Beruflich Dokumente
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Auditing
Assurance
Services(M)
Semester 1 2019
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Auditing Standards Code of Conduct: APES 110
ASA 102 Compliance with Ethical Requirements when
Performing Audits, Reviews and Other Assurance ■ APES 110.210 Professional Appointment
Engagements ■ APES 110.210.1.
■ Consider any threats to fundamental principles
■ APES 110.210.6 and 7
■ ASA 102.4 Objective
■ Application of due care
The objective of the auditor…is to comply with
■ APES 110.210.9
relevant ethical requirements, including those ■ Changes in professional appointment
pertaining to independence, relating to audits,
reviews and other assurance engagements. ■ APES 110.290 Auditor Independence
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Evaluate integrity of management Assess Compliance with ethical
ASA220.12 and A8 requirements including
auditor independence
■ Management integrity impacts on the way the ASA102; ASA 220.9 and 11 APES110;
company is conducted.
■ ASA 102 Comply with ethical requirements
■ Significant influence on internal control ■ ASA 220.9 Comply with ethical requirements
■ Lack of management integrity can lead to ■ ASA 220.11 Comply with independence
company insolvency. requirements
■ APES110 S290 Deals with auditor independence
■ Impacts on the auditor
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Evaluate existing client on an Client Acceptance and Continuance
ongoing basis
ASA210.13 and A28 ■ Key sources of information:
■ Requirement to take into account new ■ Colleagues within the audit firm
information as the auditor becomes aware of it
■ Professional service providers
■ Generally an annual review ■ Databases
■ Media
■ Companies change, for example:
■ Regulatory agencies
■ Directors and /or senior management
■ Predecessor auditor
■ Strategies
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