No one would like to be on a sticky wicket or get caught off guard when delivering a presentation — and the stakes are high when you have to conduct the presentation in front of the Audit Committee. Audit Committee…
Impact of Covid 19 on Audit of Financial Statements and Audit Report
Effects on auditing financial statements Standard on Auditing are required to be complied in full even in the present time of pressure under changed timelines. Auditors should carefully assess the situation and prepare appropriate responses to the challenges that Coronavirus…
Information Technology Audit
IT audit deals with review and evaluation of information processing systems, related- non automated process and an interface between them. It involves gathering information and planning and secondly, understanding of existing internal controls. As in today’s era organizations are moving…
Points to consider before accepting the Audit
Before accepting a new client, a chartered accountant firm in practice shall determine whether the acceptance would create any threats to compliance with the fundamental principles. This means that when accepting to take on a new client, the proper investigation…
External Confirmations
As per Standard of Auditing 505 issued by ICAI,“External Confirmations” are defined asthe audit evidence obtained as a direct written response to the auditor from a third party in paper form or by electronic or other medium. External Confirmation can…
REVENUE PROCESS AUDIT
The sales and collections cycle in a business refers to the set of processes that begin when a customer purchases goods or services and ends when business receives payment in full. As part of the year-end audit of your financial…
Inventory Process Audit
Receipt of Material & Quality Checks Review of the gate entry for the incoming material in the inward gate register. Ensure that the weighment / Counting of the incoming material is made properly and correctly at the receiving section. Verify…
How Auditors Can Test Inventory in the Coronavirus Times
As per SA 501 “Audit Evidence – Specific Consideration for Selected Items”auditor is required to conduct Physical Inventory at least once a year. Due to coronavirus pandemic auditors could not attend Physical Inventory at the year end thus posing a…
COVID-19 Impact on Financial Statements
The impacts of the outbreak on financial statements will depend on facts and circumstances, including the degree to which a business operation is exposed, and the sensitivity of amounts recorded in the financial statements to the volatility of economic conditions. This…
Materiality
Due to practical limitations, any auditor cannot carry out the examination of all the transactions and balances, so materiality ensures covering the transactions significant enough to influence the decisions of the users of the financial statements. Also, materiality is an…