- 6 Marks
AA – Nov 2020 – L2 – Q2a – Audit and Assurance Risk Environment
Discuss procedures to obtain understanding of an entity for a first-time audit.
Question
ISA 315: Identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement through understanding the entity and its environment requires auditors to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, through obtaining an understanding of the entity and its environment, including internal controls, in order to be able to design and perform further audit procedures.
Required:
Discuss FOUR (4) procedures that should be carried out to obtain an understanding of an entity in the conduct of a first-time audit.
(6 marks)
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- Tags: Audit Procedures, Entity Environment, Internal Controls, ISA 315, Risk Assessment
- Level: Level 2
- Topic: Audit and Assurance Evidence
- Series: MAY 2016
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