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Minor Areas Section B Rote (Internal Controls) Flashcards

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A deficency in an internal control is significant ISA 265 (likelihood deficiency)

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Likelihood of deficiencies leading to material misstatements in FSs in the futre

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A deficency in an internal control is significant ISA 265 (suspectibility fraud)

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The suspectibility to loss or fraud of related asset or liability

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A deficency in an internal control is significant ISA 265 (controls reporting)

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The improtance of controls to financial reporting process

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A deficency in an internal control is significant ISA 265 (subjectivity estimated)

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Subjectivity and complexity of determining estimated amounts

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Control objective of sales system (orders accepted customers)

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Orders are only accepted if goods are available to be processed for customers

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Control objective of sales system (orders recorded completely)

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Ensure all orders are recorded completely and accurately

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Control objective of sales system (goods supplied credit)

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Goods are not supplied to customers who are poor credit risks

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Control objective of sales system (goods dispatched timely)

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Goods are dispatched for all orders on a timely basis

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Control objective of sales system (correct quantity)

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Ensure correct quantity of goods dispatched and are of adequate quality

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Control objective of sales system (cash allocated)

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Ensure cash received is allocated against correct customer and invoices to prevent disputes

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A deficency in an internal control is significant ISA 265 (amounts exposed)

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Amounts exposed to the deficiencies

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Limitation of controls (Human error)

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Mistake by those responsible for performing controls

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Limitation of controls (Circumvention of internal control)

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Employees may manipulate internal control for personal gain or to conceal fraudulent activity

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Limitation of controls (Management override of internal control)

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Can be used to conceal information or for personal financial gain

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Limitation of controls (professional judgment)

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Professional judgment needed to determine type and extent of internal controls. Systems deal with routine transactions and may be inadequate

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What are narrative notes?

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Written description of the system. Details of control that operate at each stage

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What are flowcharts?

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Illustration of control system. Lines demonstrate the sequence of events

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What are questionnaires?

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Contain a list of questions for each major transaction cycle

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Advantage of narrative notes?

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They are simple toi record and facilitate understanding by all members of audit team

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Advantage of flowcharts?

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Easy to view system in its entirety. Effective at discovering missing controls

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Advantage of questionnaires?

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Are quick to prepare. All controls present within the system are considered and recorded

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Disadvantage of narrative notes?

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May prove time consuming if internal controls are missing notes

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Disadvantage of questionnaires?

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Internal controls may be overssated if client is aware auditor is looking for a particular answer

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Limitation of internal controls (ineffective controls)

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Controls which do not work as intended

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What is included in a report to management?

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The address

Please find enclosed report on deficiencies …

Report only addresses deficiency identified during the audit …

Report solely for use of management …

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Why is it important for auditor to communicate to those charged with governance (responsibility financial reporting)

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Those charged with governance in fulfilling their responsibility to oversee financial reporting process, reducing risks of MM in FS

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Why is it important for auditor to communicate to those charged with governance (two-way)

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Promotes effective two-way communication between auditor and those charged with governance

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Emphasis of matter paragraph (auditor approach)

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Auditor should explain planned approach to audit as well as audit timetable

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Emphasis of matter paragraph (significant difficulties)

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Any significant difficulties encountered during audit should be communicated

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Emphasis of matter paragraph (audit risks)

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Key audit risks identified during planning stage should be communicated

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Emphasis of matter paragraph (modifications audit opinion)

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If auditors are intending to make any modifications to audit opinion

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Objective of external auditor?

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Express an opinion on truth and fairness of FSs

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Reporting of external auditor?

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Report to shareholders

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Availability of report external auditor?

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Publicly available

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Scope of work external auditor?

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Verifying truth and fairness of FSs

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Appointment and removal external auditor?

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By shareholders of the company

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Relationship with company external auditor?

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Must be independent of the company

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Objective of internal auditor?

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Improve company’s operations by reviewing efficiency and effectiveness of internal controls

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Reporting of internal auditor?

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Reports to management on those charged with governance

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Availability of report of internal auditor?

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Not publicly available. Usually only seen by management

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Scope of work of internal auditor?

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Wide in scope

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Appointment and removal of internal auditor?

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Audit committee or board of directors

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Relationship with company of internal auditor?

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May be employees or an outsourced function

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Assignments of internal audit department (value for money review)

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Asked to assess whether obtaining value for money in areas such as asset expenditure

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Assignments of internal audit department (IT system reviews)

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Asked to perform review over computer environment and controls

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Assignments of internal audit department (Fraud ivnestigations)

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Can investigate any specific cases of suspected fraud

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Assignments of internal audit department (Cash controls)

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Controls testing over cash payments

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Assignments of internal audit department (Regulatory compliance)

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Help monitor compliance with regulations

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Assignments of internal audit department (asset levels)

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Undertake physical verification of PPE at production site and compare to non-current asset register

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Steps to confirm prior year flowcharts (system notes payables)

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Obtain system notes from last year’s audit and ensuire documentation on payables and purchases cover all expected stages

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Steps to confirm prior year flowcharts (review weaknesses investigation)

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Review audit file for indications of weaknesses in system and note those for investigation

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Steps to confirm prior year flowcharts (interview warehouse)

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Interview client staff to ascertain whether systems have changed and ensure flowcharts and anrrative notes produced last year are correct

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Steps to confirm prior year flowcharts (walk-through trace transactions)

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Perform a walk-through test by tracing a sample of transactions through purchases and payable system to ensure flowcharts and narrative notes to ensure accuracy

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Control activities ISA 315 (segragation of duties)

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Ensure tasks of recording transactions and maintaining custody of asset are carried out by different people

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Control activities ISA 315 (verifications)

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Controls which compare two or more items with each other or compare an item with a policy

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Control activities ISA 315 (authorisation)

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Approval of transactions by a suitably responsible official to ensure transactions are valud

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Control activities ISA 315 (physical or logical controls)

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Restricting access to physical assets and certain computer programs

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Control activities ISA 315 (reconciliation)

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Compare two or more data elements to confirm completeness or accuracy of the data

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Outsorucing internal audit advantage (staffing)

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No need to spend money on recruiting further staff to expand its internal audit department

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Outsorucing internal audit advantage (immediate)

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Outsourcing can provide number of staff needed straight away. Recruiting takes more staff

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Outsorucing internal audit advantage (skills)

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Likely to have skilled staff already available if there’s a large pool

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Outsorucing internal audit advantage (flexibility)

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Total flexibility in its internal audit service. Ensures that staff are readily available for long or short periods of time

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Outsorucing internal audit disadvantage (increased costs)

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Internal audit fee charged by provider may increase over time

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Outsorucing internal audit disadvantage (confidentiality)

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Knowledge of company systems available to service provider. Engagement letter may not be enoguh to stop breaches

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Outsorucing internal audit disadvantage (control)

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Once outsourced, timings with service provider need to be discussed in advance

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Outsorucing internal audit disadvantage (in-house)

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Vaulable internal audit knowledge may be lost

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Cash receipts system (received and banked)

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All valid cash receipts are received and banked promptly

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Cash receipts system (recorded bank)

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All cash receipts are recorded in bank ledger account

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Cash receipts system (safeguarded)

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All cash is safeguarded to prevent theft

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Cash receipts system (period)

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All cash receipts are recorded in correct accounting period

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Cash receipts system (general)

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Cash receipts are correctly posted to the general ledger

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When a client’s system of internal control is weak?

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Greater risk of MM within FS as control won’t have prevented misstatements corrected

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When internal controls are not effective, what should be used instead?

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Full substantive procedures used to obtain appropriate audit evidence

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What happens if internal controls are effective?

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More emphasis on these, less on substantive procedures

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Establishing an internal audit department (interim audit)

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Need to perform a risk assessment to assist in the planning process

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Establishing an internal audit department (documentation)

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Rely on any internal control documentation produced by internal audit to assess control environment has changed

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Suitability of analytical procedures (large volume)

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More suitable to large volume transactions that are predictable over time

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Suitability of analytical procedures (info analysed procedures)

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If information being analysed is unreliable, the results of the analytical procedures will be unreliable

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Suitability of analytical procedures (difference acceptable)

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Amount of difference between expected amounts and recorded amounts. Depends on level of materiality

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Internal control components (control environment)

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Set controls, processes and structures that address management’s oversight responsibilities, entity’s assignment of authority and responsibility

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Internal control components (risk assessment process)

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How entity identifies business risks relevant to fianncial reporting objectives, and assess their likelihood

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Internal control components (information system)

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Consists all activities and policies relevant to preparation of FSs

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Internal control components (monitor system)

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Evaluating the effectiveness of controls over time and taking remedial action

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Internal audit department needed (employees)

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Large number of employees, may detect fraud at work and prevent errors

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Internal audit department needed (complexity)

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Complexity of activities, more internal checks needed

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Internal audit department needed (corporate governance)

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Desire for adopting best practice voluntarily to increase confidence of shareholders

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Internal audit department needed (assurance)

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Level of insurance required by management, senior management want to know that controls of the company are adequate

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Advantages of automated tools (large volume)

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Enables the audit team to test a large volume of inventory data accurately and quickly

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Advantages of automated tools (test data)

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Test data can test general IT controls, such as passwords

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Advantages of automated tools (frequency)

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Enables auditors to perform audit procedures throughout the year rather than just at year end

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Advantages of automated tools (human error)

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Potentially reduces the level of human error in testing

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Disadvantage of automated tools (training)

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if first time automated tools used, may require training

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Disadvantage of automated tools (cost)

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Cost will be high in first year as there are significant set up costs

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Disadvantage of automated tools (not complete)

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Data obtained may not be complete which limits assurance that can be obtained

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