Final

2014

ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD

(Department of Commerce)
ADVANCED AUDITING (8533)
CHECKLIST
SEMESTER: AUTUMN 2014

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Text Book (One)

Course Outline
Assignment No. 1, 2
Assignment Forms ( 2 sets )

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ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD

(Department of Commerce)
WARNING
1.

PLAGIARISM OR HIRING OF GHOST WRITER(S) FOR SOLVING

THE ASSIGNMENT(S) WILL DEBAR THE STUDENT FROM AWARD
OF DEGREE/CERTIFICATE, IF FOUND AT ANY STAGE.
2. SUBMITTING ASSIGNMENTS BORROWED OR STOLEN FROM
OTHER(S) AS ONES OWN WILL BE PENALIZED AS DEFINED IN
AIOU PLAGIARISM POLICY.
Course: Advanced Auditing (8533)
Semester: Autumn 2014
Level: M. Com
Total Marks: 100
Pass Marks: 50

ASSIGNMENT No. 1
(Units 14)
Note:
1.
You are required to solve all questions if you are unable to understand any
question of assignment, do seek help from your concerned tutor. But keep in
mind that tutors are not supposed to solve the assignment questions for you.
2.
Give the answer of each question with reference to international

standards on auditing (ISA), also mention the relevant ISA.

Q.1 Describe the term Operational Audit. What are the benefits of audit to an
organization?
(10)
Q. 2 Enlist the circumstances in which it may become necessary to revise the terms of
audit engagement for a recurring audit.
(10)
Q. 3 Differentiate between:
i.
Role of the statutory auditor and internal auditor.
ii.
Permanent audit working papers files and current audit files.

(20)

Q. 4 What are the responsibilities of an auditor in compliance with laws and

regulations in respect of audit of financial statements of an entity?
(15)
Q. 5 Fraudulent financial reporting usually involves management override of controls.
Describe some techniques that are used by management to override controls. (10)
Q. 6 Discuss the merits and demerits of written audit program containing the details of
the work to be performed.
(10)
Q. 7 What do you understand by Risk based auditing? State the factors behind the
increasing use of this approach.
(10)
Q. 8 List down the components of internal control and briefly describe each of them.

(15)

GUIDELINES FOR ASSIGNMENT # 1

The student should look upon the assignments as a test of knowledge, management skills,
and communication skills. When you write an assignment answer, you are indicating your
knowledge to the teacher:

Your level of understanding of the subject;

How clearly you think;
How well you can reflect on your knowledge & experience;
How well you can use your knowledge in solving problems, explaining situations,
and describing organizations and management;
How professional you are, and how much care and attention you give to what you
do.

To answer a question effectively, address the question directly, bring important related
issues into the discussion, refer to sources, and indicate how principles from the course
materials apply. The student must also be able to identify important problems and
implications arising from the answer.
For citing references, writing bibliographies, and formatting the assignment, APA format
should be followed.

ASSIGNMENT No. 2
Total Marks: 100

Pass Marks: 50

This assignment is a practical activity. You are required to prepare a report of about 1000
words on the topic allotted to you. The report is to be submitted to your teacher for
evaluation.
Select one of the following topics according to the last digit of your roll number. For
example, if your roll number is P-3427180 then you will select issue # 0 (the last digit): TOPICS:
0
Why audit? The auditing environment
1
Audit behaviour independent and ethics
2
Reporting an audit opinion
3
Audit risk and materiality
4
Inherent and internal control risk
5
Audit sampling
6
Substantive tests
7
Computer assisted audit techniques
8
Tests of control
9
Audit clearance procedures

The report should follow the following format:

1.
Title page
2.
Acknowledgements
3.
An abstract (one page summary of the paper)
4.
Table of contents
5.
Introduction to the issue (brief history & significance of issue assigned)
6.
Practical study of the organization (with respect to the issue)
7.
Data collection methods
8.
SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities & threats) relevant to the
issue assigned
9.
Conclusion (one page brief covering important aspects of your report)
10. Recommendations (specific recommendations relevant to issue assigned)
11. References (as per APA format)
12. Annexes (if any)
GUIDELINES FOR ASSIGNMENT # 2:

1.5 line spacing

Use headers and subheads throughout all sections

Organization of ideas

Writing skills (spelling, grammar, punctuation)

Professionalism (readability and general appearance)

Do more than repeat the text

Express a point of view and defend it.

WORKSHOPS
The workshop presentations provide students opportunity to express their communication
skills, knowledge & understanding of concepts learned during practical study assigned in
assignment # 2.
You should use transparencies and any other material for effective presentation. The
transparencies are not the presentation, but only a tool; the presentation is the
combination of the transparencies and your speech. Workshop presentation transparencies
should only be in typed format.
The transparencies should follow the following format:
1)
Title page
2)
An abstract (one page summary of the paper)
3)
Introduction to the issue (brief history & significance of issue assigned)
4)
Practical study of the organization (with respect to the issue)
5)
Data collection methods
6)
SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities & threats) relevant to the
issue assigned
7)
Conclusion (one page brief covering important aspects of your report)
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Recommendations (specific recommendations relevant to issue assigned)

GUIDELINES FOR PRESENTATION:

Make eye contact and react to the audience. Don't read from the transparencies or
from report, and don't look too much at the transparencies (occasional glances are
acceptable to help in recalling the topic to cover).

A 15-minute presentation can be practiced several times in advance, so do that until

you are confident enough. Some people also use a mirror when rehearsing as a
substitute for an audience.
WEIGHTAGE OF THEORY & PRACTICAL ASPECTS IN ASSIGNMENT # 2 &
WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS
Assignment # 2 & workshop presentations are evaluated on the basis of theory & its
applicability. The weightage of each aspect would be:
Theory:
60%
Applicability (practical study of the organization):
40%

NOTE:
Assignments and Presentation carry 300 Marks:
Assignment 01
Assignment 02
(Submission)
Assignment 02
(Presentation)

100 Marks
100 Marks
100 Marks

COURSE OUTLINE (8533)

UNIT 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNING AN AUDIT OF FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND TERMS OF AUDIT ENGAGEMENTS (ISA 200
&210)
A.
Overall Objectives of The Independent Auditor and The Conduct of an
Audit in Accordance with International Standards on Auditing
1.1 Introduction
1.1.1 Scope of this ISA
1.1.2 An Audit of Financial Statements
1.2 Overall Objectives of the Auditor
1.3 Definitions
1.4 Requirements
1.4.1 Ethical Requirements Relating to an Audit of Financial Statements
1.4.2 Professional Skepticism
1.4.3 Professional Judgment
1.4.4 Sufficient Appropriate Audit Evidence and Audit Risk
1.5 Conduct of an Audit in Accordance with ISAs

B.
1.6
1.7
1.8

Agreeing the Terms of Audit Engagements

Introduction
1.6.1 Scope of this ISA
1.6.2 Objective
Definitions
Requirements
1.8.1 Preconditions for an Audit
1.8.2 Agreement on Audit Engagement Terms
1.8.3 Recurring Audits
1.8.4 Acceptance of a Change in the Terms of the Audit Engagement
1.8.5 Additional Considerations in Engagement Acceptance

UNIT 2: DOCUMENTATION AND OBTAINING CONSIDERATION OF LAWS

AND REGULATIONS IN AN AUDIT (ISA 230 & 250)
A.
Audit Documentation
2.1 Introduction
2.1.1 Scope of this ISA
2.1.2 Nature and Purposes of Audit Documentation
2.1.3 Objective
2.2 Definitions
2.3 Requirements
2.3.1 Timely Preparation of Audit Documentation
2.3.2 Documentation of the Audit Procedures Performed and Audit
Evidence
B.
Obtained Consideration of Laws And Regulations in An Audit of
Financial Statements
2.4 Introduction
2.4.1 Scope of this ISA
2.4.2 Effect of Laws and Regulations
2.4.3 Responsibility for Compliance with Laws and Regulations (Ref:
Para. A1A6)
2.4.4 Objectives
2.5 Definition
2.6 Requirements
2.6.1 The Auditors Consideration of Compliance with Laws and
Regulations
2.6.2 Audit Procedures When Non-Compliance Is Identified or
Suspected
2.6.3 Reporting of Identified or Suspected Non-Compliance
2.7 Documentation

UNIT 3: THE AUDITORS RESPONSIBILITIES RELATING TO FRAUD IN AN

AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (ISA 240)
A.
The Auditors Responsibilities Relating to Fraud in an Audit of
Financial Statements
3.1 Introduction
3.1.1 Scope of this ISA
3.1.2 Characteristics of Fraud
3.1.3 Responsibility for the Prevention and Detection of Fraud
3.1.4 Objectives
3.2 Definitions
3.3 Requirements
3.3.1 Professional Skepticism
3.3.2 Discussion among the Engagement Team
3.3.3 Risk Assessment Procedures and Related Activities
3.3.4 Identification and Assessment of the Risks of Material
Misstatement Due to Fraud
3.3.5 Responses to the Assessed Risks of Material Misstatement Due
to Fraud
3.3.6 Evaluation of Audit Evidence
3.3.7 Auditor Unable to Continue the Engagement
3.3.8 Written Representations
3.3.9 Communications to Management and with Those Charged with
Governance
3.3.10 Communications to Regulatory and Enforcement Authorities
3.4 Documentation
UNIT 4: AUDIT PLANNING AND ASSESSING THE RISKS OF MATERIAL
MISSTATEMENT (ISA 300 & 315)
A.
Planning an Audit of Financial Statements
4.1 Introduction
4.1.1 Scope of this ISA
4.1.2 The Role and Timing of Planning
4.1.3 Objective
4.2 Requirements
4.2.1 Involvement of Key Engagement Team Members
4.2.2 Preliminary Engagement Activities
4.2.3 Planning Activities
4.5 Documentation
B.
4.6

Identifying and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement

Through Understanding The Entity and Its Environment
Introduction
4.6.1
Scope of this ISA
4.6.2 Objective
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4.7
4.8

4.9

Definitions
Requirements
4.8.1 Risk Assessment Procedures and Related Activities
4.8.2 The Required Understanding of the Entity and Its Environment,
Including the Entitys Internal Control
4.8.3 Identifying and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement
Documentation

UNIT 5: AUDIT MATERIALITY AND THE AUDITORS RESPONSES TO

ASSESSED RISKS (ISA 320 & 330)
A.
Materiality n Planning and Performing an Audit
5.1 Introduction
5.1.1 Scope of this ISA
5.1.2 Materiality in the Context of an Audit
5.2 Definition
5.3 Requirements
5.3.1 Determining Materiality and Performance Materiality When
Planning the Audit
5.3.2 Revision as the Audit Progresses
5.4 Documentation
B.
The Auditors Responses to Assessed Risks
5.5 Introduction
5.5.1 Scope of this ISA
5.6 Definitions
5.7 Requirements
5.7.1 Overall Responses
5.7.2 Audit Procedures Responsive to the Assessed Risks of Material
5.7.3 Misstatement at the Assertion Level
5.7.4 Adequacy of Presentation and Disclosure
5.7.5 Evaluating the Sufficiency and Appropriateness of Audit
Evidence
5.8 Documentation
UNIT 6: EVALUATION OF MISSTATEMENTS AND AUDIT EVIDENCE
(ISA 450 & 500)
A.
Evaluation of Misstatements Identified During the Audit
6.1 Introduction
6.1.1 Scope of this ISA
6.2 Definitions
6.3 Requirements
6.3.1 Accumulation of Identified Misstatements
6.3.2 Consideration of Identified Misstatements as the Audit Progresses
6.3.3 Communication and Correction of Misstatements

6.4
B.
6.5
6.6
6.7

6.3.4 Evaluating the Effect of Uncorrected Misstatements

6.3.5 Written Representations
Documentation
Audit Evidence
Introduction
6.5.1 Scope of this ISA
Definitions
Requirements
6.7.1 Sufficient Appropriate Audit Evidence
6.7.2 Information to Be Used as Audit Evidence
6.7.3 Selecting Items for Testing to Obtain Audit Evidence
6.7.4 Inconsistency in, or Doubts over Reliability of, Audit Evidence

UNIT 7: EXTERNAL CONFIRMATIONS AND ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES

(ISA 505 & 520)
A.
External Confirmations
7.1 Introduction
7.1.1 Scope of this ISA
7.1.2 External Confirmation Procedures to Obtain Audit Evidence
7.2 Definitions
7.3 Requirements
7.3.1
External Confirmation Procedures
7.3.2 Managements Refusal to Allow the Auditor to Send a
Confirmation Request
7.3.3 Results of the External Confirmation Procedures
7.3.4 Negative Confirmations
7.3.5 Evaluating the Evidence Obtained
B.
Analytical Procedures
7.4 Introduction
7.4.1
Scope of this ISA
7.4.2 Objectives
7.5 Definition
7.6 Requirements
7.6.1 Substantive Analytical Procedures
7.6.2 Analytical Procedures that Assist When Forming an Overall
Conclusion
7.6.3 Investigating Results of Analytical Procedures

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UNIT 8: AUDIT SAMPLING AND RELATED PARTIES (ISA 530 & 550)
A.
Audit Sampling
8.1 Introduction
8.1.1 Scope of this ISA
8.2 Definitions
8.3 Requirements
8.3.1 Sample Design, Size, and Selection of Items for Testing
8.3.2 Performing Audit Procedures
8.3.3 Nature and Cause of Deviations and Misstatements
8.3. 4 Projecting Misstatements
8.3.5 Evaluating Results of Audit Sampling
B.
8.4

8.5
8.6

8.7

Related Parties
Introduction
8.4.1 Scope of this ISA
8.4.2 Nature of Related Party Relationships and Transactions
8.4.3 Responsibilities of the Auditor
8.4.4 Objectives
Definitions
Requirements
8.6.1 Risk Assessment Procedures and Related Activities
8.6.2 Identification and Assessment of the Risks of Material
Misstatement Associated with Related Party
8.6.3 Relationships and Transactions
8.6.4 Responses to the Risks of Material Misstatement Associated
with Related Party
8.6.5 Relationships and Transactions
8.6.6 Evaluation of the Accounting for and Disclosure of Identified
Related Party
8.6.7 Relationships and Transactions
8.6.8 Written Representations
8.6.9 Communication with Those Charged with Governance
Documentation

UNIT 9: WRITTEN REPRESENTATIONS AND FORMING AN OPINION AND

REPORTING ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (ISA 580 &700)
A. Written Representations
9.1 Introduction
9.1.1 Scope of this ISA
9.1.2 Written Representations as Audit Evidence
9.1.3 Objectives
9.2 Definitions

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9.3

Requirements
9.3.1 Management from whom Written Representations Requested
9.3.2 Written Representations about Managements Responsibilities
9.3.3 Other Written Representations
9.3.4 Date of and Period(s) Covered by Written Representations
9.3.5 Form of Written Representations
9.3.6 Doubt as to the Reliability of Written Representations and
Requested Written
9.3.7 Representations Not Provided

B.
9.4

Forming an Opinion and Reporting on Financial Statements

Introduction
9.4.1 Scope of this ISA
Definitions
Requirements
9.6.1 Forming an Opinion on the Financial Statements
9.6.2 Form of Opinion
9.6.3 Auditors Report
9.6.4 Supplementary Information Presented with the Financial
Statements

9.5
9.6

Recommended Book:
Advanced Auditing published by AIOU.
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