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Summary: Chapter 6 – Audit responsibilities and objecties
September 2, 2009
Objective of conducting an audit of Financial Statements
• To issue an opinion on the fairness with which the Financial Statements present, in all
material respects, financial position, results of operations, and cash flows in conformity with
GAAP.
Management’s responsibilities
• To adopt sound accounting policies, maintain adequate internal control, and make fair
representation in Financial Statements.
Auditor’s responsibilities\
• To plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance (level of certainty that auditor
obtained at the completion of the audit – although it is high, but auditor is not a guarantor of
the correctness) about whether Financial Statements are free of material misstatement (the
combined uncorrected errors and fraud would have changed the decision of reasonable
person using the statements), whether caused by error or fraud (error – unintentional
misstatement, fraud – intentional , can be employee or management fraud).
• Professional skepticism is an attitude that includes a questioning in mind and critical
assessment of audit evidence. To accomplish in providing reasonable assurance, auditor
must plan and perform with an attitude of professional skepticism in all aspects of the
engagement.
• Illegal acts (other than fraud) – direct effect on specific account balances in the financial
statements and indirect effect. The auditor should identify the effects (direct or indirect)on
the financial statements, including adequacy of disclosure.
Financial Statement cycles – to divide the financial statements into smaller segments
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• Cycle approach – to keep closely related types of transactions and account balances in
the same segment.
Setting audit objectives – the most efficient and effective way to cconduct auits is to obtain some
combination of assurance for each class of transactions and for the ending balance in the related
accounts.
Management assertion – directly related to GAAP, as they are part of the criteria that management
uses to record and disclose accounting information in financial statements. There are 3 categories of
assertions;
1. Assertion about classes of transactions and events for the period under audit.
• Occurrence
• Completeness
• Accuracy
• Classification
• Cutoff
2. Assertion about account balances at period end
• Existence
• Completeness
• Valuation and allocation
• Right and obligation
3. Assertion about presentation and disclosure
• Occurrence & right and obligation
• Completeness
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• Accuracy and valuation
• Classification and understandability
Transaction-related audit objectives (to link the 6 general transaction-related audit objectives to
management assertions for classes of transactions).
o Occurrence – recorded transactions exist.
o Completeness – exiting transactions are recorded.
o Accuracy
o recorded transactions are stated at the correct amounts.
o Posting and summarization – recorded transactions are properly included in
the master files and are correctly summarized.
o Classification – transactions included in the client’s journals are properly classified.
o Cutoff (timing) – transactions are recorded on the correct dates.
Balance-related audit objectives (to link the 8 general balance-related audit objectives to
management assertions for account balance).
• Existence – amount included exist
• Completeness – exiting amounts are included
• Valuation and allocation
• Accuracy – amount included are stated at the correct amounts
•
Classification – amounts included in the client’s listing are properly classified
• Cutoff – transactions near the balance sheet date are recorded in the proper
period
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• Detail tie-in – detail in the account balance agree with related master file
amounts
• Realize value- assets are included at the amounts estimated to be realized
• Right and obligation
Presentation and disclosure-related audit objectives – identical to management assertion for
presentation and disclosure.
Relationship between audit objectives and the accumulation of the audit evidence – audit must
obtain sufficient and appropriate audit evidence to support all management assertions in the
financial statements. This is done by accumulating evidence in support of some appropriate
combination of transaction-related audit objectives and balance-related audit objectives. Also, audit
must follow an audit process, which is well-defined methodology for organizing and audit to ensure
that the evidence gathered is both sufficient and appropriate and that all required audit objectives
are both specified and met.
Audit process (accumulate sufficient appropriate evidence and minimize the cost of accumulating
the evidence).
1. Plan & design an audit approach
a. Obtain an understanding of the entity and its environment
b. Understand internal control and asses control risk
c. Assess risk of material misstatement
2. Perform tests of controls and substantive tests of transactions
3. Perform analytical procedures and test of details of balance
4. Complete the audit and issue an audit report
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