Materiality Flashcards
overall materiality
probably influences judgment of users
performance materiality
reduce probability that aggregate of uncorrected and undetected misstatements exceeds materiality (<materiality)
clearly trivial
clearly inconsequential, whether taken individually/aggregate and whether judged by any criteria
materiality
the magnitude of an omission or misstatement of accounting information that makes it probable that the judgment of a reasonable person relying on the information would have been changed or influenced (user approach)
financial materiality
triggers financial effects that likely affect future cash flows not captured by financial reporting at reporting date
impact materiality
connected to actual or potential significant impacts on people or environment - including linked to the value chain - not only contract related
tolerable error
maximum monetary error in the related account balance or class of transactions that may exist without causing the financial statements to be materially misstated
tolerable error effected by
- cost of procedures
- variability in the balance