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5. Outline different audit opinions b3 b3 b3
An auditor can issue an unmodified opinion, also known as a cleanreport, or an u
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stateme nts are relevant, reliable, comparable, understandable,and true and fair. It is th
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the auditor must maintain professional scepticism and utilize professionaljudgement and
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d ue care.
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The firms that provide assurance services include the Big-
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th e assurance process.
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b3 ction Reference: 1.2 Demand for audit and assurance services
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CHAPTER LEARNING OBJECTIVES b3 b3
1. Define an assurance engagement. b3 b3 b3
An assurance engagement involves an assurance provider arriving atan opinion about s
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nt audit i s one type of assuranceengagement. This engagement involves an auditor ar
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riving at an opinionabout the fair presentation of the financial statements. The au
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ditreport is addres sed to the shareholders of the company being audited,but othe
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r users may read the fina ncial statements. Learning aboutauditing and assurance req
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uires an understanding of au diting andassurance terminology, including terms such as
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audit risk, materiality,internal c ontrols, listed entity, and assertions.
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2. Explain why there is a demand for audit and assurance services.
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Financial statement users include investors (shareholders), suppliers,customers, lenders,
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, theirincentivescompeting with those of the entity‘s managers, and their needfor reliable
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b 3 aud it and assurance services are agencytheory, the information hypothesis, and
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3 the insuran ce hypothesis.
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3. Differentiate between types of assurance services. b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
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di ts, comprehensive audits, internal audits,and assurance on corporate social responsibi
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lity (CSR) disclosures.
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4. Explain the different levels of assurance. b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
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5. Outline different audit opinions b3 b3 b3
An auditor can issue an unmodified opinion, also known as a cleanreport, or an u
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nmodifi ed opinion with an emphasis of matter paragraph.Alternatively, a modified o
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pinion may b e issued as a qualified, anadverse, or a disclaimer of opinion.
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ss t he different firms that provide assurance services.
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It is the responsibility of a company‘s governing body to ensure thatits financial
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stateme nts are relevant, reliable, comparable, understandable,and true and fair. It is th
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ancial statements. I n doing,so 1-
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the auditor must maintain professional scepticism and utilize professionaljudgement and
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d ue care.
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The firms that provide assurance services include the Big-
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th e assurance process.
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b3 ction Reference: 1.2 Demand for audit and assurance services
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Learning Objective: Explain why there is a demand for audit and assurance services. Se
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b3 ction Reference: 1.2 Demand for audit and assurance services
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ent ity under review has followed the rules, policies, procedures, laws and regulati
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ons with which they must conform
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Learning Objective: Differentiate between types of assurance services. Se c
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