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  This ISA deals with special considerations that apply to group audits, in particular those that involve component auditors. The requirements of this ISA include client acceptance and continuance, and establishing the overall group audit strategy and group audit plan. They also include understanding the component auditor; understanding the group, its components and their environments; determining materiality; and responding to assessed risks. Requirements relating to consolidation include evaluating the client’s consolidation process and designing and performing further audit procedures on that process. Other requirements include considering subsequent events, evaluating the sufficiency and appropriateness of audit evidence obtained, and outlining the information to be included in audit documentation.  

  ISA   570 deals with the auditor’s responsibilities in the audit of financial statements relating to going concern and the implications for the auditor’s report.  Its core requirements encompass :       risk assessment procedures and related activities,       evaluation of management’s assessment an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern,       additional audit procedures when events or conditions are identified that may cast significant doubt on the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern,       implications for the auditor’s report and       communication with those charged with governance.

  ISA  710 deals with the auditor’s responsibilities relating to comparative information in an audit of financial statements. Its core requirements encompass audit procedures for comparative information, audit reporting frameworks for corresponding figures and comparative financial statements.

  ISRE 2410 establishes standards and provides guidance on the auditor’s professional responsibilities when the auditor undertakes an engagement to review interim financial information of an audit client, and on the form and content of the report. The ISRE defines the following matters relating to: ·         Objective of an engagement to review interim financial information. ·         The process of agreeing the terms of the engagement. ·         Procedures for a review of interim financial information. ·         Evaluation of Misstatements. ·         Content of management representations. ·         Auditor’s responsibility for accompanying information. ·         Communication with those charged with governance. ·     ...

  ISA deals with the auditor’s responsibility to apply the concept of materiality in planning and performing an audit of financial statements. This ISA is effective for audits of financial statements for periods beginning on or after December 15, 2009.  ISA 320 defines the requirements relating to determining materiality and performance materiality when planning the audit, revision of materiality as the audit progresses, and including information about materiality in audit documentation.

  ISA 610 deals with the external auditor’s responsibilities if using the work of internal auditors. This ISA applies if the entity has an internal audit function. ISA 610 defines the requirements regarding: ·         Determining whether, in which areas, and to what extent the work of the internal audit function can be used; ·         Using the work of the internal audit function; ·         Determining whether, in which areas, and to what extent internal auditors can be used to provide direct assistance; ·         Using internal auditors to provide direct assistance; ·         Information that should be included in audit documentation.

  ISA 706 deals with additional communication in the auditor’s report when the auditor considers it necessary to: ·         Draw users’ attention to an important matter or matters presented or disclosed in the financial statements. ·         Draw users’ attention to any matter or matters other than those presented or disclosed in the financial statements that are relevant to users’ understanding of the audit, the auditor’s responsibilities or the auditor’s report. https://www.iaasb.org/

 The ISA deals with the auditor’s responsibility to issue an appropriate report in circumstances when the auditor concludes that a modification to the auditor’s opinion on the financial statements is necessary. This ISA is effective for audits of financial statements for periods ending on or after December 15, 2016. ISA 705 defines requirements relating to circumstances when a modification to the auditor’s opinion is needed, determining the type of modification to the auditor’s opinion, form and content of the auditor’s report and communication with those charged with governance when the opinion is modified. https://www.iaasb.org/

 ISA 720 is effective for audits of financial statements for periods ending on or after December 15, 2016. The ISA deals with the auditor’s responsibilities relating to other information, whether financial or non-financial information (other than financial statements and the auditor’s report), included in an entity’s annual report. The objective of the auditor is to consider whether there is a material inconsistency between the other information and the financial statements. ISA 720 defines requirements regarding obtaining the other Information, reading, and considering the other information, responding when a material Inconsistency or material misstatements exist, reporting and documentation. https://www.iaasb.org/

 ISA 560 deals with the auditor’s responsibilities relating to subsequent events in an audit of financial statements. This ISA is effective for audits of financial statements for periods beginning on or after December 15, 2009. The standard defines key time periods and auditor`s responsibilities regarding subsequent events, that affect the financial statements. ISA 560 outlines three time periods: Period 1 - Events occurring between the date of the financial statements and the date of the auditor’s report. Period 2 - Facts which become known to the auditor after the date of the auditor’s report but before the date the financial statements are issued. Period 3 - Facts which become known to the auditor after the financial statements have been issued. https://www.iaasb.org/  

 The ISA deals with the auditor’s responsibilities relating to the work of an individual or organization in a field of expertise other than accounting or auditing when that work is used in obtaining sufficient appropriate audit evidence. This ISA defines requirements regrading determination the need for an auditor’s expert, nature, timing and extent of audit procedures, the competence, capabilities and objectivity of the auditor’s expert, agreement with the auditor’s expert, evaluation the adequacy of the auditor’s expert’s work, reference to the auditor’s expert in the auditor’s report. This ISA is effective for audits of financial statements for periods beginning on or after December 15,  2009.

 ISA 800 is written in the context of a complete set of financial statements prepared in accordance with a special purpose framework. The ISA describes requirements concerning the acceptance of the engagement, the planning and performance of that engagement and forming an opinion and reporting on the financial statements prepared in accordance with special purpose framework.  This ISA does not override the requirements of the other ISA (100–700 series). This ISA is effective for audits of financial statements for periods ending on or after December 15, 2016. https://www.iaasb.org/

The standard is effective for audits of financial statements for periods beginning on or after December 15, 2009 . ISA 580 deals with the auditor’s responsibility to obtain written representations from management and those charged with governance in an audit of financial statements. Written representation is  a written statement by management provided to the auditor to confirm certain matters or to support other audit evidence .  https://www. iaasb.org /

  ISA 700 is effective for audits of financial statements for periods ending on or after December 15, 2016 ISA 700 deals with the auditor’s responsibility to form an opinion on the financial statements and the form and content of the auditor’s report issued as a result of an audit of financial statements. This ISA applies to an audit of a complete set of general purpose financial statements. ISA 700 gives the definition of unmodified audit opinion . https://www.iaasb.org/

ISA 701 is effective for audits of financial statements for periods ending on or after December 15, 2016. This ISA applies to audits of complete sets of general-purpose financial statements of listed entities and circumstances when the auditor decides to communicate key audit matters in the auditor’s report . This standard also applies when the auditor is required by law or regulation to communicate key audit matters in the auditor’s report. The standard deals with the auditor’s responsibility to communicate key audit matters in the auditor’s report. It is intended to consider both the auditor's judgment regarding what should be reported in the auditor's report and the form and content of such a report. https://www.iaasb.org/

  ISA 550 deals with the auditor’s responsibilities relating to related party relationships and transactions in an audit of financial statements . The objectives of the auditor are to obtain an understanding of related party relationships and transactions to recognize fraud risk factors and conclude, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether the financial statements are affected by those relationships and transactions. This standard requires auditors to perform audit procedures to assess whether relationships, transactions, or balances with related parties are properly accounted for or disclosed in accordance with the requirements of applicable financial reporting principle s.  https://www.iaasb.org/

  Interim financial report means a financial report containing either a complete set of financial statements or a set of condensed financial statements for an interim period. Governments, securities regulators , stock exchanges, and accountancy bodies often require entities whose debt or equity securities are publicly traded to publish interim financial reports. A review, in contrast to an audit , is not designed to obtain reasonable assurance that the interim financial information is free from material misstatement . The auditor’s conclusion is based on the auditor obtaining limited assurance that the interim financial information is free from material misstatement. A review consists of making inquiries and applying analytical and other review procedures . The objective of an engagement to review interim financial information is to enable the auditor to express a conclusion whether, on the basis of the review, anything has come to the auditor’s attention that causes the aud...

  Inventories are assets: (a) held for sale in the ordinary course of business. (b) in the process of production for such sale; or (c) in the form of materials or supplies to be consumed in the production process or in the rendering of services. Inventory is a material item in the statement of financial position of some companies.   Auditors use assertions to consider the different types of potential misstatements that may occur when identifying, assessing and responding to the risks of material misstatements in the financial statements. When auditing inventory auditors focus on obtaining evidence about the following assertions: ·  Existence —inventory really exists and is in proper conditions.  Audit evidence for Inventory ·  Rights —the company holds or controls the rights to inventory. ·  Completeness —inventory that should have been recorded has been recorded, and all related disclosures that should have been included in the financial s...

  The item “ Property, Plant and Equipment ” is often material in the company’s statement of financial position . Revaluation relates to assertions about account balances, and related disclosures, at the period end such as accuracy, valuation and allocation . Why do auditors use assertions? When auditing revalued PP&E auditors may perform the following audit procedures : 1. Considering reasonableness of valuation , reviewing: · The competence, capabilities and objectivity of the expert. · Scope of work . · Methods, assumptions and data used. What is the management`s expert and how does the auditor use the management`s expert work? 2. Checking the valuations are regularly updated . 3. Verifying amounts in the financial statements with the valuer’s report . 4. Confirming the entire class of property, plant and equipment to which that asset belongs is revalued. 5. Reperforming calculation of revaluation surplus . 6. Checking the accounting for the rise or f...