EBK AUDITING: A RISK BASED-APPROACH
EBK AUDITING: A RISK BASED-APPROACH
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ISBN: 9781337670203
Author: RITTENBERG
Publisher: YUZU
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a.

To determine

Introduction: In context of audit, materiality refers to the significance of an item or transaction in the books of accounts which have a direct bearing on the opinion of auditor and assessment of financial performance by users of financial statements.

To Define: Planning materiality and its practical application in audit.

b.

To determine

Introduction: Performance materiality refers to the significance assigned to an individual category of item(s) or transaction(s) by the auditor during the course of audit.

To define: Performance materiality and its practical application.

c.

To determine

Introduction: Posting materiality is that value of audit item or transaction which, if identified during audit, must be documented separately for subsequent consideration during the audit.

To define: Posting materiality and its application in audit.

d.

To determine

Introduction: Qualitative factors are those non-monetary considerations which are significant in the process of audit and have a direct bearing on audit procedures, audit scope, extent and nature.

To Discuss: Impact of qualitative factors in quantitative materiality assessment.

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