Identification Flashcards
involves examining of records, documents, or tangible asset
inspection
consists of looking at a process or procedure being performed by others
Observation
consist if seeking/searching appropriate information from knowledgeable persons inside or outside the entity
Inquiry
Consists of the analysis or significant ratios ad trends including the resulting investigation of fluctuations and relationships that are inconsistent with other relevant information or deviate from predicted amounts
Analytical Procedures
refers to the information obtained by the auditor in arriving at the conclusions.
Audit Evidence
the auditor obtains more detailed knowledge about the client’s business industry
Audit Planning
it helps the auditor in understanding the transactions and events affecting the financial statements.
Audit Planning
affects the reliability of the financial statements.
-It involves obtaining and understanding of the entity’s internal control systems and assessing the level of control risk.
Internal Control
one of the primary considerations before accepting an audit engagement is to determine whether the auditor has the necessary skills and competence to handle the engagement.
Competence
According to PSA 210, the auditor and the client should agree on the terms of the engagement and the agreed terms will have to be recorded in an engagement letter.
Engagement Letter
the auditor’s responsibility is to design the audit to provide reasonable assurance that the financial statements taken as a whole are free from material misstatements.
-refers to the risk that the auditor might give an inappropriate audit opinion on the financial statements.
Audit Risk
is the susceptibility of an account
balance or class of transactions to a material misstatement assuming that there were no related internal controls
Inherent risk
the risk that material a misstatement that could occur in an account balance or class transactions will not be prevented or detected, and corrected in a timely manner by accounting and internal control system.
Control Risk
the risk that an auditor may not detect a material misstatement that exists in an assertion.
Detection Risk
overview of a expected scope and conduct of the audit.
Audit Plan