discuss the role of the audit planning process, including how auditors assess risk. Do not disclose the name of the organization.
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discuss the role of the audit planning process, including how auditors assess risk. Do not disclose...
(a) Give examples of how auditors gather information to help execute each step in Audit Planning (b) Describe materiality in general terms; discuss how auditors set materiality, and describe what role it plays in the audit. (c) Describe the factors auditors consider in setting audit risk
Discussion Topic: When performing an audit, auditors are especially concerned about engagement risk. For this reason, they perform main activities to reduce engagement risks. Further, the auditing standards require auditors to understand the client's business, and its environments, and its internal controls when planning the audit so that they could better plan the nature, timing, and extent of the audit. Required: 1. Discuss why the auditor would be concerned about engagement risk and identify two or more activities the auditors...
Discuss the role of theories in program planning, including why they are important and how they can strengthen a program plan.
Demonstrate the planning process for a complete audit from the role of an auditor with a brief description of each step and how it would be conducted.
Auditors begin their assessments of inherent risk during audit planning. Which of the following would not help in assessing inherent risk during the planning phase? A) obtaining knowledge about the client’s business and industry B) identifying related parties C) touring the client’s plant and offices D) obtaining client’s agreement on the engagement on the engagement letter
Describe materiality and how auditors assess and identify materiality. Contrast between Operation Audit, Compliance Audit, Financial Statement Audit. Provide examples from a publicly-traded company.
LU. Conclusions are typically documented by auditors in which type of work paper? a. Audit planning memo. b. Audit program. c. Audit memoranda. d. Representation letter. ANSWER: 27. Which of the following is an example of poorly-developed audit documentation? a. Clear communication as to how testing was performed, the results and conclusions. Cir b. Organization and assembly of documentation in an orderly fashion. c. Headings that include the name and signature of the client representative that the auditor interacted with...
1. Discuss information risk and gives examples on how an audit can result in substantial savings in the entity 2. Discuss why a non-public corporation would spend money to have a CPA firm audit its financial statements 3. Contrast the the audit of a corporation and the inspection of a house by a home inspector . Define audit risk and discuss how the auditors report deal with the issue. 5. Discuss two events that caused congress to pass the Sarbanes...
Do Big 4 auditors provide higher audit quality? *discuss the audit market in U.S. and worldwide *arguments against this
Explain how internal control work done by auditors impacts the audit risk equation. Does control risk change if the auditors are providing an opinion over internal controls? How is detection risk impacted?