Audit Evidence Flashcards

(7 cards)

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what is audit evidence?

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It’s all the information the auditor uses to draw conclusions and support their audit opinion

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what must the audit evidence be?

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  • sufficient: enough quantity
  • appropriate: quality, must be relevant and reliable
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3
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what are the types of audit procedures?

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  • analytical procedures
  • enquiry and confirmation
  • inspection
  • observation
  • recalcUlation and reperformance
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4
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what does audit sampling mean?

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means the auditor selects a portion of the population to test and draw conclusions

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what are the types of sampling techniques?

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  • random
  • systematic
  • haphazard
  • monetary unit
  • block
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what does haphazard sampling mean?

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selecting items without a method

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what does monetary unit sampling mean?

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that larger value items have a higher chance of selection

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