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Sources of information?

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prior year FS info
Company websites
accounting system
Review board
Management accounts

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Quality managment?

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briefing - informed of responsibilities, objectives of work
tracking progress audit to ensure work compelted on time
competence of team - significnat matters dealt with
Review of work - senior required standard
documentation - work performed provides basis for opinion

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Revision of engagement letter main reasons?

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misunderstands scope audit
size of business
senior management
legal requirements - contract out of date

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Preconditions for audit characteristics?

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FR framework is acceptable, assess nature entity
Preparation FSs applicable framework
design and implemetnation internal controls free MM
access all info relevant audit

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Prevention and Detection of Fraud

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identify ROMM due fraud
Reasonable assurance - controls are good at preventing errors
Gather evideicne related to fraud
Discuss with teams to ensur they know what they’re resposnible for

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Professional scepticism?

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ISA 200 - questioning mind, alert conditions
Risk of overstatement understateemnt
management bias as judgement involved
weak controls

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Audit planning benefits?

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attention important areas
resolve problems timely
direction supervision engagement team
assistance coordination work experts

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New audit client?

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Contact previous auditors - Assess whether any ethical or professional reasons why firm should not accept appointment
Management lack integrity - greater risk of fraud and intimidation
Pre-conditions (FSs, internal controls, info reelvant audit)
Independence and objectivity - any threats to independence and objectivity can’t be reduced via safeguards
Resources available - adequate resources with suitably experienced staff

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Supervision and review key characteristics

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track progress
competency time
review work - review work done by assistants is done with accordance professional standards
significant matters - raised partner attention, conclusions amended

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Analytical procedures?

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Analytical procedures stages
planning - risk assessment help auditor understand entity
final audit - sufficient appropriate evidence. Tests of detail or substantive procedures
review stage - consistent understanding entity

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Audit strategy documents?

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Main characteristics - Prepared in accordance with financial reporting framework
Reporting objectives, timing and nature - audit timetable interim and final
Significant factors affecting audit - Materiality of audit
Preliminary engagement activities - Design and implementation internal controls
Nature, timing and extent of resources - human and technological resources

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Audit risk components?

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inappropriate opinion
areas ROMM detection
assertion transaction material
inherent - before controls
control - entity’s controls
detection - auditor mistake

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Conflict of interest?

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Communciate clear guidelines for members of each engagement team on issues of security and confidentiality
Use confidentiality agreements signed by employees and partners
Advise one or both clients to seek additional independent advice
Implement procedures to prevent access to information

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Review engagement?

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alternative audit and involves practicioner revoiewing financial data
practicioner gathers evideince satisfied subject matter
negative assurance - nothing comes to attention that subject matter contains MM

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Laws and regulations?

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audit procedures identify non-compliance
aware of non-compliance obtain understanding of act and effect on FSs
must report non-compliance TCWG

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Deficiencies internal control (external auditor)

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likelihood deficiencies MM in the future
suspectibility fraud related asset/liability
importance controls FR process
How defiency links to other deficneices

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Control activities?

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Segragation
Authorisation
Reconciliations
Verifications
Physical logical controls

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Components of internal control?

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Control environment - management’s awareness of responsibilities, TCWG independence from management
risk assessment - identifying risk, significance and likelihood
monitor system of IC - effectiveness internal controls, remedial actions
information system - records and process transactions relevant FSs
Control activities - reconciliation

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Limitations of control?

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human error
ineffective controls
collusion of staff
management override

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Narrative notes?

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written description
time-consuming
missing
simple to record
understand complex

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ICQ?

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list of questions transaction cycle
overstated particular answer
unusual controls excluded
quick prepare recording
drafted throughly all controls

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Flowcharts?

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diagrammatic internal system, Sequence of events
easy to view diagram - entire system represented
standard symbols identify missing controls

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Report to management?

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board of director’s address
deficiencies internal control during the audit
only addresses deficiencies identified during audit
only use for management
sign off - audit firm

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Importance communication TCWG?

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TCWG understand matters related to audit working relationship
Helps auditor in obtaining information from TCWG relevant to audit
Helps TCWG fulfil responsibiltities over financial reporting process

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Internal/external auditors?
objective reporting scope of work availability of report relationship company
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Assignment Internal Audit department?
review financial controls - purchasing process and payroll cycle Regulatory compliance - subject large number laws and regulations IT systems reviews - complex computer systems cash controls - lots of cash payments Fraud investigations prevent/detect fraud
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Engagement letter characteristics?
objective and scope responsibilities auditor responsibilities manage framework preparation FSs expectation provide written representations
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PY System Notes?
System notes - system covers all stages Review audit file - weaknesses in system prior year report - recommendations made in weak area Interview client staff - determine if system controls have changes
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Control activities?
Segragation of duties Verifications Authorisation Physical controls Reconciliations
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Obtain understanding of internal control?
greater ROMM FSs if control system weak Not effective substantive reliance placed less
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Impact on auditor's opinion?
Discussion Materiality (2 marks) Type of modification Impact on auditor's report - (basis for opinion explains misstatement and effect on FSs)
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Matters communciated TCWG
Explain planned audit timetable Key risks identified planning Significant accounting adjustments Frauds communicated
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Automation advantages?
large volume test data to test program controls reduce human error
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Automation disadvantages?
setup costs team training documentation - devise appropriate procedures
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Need for internal audit?
Complexity activities Number of employees Assurance by management Corporate governance
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Key audit matters?
Areas higher assessed ROMM Singificant auditor judgement relating to areas in FSs which were related to significant management judgment Effect on audit of significant events which occured in the period WHAT THE ISSUE IS - describe issue WHY THE ISSUE IS A KAM - refer to intro on KAM HOW ISSUE WAS ADDRESSED - audit procedures
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Reliability of audit evidence?
independent sources by auditor documentary not verbal Original not photocopies
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Working papers?
name of client auditng paper year-end date of paper subject - area being audited reviewer - who reviewed working paper
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Lack of written representation?
lack of letter - evidence disclaimer of opinion basis of disclaimerog opinion auditor was engaged to perform the letter
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Outsourcing internal audit?
Staffing Skills and experience Flexibility Existing IA department Confidentiality Loss of in-house skills
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Interim audit?
Carry procedures difficult Risk assessment tests of controls Substantive testing books No stat
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Final audit?
Express opinion third party adjustment FSs Analytical procedures Subsequent events Stat
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IAS 37?
Explain issue Materiality and explain IAS 37 criteria What opinion issued Basis of opinion
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Subsequent events?
Explain issue Whether it occured during year or afterwards Calculate materiality - appropriate treatment List audit procedures
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Written representations
TCWG believe they have fulfilled their responsibility for preparation of FSs Needed to support audit evidence relevant to FSs. May be necessary for judgmental areas Confirm management have communicated all internal control deficiencies they are aware of
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Audit risk opening sentence?
Assertion about a class of transaction, account balance to a misstatement that could be material, whether individual or when aggregated to other misstatements
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How should reviewing the work of assistants be assessed?
In accordance with professional standards
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Significant matters should be raised to who in supervision and review?
Partner attention
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Why contact auditors for when auditing a new audit client?
Assess whether any ethical or professional reasons why firm should not accept appointment
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When threats to independence can't be reduced for an audit engagement?
Must resign from the engagement
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What must auditors consider when assessing materiality?
Whether the number of errors when aggregated can cause a misstatement
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Why use risk assessment procedures for analytical procedures?
To obtain an understanding of the entity and assess the ROMM
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What does audit strategy docuemnt define?
Financial information audited has been prepared to financial reporting framework and there's an availabiltiy of key personnel
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Who should confidential agreements be made?
To employees and partners of the firm
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What must auditor do when they become aware of non-compliance with laws and regulations?
Must obtain an undertstanding of the circumstances it occurred and evalaute effect on FSs
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How should IA review fraud?
Review the controls in place to prevent/detect fraud
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Why should cash controls be used by IA?
If cash held is likely to be very significant
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What should be done if control system is effective?
Reliance can be pliaced on controls and substantive procedures are less required
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What if controls are not effective?
Substantive procedures should be relied on
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What is meant by outgoing auditor's response?
Prior to accepting an audit engagement, auditor required to contact previous auditors to ask for all information relevant to audit firm should or shouldn't accept engagement
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What is meant by management integrity?
Audit engagement partner has reason to beleive management lack integrity, there is a greater risk of fraud and intimidation
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Independence and objectivity?
Must consider whether any threats to independence and objectivity can't be reduced to low level via safeguards
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Resources available at the time of the audit?
Must have adequate resources for staff to carry out the audit
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Inherent risk?
Before consideration of any related controls
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Control risk?
WIll not be prevented, or detected and corrected on a timely basis by entity's itnernal control
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Detection risk?
Affected by sampling and non-sampling risks. Procedures by auditor won't detect misstatement
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When question relates to IAS 37?
Discuss issue Adequate vs inadequate disclosure
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Is financial statements can't be prepared on a going concern basis adjsuting or non-adjusting?
Always an adjusting event
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What is meant by control environment?
Management's awareness of responsibilities, TCWG independence from management
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What is meant by entity's risk assessment process?
Identifying risk, significance and likelihood
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What is meant by entity’s process to monitor the system of internal control?
Effectiveness internal controls, remedial actions
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What is meant by information system and communication?
Records and process transactions relevant FSs
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What is interim audit used for?
To carry out procedures that would be too difficult to perform at year-end due to time constraints
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What is final audit used for?
Express an audit opinion on FSs covering entire period being audited
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Activities performed in interim audit?
Inherent risk assessment and gaining understanding of entity Substantive testing Tests of control to ensure effective operation
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Activities performed in final audit?
Subsequent events review Agreeing FSs to accounting records Obtaining third party confirmations Obtaining written representations
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Objective of external audit?
Express an opinion on truth and fairness of FSs
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Objective of internal audit?
Improve company's operations by reviewing efficieicny and effectiveness of internal controls
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Reporting of external audit?
Reports to shareholders
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Reporting of internal audit?
Reports to management and TCWG
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Availability of report of external audit?
Publicly available
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Availability of report of internal audit?
Not publicly available
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Scope of work of external audit?
Verifying the truth and fairness of FSs
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Scope of work of internal audit?
Wide in scope and dependent on management's requirements
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Appointment and removal of external audit?
By shareholders of the company
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Appointment and removal of internal audit?
By audit committee or board of directors
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Relationship with company of external audit?
Must be independent of the company
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Relationship with company of internal audit?
May be employees or an outsourced function
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Example of financial/operational controls in IAD?
Purchasing process
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What are reconciliations?
Comparing two (or more) data elements and bringing them into agreement if differences are identified
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What are verifications?
Comparing two (or more) items with each other or with a policy and taking follow-up action if items do not match or are inconsistent with a policy
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What is meant by nature, timing and extent of resources in audit strategy?
Human, technological and intellectual resources assigned
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What is meant by preliminary engagement activities and knowledge from previous engagements characteristics?
Effectiveness of internal controls Volume of transactions, which determines whether it is more efficient for audit team to rely on internal controls
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What is meant by significant factors affecting the audit chracteristics?
Determination of materiality for the audit
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What is meant by reporting objectives, timing and nature of communication?
Audit timetable for reporting including interim and final Any discussions with management regarding reports issued
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What is meant by main characteristics of the engagement?
Financial information audited in framework Availability of key personnel
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Why shopuld TCWG be helped in overseeing the financial reporting process?
Reduces ROMM in FSs
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What must be ensured when TCWG are maintaining a working relationship with auditors?
Auditor's independence and objectivity
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What is occurrence?
The transactions and events that have been recorded have actually occurred and pertain to the entity
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What is completeness?
All transactions and events that should have been recorded have been recorded
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What is accuracy?
Amounts and other data relating to recorded transactions and events have been recorded appropriately
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What is cut-off?
Transactions and events have been recorded in the correct period
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What is classification?
Transactions and events have been recorded in proper accounts
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What is materiality?
Misstatements economic effect on users Quantitiative and qualitative Benchmarks - ultimately auditor's judgment
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What is performance materiality?
Aggregate of uncorrect and undetected misstatements exceeds materiality for FSs as whole
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Prior to accepting audit?
Issues which might arise threaten compliance with ACCA such as level of fees Consider whether they were competnent to perform work and appropriate resources Whether auditor knows client's directors, needs to consider reputation and integrity of directors Should have considered level of risk attached to audit of Percy and whether this was acceptable
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Work of an independent auditor?
Evaluate competence, capabilities including expertise and objectivity of a management expert Does valuer understand the accounting requirements of IAS 16 Should meet with expert and discuss with them the relevant expertise Assumptions used should be reviewed carefully
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System of internal control characteristics?
Reliability of financial reporting Effectiveness and efficiency of its operations Compliance with applicable laws and regulations

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