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Chap – 1 : Nature of Auditing INTRODUCTION •‘AUDITING’ → Derived from Latin word → “ Audire” = To hear

DEFINITION: As per General Guidelines on Internal Auditing issued by ICAI, Auditing is defined as, ► a systematic and independent examination of data, statements, records, operations and performances (financial or otherwise) of an enterprise ► for a stated purpose. ► In any auditing situation, the auditor -perceives and recognizes the propositions before him for examination, -collects evidence, -evaluates the same and -on this basis formulates his judgment which is communicated through his audit report.

Aspects of audit 1. Information conveyed by the statements is CLEAR and UNAMBIGUOUS. 2. Financial statements (hereafter referred as FS) are in CONFORMITY with AS. 3. FS present TRUE and FAIR view of operational results. 4. None of the entries in books of entries are omitted. 5. The entries in books are adequately ed by evidence. 6. The s have been drawn up with reference to entries in the books. CUTE – CLEAR+ CONFORMITY+ TRUE and FAIR+ Evidence.

THE AUDITOR 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

The person conducting audit is known as the auditor; he makes a report to the person appointing him in the form of an opinion on financial statements after due examination of ing records and statements. Audit has to be conducted by a person having good knowledge of auditing & ing concepts. 6. In India, as per Companies Act, 2013 only Chartered ants can conduct audit of companies.

FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF AUDITOR: S.NO

INTERNAL AUDITOR

EXTERNAL AUDITOR

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They are company employees.

They work for an outside audit firm.

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They will examine issues related They examine the financial records to company business and issue an opinion regarding the practices and risks. financial statements of the company

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Scope of work – Is determined by MANAGEMENT

.Scope of work – Is determined by the STATUTE.

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NOT INDEPENDENT with regard to management of the organization.

INDEPENDENT of the management of the organization.

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They may or may not be qualified professionals.

Only qualified professionals are eligible to conduct External Audit.

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Appointed by – MANAGEMENT. Appointed by – OWNERS (SHARE HOLDERS).

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They provide advice and other They are constrained from consulting assistance to ing an audit client too employees. closely

QUALITIES OF AN AUDITOR: ► As per SA 200: — Integrity : Auditor should be straight forward, honest & sincere in performing his duties. — Objectivity : He should be fair & unbiased in his approach. — Independence: He should maintain an impartial attitude and be free of any interest. His judgment should not be affected by the wishes or directions of another person. TEMPLATE DESIGN © 2008

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— Professional judgment: He should apply relevant training, knowledge & experience in making decisions. — Professional skepticism: He should have questioning mind and be alert to conditions indicating doubts. ► He should have a good knowledge of: — The general principles of law (Contracts Act, Partnership Act, etc.) — The Nature of clients business — General economic trends and scenario — Specific regulations & provisions (Companies Act, Trust Act, etc.) — ing & auditing concepts (AS, SAs, Principles, etc.) — Data Processing i.e. computers ► He should continuously update his knowledge. ► He should have adequate practical experience under proper supervision.

OBJECTIVES OF AUDIT: PRIMARY OBJECTIVE - EXPRESSION OF OPINION (1) The objective of an audit of financial statements is to enable an auditor to express an opinion on such financial statements. His opinion helps determination of true and fair view of the financial position and operating results of an enterprise. (2) He should obtain reasonable assurance about whether financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement. Auditor’s opinion is not an absolute assurance due to inherent limitations of audit. (3) The auditor should review and assess the conclusions drawn from audit evidences and on this basis form an overall conclusion as to whether: (a) the financial information has been prepared using acceptable ing policies, which have been consistently applied; (b) the financial information complies with relevant regulations and statutory requirements; (c) there is adequate disclosure of all material matters relevant to the proper presentation of the financial information, subject to statutory requirements, where applicable. (4) The audit report should contain a clear written expression of opinion on the financial information.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVE - DETECTION OF FRAUD & ERRORS (1) The auditor has to see that what the statements of convey is true and not misleading and such errors & frauds do not exist as to distort what the s really should convey. (2) If an auditor has a suspicion of existence of any fraud then he must extend his audit procedures to clear the doubts. His duty is to detect a fraud not to prevent it. (3) An auditor is not bound to be a detective or to approach his work with suspicion. He is a watch dog, but not a bloodhound. Any undetected fraud in s, which can’t be observed in normal course of examination of s, will not be construed as failure of audit, provided the auditor was not negligent in the carrying out his normal work. Re-Kingston Cotton Mills Co. (4) The ultimate responsibility for control over Frauds & errors is of the management. So, management should install controls to ensure compilation of reliable statements of .

ERRORS

Procedural Errors. 1.An ing system includes both records and procedures. 2. Any breakdown in the laid down procedures may result in an error. 3.Errors which occur in the implementation of the procedures may be termed as procedural errors. 4.This type of error cannot be located by any rigorous examination of the books of . Eg:It is the normal procedure that goods when received should be inspected for quality by the inspection department staff. If the storekeeper carried out this function it is indeed risky. Similarly, if the procedure requires that the timber godown should have been given periodical insecticide treatment and management has ignored that, a great loss may be caused to the timber by white ants.

Frauds As per SA 240 “The Auditor’s Responsibility to Consider Fraud and Error in an Audit of Financial Statements”, Fraud is:  an intentional act by one or more individuals among management, those charged with governance, employees or third parties,  involving the use of deception  to obtain an unjust or illegal advantage. Fraud involving one or more of management or those charged with governance is referred to as ‘management fraud’; fraud involving only employees of the entity is referred to as ‘employee fraud’. Risk of management fraud being undetected is higher than risk of employee fraud being undetected. As per SA 240, frauds can occur in two types: (1) Fraudulent Financial Reporting It involves intentional misstatements in financial statements with an intention to deceive and conceal truth, by way of alteration of ing records or documents, omission of transactions or information or misapplication of ing principles (2) Misappropriation of Assets It involves theft of an entity’s assets accompanied by falsification of records to conceal the fact.