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Minor Areas Section B Rote (Audit Risk) Flashcards

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If CEO is also chairman of the board (corporate governance risk)

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Unfethered power in decision making -> should resign as chair and independent non-executive should be appointed

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Only queries being raised at a company’s annual general meeting (corporate governance risk)

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Doesn’t offer regular effective engagement with owners -> should take steps to encourage more effective engagement (e.g. form regular meetings)

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Non-exec renumeration based on pre-tax profit targets (corporate governance risk)

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Pay should not be based on how company performs as lacks independence -> annual fee based on responsibility

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Company doesn’t have audit committee (corporate governance risk)

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No independent relationship with external committee -> appoint audit committee with 3 non-executive directors and one non-executive director with financial expertise

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Use of prior year audited financial statements (planning stage of audit)

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Gain insight into trends in performance, accounting policies and company size

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Current year budgets and managemenht accounts (planning stage of audit)

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Provides relevant financial info for the year to date. Preliminary analytical procedures

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Prior year report to management (planning stage of audit)

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Gain information on system of internal control and any identified control deficiencies

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Board meeting minutes (planning stage of audit)

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Gain knowledge about important issues affecting the business which directors discussed

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What is the audit engagement partner required to take responsibility for (ISA 220)

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Overall supervision of audit and reviews performed

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Supervision ISA 220 (progress montioring plan)

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Auditor should keep track of progress of audit engagement (e.g. monitoring progress against audit plan)

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Supervision ISA 220 (competence members training)

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Competence of individual members of the audit team - whether on=the-job training is necessary

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Supervision ISA 220 (supervisied experienced partner)

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Supervising auditor is responsible for identify matters for consideration by more experienced engagement team members (e.g. audit engagement partner)

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Review ISA 220 (work completed accordance ISA)

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Auditor required to review work completed by team and consider whether work is acordance with ISA

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Review ISA 220 (significant matters attention consoltation)

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Whether significant matters raised for audit engagement partner attention and where appropriate consoltation has taken place

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Review ISA 220 (revise nature objectives)

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Revise nature, timing and extent of work performed. How nature of objectives have been achieved

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Audit engagement letter ISA 210 (purpose)

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Nature of contract between audit firm and audit client. Reduces misunderstanding between auditor and client

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Audit engagement letter properties ISA 210 (scope)

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Overall scope of audit

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Audit engagement letter properties ISA 210 (a respon)

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Auditor’s responsibilities

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Audit engagement letter properties ISA 210 (m respon)

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Management’s responsibilities

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Audit engagement letter properties ISA 210 (MM)

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Fact that material misstatements may not have been detected

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Audit engagement letter properties ISA 210 (expectation)

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Expectation that management will provide access to all information relevant to financial statements

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Preconditions for an audit ISA 210 (financial reporting)

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Determine whether IFRS are applied in preparation of financial statements is acceptable

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Preconditions for an audit ISA 210 (obtain preparation FS)

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Obtain agreement from management that they understand their responisibility to prepare FSs in accorance with financial reporting framework

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Preconditions for an audit ISA 210 (obtain design internal)

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Obtain agreement from management that they understand their responisibility for design and implementation of internal controls which enable company to prepare FSs

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Preconditions for an audit ISA 210 (obtain access records)

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Obtain agreement from management that they understand their responisibility with access to all records relevant to financial statements

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Prevention and detection of fraud and error (ISA 240 obtain reasonable MM)

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Conduct audit using ISA 240 and obtain reasonable assurance that FSs are free from material misstatement

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Prevention and detection of fraud and error (report)

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Must report fraud to appropriate parties

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Prevention and detection of fraud and error (obtain evidence responses)

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Obtain appropriate evidence regarding assessed risks of MM due to fraud, through implementing appropriate responses

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Prevention and detection of fraud and error (engagement team fraud)

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Whole engagement team is aware of risks and responsibilities for fraud and error

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Type of threat when managing director suggests all audit staff go to luxury hotel?

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Self-interest and familiarity threat -> less likely for audit staff to challenge assumptions

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Appropriate safeguard for when managing director suggests all audit staff go to luxury hotel?

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Offer should be decilined

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Type of threat when audit fee is renegotiated as percentage of company’s net profit?

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Self-interest threat -> audit team may feel incentivised to allow incorrect accounting treatements to maximise profit

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Appropriate safeguard when audit fee is renegotiated as percentage of company’s net profit?

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Auditor should not agree to such fees and that audit fee needs to reflect level of work and experience of the team

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Type of threat when approached by related company to assist with acquisiton target?

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Advocacy threat -> Potentially promotoing another company as an investor

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Appropriate safeguard when approached by related company to assist with acquisiton target?

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Auditor must ensure they don;t make management decisions. Include reviewer not involved in providing the audit service

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What is professional scepticism?

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A questioning mind that’s alert to conditions which may indicate possible misstatement due to fraud or error

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Professional scepticism to increasing receivables collection period and management doesn’t want to increase allowance?

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Whether management’s assessment of recoverabiltiy is reasonable, as any increase in allowance reduces profit

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Professional scepticism for reliance on bank overdraft?

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Management may want to overstate profit and understate liabilities so bank overdraft renews

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Professional scepticism for revenue recognition?

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Look at a company’s revenue policy to decude whether judgement may be involved as a way to manipulate revenue

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Audit planning benefits (resolve problems)

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Helps auditor to identify and resolve potential problems on a timely basis

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Audit planning benefits (engagement performed)

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Helping auditor to properly manage audit engagement so performed in an effective manner

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Audit planning benefits (assisting work experts)

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Assisting in coordination of work done by expoerts

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Audit planning benefits (facilitating supervision engagement)

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Facilitating the direction and supervision of engagement team members and review their work

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Safeguard to ensure information is kept confidential (advising independent)

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Should advise one or both clients to seek additional independent advice

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Safeguard to ensure information is kept confidential (adequate procedures prevent)

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Adequate procedure should be in place within firm to prevent access to information

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Safeguard to ensure information is kept confidential (confidential)

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Should consider using confidental agreements signed by all members of the engagement team

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Safeguard to ensure information is kept confidential (reviewer)

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Work performed should be reviewed by appropriate reviewer who is not involved in audit

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Audit engagement letter ISA benefits (confirm acceptance)

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Confirm acceptance of the engagement

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Audit engagement letter ISA benefits (basis contract)

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Forms basis of contract outlining terms and conditions of the engagement

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Prior to accepting new audit client (outgoing auditor’s response)

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Contact previous auditor, after obtaining permission ask for all info relevant to decision

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Prior to accepting new audit client (management integrity)

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If management lack integrity, there is increased risk of fraud and intimidation

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Prior to accepting new audit client (pre-conditions)

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Management will use an acceptable financial reporting framework and use internal controls that are free from material misstatement

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Prior to accepting new audit client (independence)

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Threats to independence that can’t mitigated (e.g. staff at one company related to staff employed at another company)

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Prior to accepting new audit client (resources available)

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All staff must have the resources of carrying out audit in accordance with ISAs

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What is materiality ISA 320?

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Misstatements are considered material if they influence economic decisions taken by users of FSs

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What determines material misstatement?

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Size or nature. Nature could mean a directors’ transactions

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What must auditor consider in assessing materiality?

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Auditor must consider number of errors each with a low value may aggregate amount to a material misstatement

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What is meant by performance materiality?

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Amount set by auditor that is less than overall materiality level. Ensures undetected misstatements don;t exceed overal materiality of FSs

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What is performance materiality used for?

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Testing individual transactions with aim to reduce risk that total of errors exceed overall materiality

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How are analytical procedures used during the planning stage?

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Must be used as risk assessment procedures to help auditor to obtain an understanding of entity and assess ROMM

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How are analytical procedures used during the final audit?

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Used to obtain sufficient appropriate evidence. Can either be tests of detail or substantive procedures

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How are analytical procedures used during the review stage?

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Auditor must design and perform analytical procedures to assist them with forming overall conclusion with the planning stage of the audit

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Prevention and detection of fraud and error (assurance scepticism management override)

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When obtaining reasonable assurancem auditor is responsible or maintaining scepticism through the audit, considering potential for management override of controls

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Audit senior instrcuted to take on roles of audit senior and audit manager (Qaulity management deficiency and recommendation)

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Insufficient time to fulfil responsibility, increasing risk of ISA non-copliance -> arrange extension of deadline OR assign someone else with experience

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Work not expected to be reviewed each stage (Qaulity management deficiency and recommendation)

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No time for additional work due to lack of time, evidence is not obtained to draw conclusions from auditor’s report => work must be reviewed on a timely basis

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Audit engagement partner instructed audit senior to reduce sample sizes and procedures (Qaulity management deficiency and recommendation)

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Reduced sample size means reasonable conclusions can’t support auditor’s report => ensure changes are only amde when it is appropriate to do so

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What does the audit strategy document determine?

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Scope, timing and direction of audit and development of audit plan

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Main characteristics of an audit engagement in audit strategy?

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Automated techniques used

Whether financial information audited with relevant financial reporting framework

Availability of key personnel

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Main characteristics of reporting objectives in audit strategy?

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Audit timetable for reporting

Discussions with management

Timing of audit meetings

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Significant factors affecting the audit in audit strategy?

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Determination of materiality for audit

Need to maintain a questioning mind

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Finance director keen to report financial results earlier than normal (ethical threat and safeguard)

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Create an intimidation threat - feel under pressure to cut corners affecting obhectivity => either tell FD it’ll start earlier or in accordance with relevant ISAs

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Engagement quality reviewer was until last year audit engagement partner (ethical threat and safeguard)

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Familiarity threat as long time association affects objectivity => in a listed company, previous audit engagement partner should not be involved in audit for at least 5 years

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20% of last year’s audit fees still outstanding and long time due for payment (ethical threat and safeguard)

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Self-interest threat as management may be pressured to adopt accounting adjustments => discuss reasons why fee hasn’t been paid and auditor’s report not issued until fee is paid

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Prior to accepting an audit ISA 220 (new processes perform engagement)

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Accepting new audit client. It sets out number of processes which auditor should perform prior to an engagement

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Prior to accepting an audit ISA 220 (local regulation)

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Ensure the new engagement complies with ACCA Code of Ethics and local legislation

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Prior to accepting an audit ISA 220 (competent)

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Whether firm is competent to perform audit and adequate resources are available

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Prior to accepting an audit ISA 220 (communication)

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Should have communicated with outgoing auditor to assess any ethical or professional reasons appointment can’t be accepted

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Prior to accepting an audit ISA 220 (risk)

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Consider level of risk attached to audit and whether it was acceptable for a firm

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Conflict of interest safeguard (independent advice)

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Seek additional independent advice

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Conflict of interest safeguard (procedures safeguard)

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Implement procedures to prevent access to information

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Conflict of interest safeguard (confidentiality agrement)

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Confidentiality agrements signed by employees

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What is audit risk?

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Risk auditor expresses an inappropriate audit opinion when FSs materially misstated

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When should audit engagement letter be revised? (entity misunderstands)

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Indication entity muisunderstands the objective and scope of audit

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When should audit engagement letter be revised? (change in size)

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Change in size of entiy’s business

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When should audit engagement letter be revised? (special terms)

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Any revised or special terms of audit engagement

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When should audit engagement letter be revised? (contract)

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Changes in legal or regulatory requirements. Then contract is out-of-date

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When should audit engagement letter be revised? (change in frameowkr)

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If changes in financial reporting framework, the audit engagement letter needs to be revised

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Gain understanding of audit (review board minutes)

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Overview of key issues over the years

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Gain understanding of audit (accounting systems notes)

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Provides informaiton on how key accounting systems operate

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Gain understanding of audit (current year budget)

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Provides relevant information for year to date

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Gain understanding of audit (prior year FSs)

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Provide information about size of company and accounting policies

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Quality management procedures ISA 220 (engagement quality)

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Engagement quality review necessaary for listed clients. Should be someone independent of audit team

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Quality management ISA 220 procedures (documentation)

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Audit work must be documented to provide evidence work performed in accordance with professional standards. Docuemntation proves audit has high quality

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Quality management ISA 220 procedures (consultation)

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Consultation will be required where the team does not have necessary expertise

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What is a review engagement?

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An alternative audit where practicioner reviews financial data

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What does practicioner do in a review engagement?

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Whether anything comes to attention which means financial data not in accordance with framework

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How does review engagement differ from external audit?

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Procedures are not as extensive as an external audit

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Only two director’s are subject to re-election (corporate governance risk)

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Shareholders should review on a regular basis that composition of board of directors is appropriate => All directors subject to annual re-election by shareholders

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