Session 5 Flashcards
Audit Procedures
Audit Procedure
What is inspection of tangible asset
Physical examination of a tangible asset
Audit Procedure
What is Inspection of records and documents
Examining internal or external documents or records that are in paper form, electronic form, or other media
Audit Procedure
What is observation
The process of watching a process or procedure being performed by others
Audit Procedure
What is inquiry
seeking information from knowledgeable persons within or outside the entity
Audit Procedure
What is confirmation
Evidence received by the auditor in a direct written form, by a third party.
Audit Procedure
What is recalculation
When you check the mathematical accuracy of the documents or records
Audit Procedure
What is reperformance
When the auditor himself reperforms the procedure or process originally performed by the entity’s personel
Audit Procedure
What are analytical procedures?
Evaluations of financial information made by a study of plausible relationships among both financial and non-financial data
Audit Procedure
What is scanning?
Use judgment to review accounting data to find anything that is unusual or significant items to test
Audit Procedure
What is vouching
Evaluations of financial information through source documentation from a third party
Audit Procedure
What is tracing