ACCA Advanced Audit and Assurance (UK) notes

Audit & Assurance is a module for students studying Accounting and Finance. This document covers: Audit of the statement of financial position, Final work – problem areas, compliance testing, substantive testing, Relationship between Statement of Financial Position & Income Statement, Use of specialists ISA 620, Main areas where specialists are required, use of experts, Audit of the Statement of Financial Position – Non-Current Assets, Non-Current Assets – Internal Controls, Non-Current As...

Audit & Assurance is a module for students studying Accounting and Finance. This document covers: seminar questions and answers relating to Professional Ethics in the auditing profession which can be used for revision. It contains scenario-based questions. The questions in this document are the same questions as the notes in Seminar 5 but there is a degree of variation in the manner of answering the questions due to the sessions taught by different tutors.

Audit & Assurance is a module for students studying Accounting and Finance. This document covers: Definition of an external audit, True & Fair View, fair representation, external auditing, statutory external audit, non-statutory audits, assurance engagement, review engagement, external audit vs review engagement, levels of assurance, assurance engagement process, purpose of auditing, main audit objectives, secondary audit objectives, management's responsibilities, limitations of an audit, chron...

Audit & Assurance is a module for students studying Accounting and Finance. This document covers: audit regulation, Three sets of regulatory guidance, Example of national laws & guidance, how is an auditor regulated, IFAC, structure of IFAC, ISAs & IAPS, IAASB Pronouncements, Corporate Governance Code UK, Internal controls and risk management, audit committee, NEDs (Non-Executive Directors), audit committee objectives, audit committee functions, audit committee benefits.

Audit & Assurance is a module for students studying Accounting and Finance. This document covers: coursework guidance on completing the coursework for the module, auditor's liability, Auditor’s liability – statutory duties CA 2006 s.498 & 499, Caparo Industries PLC vs Dickman & Others (1989) – Proximity, Royal Bank of Scotland vs Bannerman Johnson Maclay & Others, Criminal Liability, limiting liability, The Audit Appointment Process, resignation of auditors, removal of auditors, Auditor ...

Audit & Assurance is a module for students studying Accounting and Finance. This document covers: Audit Risk, audit risk components, Inherent Risk – Entity Level, Inherent Risk – Account Balance, control risk, detection risk, Audit Risk – Formulae, indicators of low risk, general indicators of high risk, Substantive Procedures, materiality, Materiality – ISA 320(2) – Materiality in the context of the preparation of the financial statements, testing materiality, Testing (planning) mater...

Audit & Assurance is a module for students studying Accounting and Finance. This document covers: seminar questions and answers on Subsequent Events which can be used for revision.

Audit & Assurance is a module for students studying Accounting and Finance. This document covers: seminar questions and answers relating to Auditor’s Liability, Appointment, Resignation, Removal & Client Screening which can be used for revision. Includes a scenario-based question.

Audit & Assurance is a module for students studying Accounting and Finance. This document covers: coursework guidance, a recap/review of the lecture slides on Professional Ethics and Internal Audit.