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Overall Audit Planand Audit Program
Chapter 12
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Learning Objective 1
Use the five types of audit tests
to determine whether financial
statements are fairly stated.
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Types of Tests
Procedures to obtain anunderstanding of internal control
Tests of control
Substantive tests of transactions
Analytical procedures
Tests of details of balances
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Types of Audit Tests andthe Audit Risk Model
AuditRisk
Model
Proceduresto obtain an
understanding ofinternal control
Tests ofcontrols(TOC)
Substantivetests of
transactions(STOT)
Typesof Audit
Tests+ +
AARIR × CR
= PDR
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Types of Audit Tests andthe Audit Risk Model
Analyticalprocedures
(AP)
Tests ofdetails ofbalances(TDP)
Sufficientcompetentevidence
per GASS
+ =
AARIR × CR
= PDRAuditRisk
Model
Typesof Audit
Tests
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Role of all Audit Tests in the Sales and Collection Cycle
SalesAccounts
ReceivableCash inBank
Salestransactions
Cash receiptstransactions
Endingbalance
Endingbalance
TOC + STOT + AP + TDB= Sufficient competent evidence per GAAS
Audited byTOC, STOT, and AP
Audited by AP and TDB
Audited byTOC, STOT, and AP
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Learning Objective 2
Select the appropriate
types of audit tests.
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Relationship BetweenTypes of Tests and Evidence
Type of Test
Procedures for internal controlTests of controlsSubstantive tests of transactionsAnalytical proceduresTests of details of balances
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Hubungan antara Jenis – Jenis Pengujian dan Bukti
Type of Test
Procedures for internal controlTests of controlsSubstantive tests of transactionsAnalytical proceduresTests of details of balances
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Type of Evidence
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Audit Assurance at Different Levels of Internal Control Effectiveness
Acceptableassurance
Noassurance
INTERNAL CONTROL EFFECTIVENESSWeak control Strong control
Reliance on controls: C3 – None, C2 – Some, C1 – Maximum
Audit assurancefrom control riskassessment andtests of control
Auditassurancefromsubstantivetests
A C B
C3
C2
C1
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Learning Objective 3
Understand how information
technology affects audit testing.
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Impact of Information Technology on Audit Testing
SAS 80 (AU 326) and SAS 94 (AU 319)provide guidance for auditors of entities
that transmit, process, maintain, or accesssignificant information electronically.
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Impact of Information Technology on Audit Testing
Computer assisted audit techniques may beused to test automated controls or data.
Reports produced by IT may be used to testthe effectiveness of IT general controls.
Program changecontrols
Accesscontrols
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Learning Objective 4
Understand the concept of evidence
mix and how it should be varied
in different circumstances.
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Variations in Evidence Mix
Procedures to Obtainan Understandingof Internal Control
Testsof
Controls
Audit 1 E E
Audit 2 M M
Audit 3 M N
Audit 4 M M
Amount of testing: Extensive, Medium, Small, None
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Variations in Evidence Mix
SubstantiveTests of
TransactionsAnalyticalProcedures
Tests ofDetails ofBalances
Audit 1 S E S
Audit 2 M E M
Audit 3 E M E
Audit 4 E E E
Amount of testing: Extensive, Medium, Small, None
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Learning Objective 5
Design an audit program.
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Program Audit
Part 1:Tests of controls and substantive
tests of transactions
Part 2:Analytical procedures
Part 3:Tests of details and balances
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Audit Procedures
1. Apply the transaction-related audit objectivesto the class of transactions being tested.
2. Identify key controls that should reducecontrol risk for each audit objective.
3. Develop appropriate tests of controls.
4. Design substantive tests of transactions.
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Methodology for Designing Controls and Substantive Tests
Perform proceduresto understand
internal control.
Assess control risk.
Evaluate cost-benefitof testing controls.
Design tests of controlsand substantive tests
of transactions to meettransaction-relatedaudit objectives.
Audit proceduresSample size
Items to selectTiming
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Four-Step Approach to Designing Control and
Substantive Tests
Apply transaction-related audit objectives
to a class of transactions(Step 1).
Identify key controlsand make an assessment
of control risk(Step 2).
Design tests ofcontrols (Step 3).
Design substantive testsof transactions (Step 4).
Audit procedures Sample size Items to select Timing
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Methodology for Designing Tests of
Balances – Accounts Receivable
Identify client business risksaffecting accounts receivable.
Set tolerable misstatementand assess inherent riskfor accounts receivable.
Assess control risk for salesand collection cycle.
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Methodology for Designing Tests of
Balances – Accounts Receivable
Design and perform tests ofcontrols and substantive testsof transactions for sales and
collection cycle.
Design and perform analyticalprocedures for accounts
receivable balance.
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Methodology for Designing Tests of
Balances – Accounts Receivable
Design tests of details ofaccounts receivable balance
to satisfy balance-relatedaudit objectives.
Audit proceduresSample size
Items to selectTiming
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Approach to Designing Tests of Details of Balances
Apply transaction-related audit
objectives to a classof transactions.
Identify key controlsand make a preliminary
assessmentof control risk.
Design tests ofcontrols.
Design substantive testsof transactions.
Audit procedures Sample size Items to select Timing
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Approach to Designing Tests of Details of Balances
Design testsof controls.
Designsubstantive
tests oftransactions.
Apply balance-related auditobjectives to an account balance.
Design tests of details of balances.
Audit proceduresSample size
Items to selectTiming
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Approach to Designing Tests of Details of Balances
Apply balance-related audit
objectives to anaccount balance.
Design testsof details of
balances.
Decide tolerablemisstatement.
Make preliminaryjudgment about
materiality.
Design analyticalprocedures.
Decide acceptableaudit risk.
Assess inherent risk.
Assess clientbusiness risk.
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Learning Objective 6
Compare and contrast
transaction-related audit
objectives and balance-
related audit objectives.
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Relationship of Transaction- toBalance-Related Audit Objectives
Transaction-Related Balance-Related Nature ofAudit Objective Audit Objective Relationship
Existence Existence or Directcompleteness
Completeness Completeness or Directexistence
Accuracy Accuracy Direct
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Relationship of Transaction- toBalance-Related Audit Objectives
Transaction-Related Balance-Related Nature ofAudit Objective Audit Objective Relationship
Classification Classification Direct
Timing Cutoff Direct
Posting and Detail tie-in Directsummarization
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Relationship of Transaction- toBalance-Related Audit Objectives
Transaction-Related Balance-Related Nature ofAudit Objective Audit Objective Relationship
Realizable value None
Rights and Noneobligations
Presentation and Nonedisclosure
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Learning Objective 7
Integrate the four phases
of the audit process.
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Summary of theAudit Process
Phase I
Phase II
Phase III
Phase IV
Plan and designan audit approach.
Perform tests ofcontrols and
substantive testsof transactions.
Perform analyticalprocedures andtests of detailsof balances.
Complete theaudit and issuean audit report.
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Summary of the Audit ProcessPhase I
Accept client and perform initial planning.Understand the client’s business and industry.Assess client’s business risk.Perform preliminary analytical procedures.
Set materiality and assess acceptable audit risk and inherent risk.
Understand internal control and assess control risk.Develop overall audit plan and audit program.
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Summary of the Audit ProcessPhase II
Perform tests of controls.
Perform substantive tests of transactions.
Assess likelihood of misstatements in financial statements.
Plan to reduce assessedlevel of control risk?
Yes
No
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Summary of the Audit ProcessPhase III
Perform analytical procedures.
Perform tests of key items.
Perform additional tests of details of balances.
Low Medium High orunknown
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Summary of the Audit ProcessPhase IV
Review for contingent liabilities.
Review for subsequent events.
Accumulate final evidence.
Evaluate results.
Issue audit report.
Communicate with auditcommittee and management.
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