Audit Evidence This chapter deals with the types of evidence decisions auditors make‚ the evidence available to auditors‚ and the use of that evidence in performing audits. NATURE OF EVIDENCE • Evidence is any information used by the auditor to determine whether the information being audited is stated in accordance with the established criteria. • Evidence includes information that is highly persuasive‚ such as the auditor ’s count of marketable securities‚ and less persuasive information
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the quality and quantity of audit evidence to be obtained when auditing financial statements and the procedures for obtaining that audit evidence. Audit Evidence (AE) "Audit evidence" means the information obtained by the auditor which includes source documents and accounting records underlying the financial statements and corroborating1 information from other sources. The auditor should obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence to be able to draw reasonable
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Managerial Auditing Journal Emerald Article: Audit evidence: the US standards and landmark cases Rocco R. Vanasco‚ Clifford R. Skousen‚ Richard L. Jenson Article information: To cite this document: Rocco R. Vanasco‚ Clifford R. Skousen‚ Richard L. Jenson‚ (2001)‚"Audit evidence: the US standards and landmark cases"‚ Managerial Auditing Journal‚ Vol. 16 Iss: 4 pp. 207 - 214 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02686900110389151 Downloaded on: 30-04-2012 References: This
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Confirmation as Audit Evidence Introduction The confirmation in the auditing process is a technique for obtain and evaluate a communication from a third party in response to a request for information made by the auditor. The request of the information can be both written and oral communications. According to Aldhizer and Cashell (2006)‚ the auditor controls the initial mailing of confirmation requests to the client’s banks‚ debts of their customers and others. Prasad (2007) described‚ that the purpose
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Solutions for Chapter 8 Tools to Gather Audit Evidence Review Questions: 8-1. The three main tools the auditor might use in gathering and evaluating audit evidence are: Audit sampling Generalized Audit Software Analytical procedures 8-2. Non-sampling risk is the risk that the auditor makes an improper assessment of inherent and/or control risk or did not apply audit procedures carefully. It can be minimized through: (1) Good hiring‚ training and supervision practices; and (2)
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the Impact of Management Integrity on Audit Planning and Evidence Objective This research is done to assess the correlation between management integrity and RMM‚ audit planning and misstatement detection‚ which leads to analysis of the impact of management integrity information on audit conduct. Motivation Some cases of failures such as Enron and Sarbanes-Oxley have led public in general requiring auditors to be more careful in conducting their audit tasks‚ especially in terms of audited
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Week 3 assignment – Assertions and Audit evidence ACC 490 September 17‚ 2012 5-30 | (Assertions) In planning the audit of a client’s financial statements‚ an auditor identified the following issues that need audit attention. | 1. The allowance for doubtful accounts is fairly presented in amount. * Valuation or allocation assertion 2. All accounts payable owed as of the balance sheet date are included in the financial statements. * Existence or occurrence assertion
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AUDIT DELAY AND THE TIMELINESS OF CORPORATE REPORTING: MALAYSIAN EVIDENCE Raja Adzrin Raja Ahmad* Khairul Anuar Kamarudin* * Lecturers‚ MARA University of Technology‚ Malaysia ABSTRACT This paper investigates the determinants of audit delay in Malaysia. The sample comprises 100 companies listed in the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange during the period 1996-2000. Descriptive statistics indicate the audit delay to be more than 100 days for the five years under study with a minimum standard deviation of
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and audit objectives - Define management assertions and the related audit objectives - Describe management assertions related to class of transactions‚ balances and presentation and disclosures - List out and describe general transaction related audit objectives‚ balance related audit objectives and presentation and disclosure audit objectives - Understand specific audit objectives and how they are linked to general audit objectives and management assertions Topic 4 – Audit evidence and
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expectations for revenue accounts Recognize factors that lead to precise expectations of account balances Appreciate the degree of professional judgment involved in evaluating differences between expected and reported account balances Understand the audit planning implications of using analytical procedures as substantive tests of account balances Burlington Bees‚ an independent‚ minor league baseball team‚ competes in the North-west Coast League. The team finished in second place in 200X with
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