe
  4. Government Service
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AASC’s Engagement Standards (Professional Framework)

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  1. PSA
  2. PSRE
  3. PSAE
  4. PSRS
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Fundamental Ethical Principles

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POPIC
1. Professional Competence and Due Care
2. Objectivity
3. Professional Behaviour
4. Integrity
5. Confidentiality

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Essential Ethical Principle

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Independence (in fact and in mind)

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Legal Framework

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  1. RA 9298 and IRR
  2. RA 10912 CPD Law
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Two types of Professional Engagements

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  1. Assurance Engagement
  2. Non-assurance Engagement
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What is the content of the engagement standards

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  1. Basic Principles
  2. Essential Procedures
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What are “practice statements” for

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Interpretative Guidance and Practice Assistance

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What is an Assurance Engagement?

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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

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Regulatory Framework

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  1. 2021 Revised Philippine Code of Ethics
  2. Rules and Regulations on Advertising and Promotion in the Philippines
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Objectives of Assurance Engagement

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  1. Evaluate a subject matter against identified suitable criteria
  2. Express about the subject matter
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Classification of Assurance Engagements

(According to Level of Assurance)

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  1. Reasonable Assurance Engagement
  2. Limited Assurance Engagement
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Classification of Assurance Engagements

(According to Structure)

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  1. Assertion-based Engagement (Attestation)
  2. Direct Reporting Engagement
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Objective of Reasonable Assurance Engagement

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Reduction in assurance engagement risk: **Acceptably Low Level **

Form of expression: Positive Form

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Objective of Limited Assurance Engagement

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Reduction in assurance engagement risk: **Level that is Acceptable **

Form of expression: Negative Form

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Assertion-based Engagement

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**Responsible Party: **performs the evaluation of subject matter in an assertion based engagement

Form of assertion by RP: made available to intended users

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Direct Reporting Engagement

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**Practitioner: ** directly performs the evaluation of subject matter or obtains representation from RP

Form of assertion by RP: not available to intended users

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Examples of Assertion-based Engagements

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  1. Independent Audit Engagement
  2. Review Engagement
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Procedures to obtain evidence in Review Engagements

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  1. Inquiry
  2. Analytical Procedures
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Elements of an Assurance Engagement

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  1. Three party relationship
  2. Appropriate subject matter
  3. Suitable criteria
  4. Sufficient and appropriate evidence
  5. Written Assurance Report
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Three-party relationship involves

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  1. Practitioner
  2. Responsible Party
  3. Intended Users
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What is an assertion
statement or claim made by management regarding the financial statements. These assertions provide a basis for the auditor to evaluate the accuracy and completeness of the financial information.
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Characteristics of a Suitable Criteria
CR-RUN 1. Completeness 2. Relevance 3. Reliability 4. Understandability 5. Neutral
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Sufficiency of evidence
Quantity of evidence
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Appropriateness of evidence
Quality of evidence (relevance and reliability)
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Factors to determine reliability of evidence
1. Independent sources outside the entity 2. Effective controls 3. Directly acquired (by practitioner) 4. Documentary form 5. Original documents
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Limitations of Assurance Engagements
1. Selective testing/ Sampling risk 2. Inherent limitations of internal control 3. Nature of Evidence (persuasive rather conclusive) 4. Human limitations (use of judgment)
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Engagements provided by Practitioners (Assurance Engagements)
1. Audit 2. Review 3. Other Assurance Services
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Engagements provided by Practitioners (Non-Assurance Engagements)
1. Agreed-upon procedures 2. Compilation of financial or other information 3. Preparation of Tax returns and tax consulting 4. Management consulting and advisory services
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Assurance Engagement Risk
risk that the practitioner expresses an inappropriate conclusion when the subject matter information is materially misstated
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Risk that subject matter information is materially misstated
1. Inherent risk 2. Control risk
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Inherent risk
The susceptibility of the subject matter information to a material misstatement, assuming there are no related controls
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Control risk
risk that a material misstatement will not be prevented and corrected on a timely basis by related internal controls
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Detection risk
risk that the practitioner will not detect a material misstatement that exists
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2 types of Applicable Financial Reporting Framework
1. Fair Presentation Framework 2. Compliance Framework
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Scope of Independent Audit (Audit Procedures)
1. Risk Assessment Procedures 2. Test of Controls 3. Substantive Tests (Substantive Analytical Procedures and Substantive Test of Details)
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Phases in Risk Based Audit Process
I. Risk Assessment II. Risk Response III. Conclusion and Reporting
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Organization of CPA firms
1. Sole Proprietorships 2. Partnerships Corporations are NOT allowed
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Audit Fee methods
1. Per diem 2. Flat fee 3. Maximum fee 3. Retainer fee
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Professional Organization
PICPA - ACPAPP - nACPAE - ACPACI - GACPA