AUI3702 ASSIGNMENT 2 COMPLETE ANSWERS STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026
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Q1: What is the primary objective of an external audit?
A: The primary objective is to express an opinion on whether the financial statements are
prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with an applicable financial reporting framework
(e.g., IFRS).
Q2: What is the cornerstone of the entire auditing process?
A: Audit evidence. The auditor's opinion is formed based on the sufficiency and appropriateness
of evidence obtained.
Q3: Define "Professional Skepticism".
A: An attitude that includes a questioning mind, being alert to conditions that may indicate
possible misstatement due to error or fraud, and a critical assessment of audit evidence.
Q4: What are the five components of the COSO Internal Control Framework?
A: 1. Control Environment, 2. Risk Assessment, 3. Control Activities, 4. Information &
Communication, and 5. Monitoring Activities.
Q5: What is the difference between a test of controls and a substantive procedure?
A: A test of controls evaluates the operating effectiveness of internal controls. A substantive
procedure detects material misstatements directly in transaction and account balances (e.g.,
confirmation, recalculation).
, Q6: What is an audit risk?
A: The risk that the auditor expresses an inappropriate audit opinion when the financial
statements are materially misstated.
Q7: What is the Audit Risk Model?
A: AR = IR × CR × DR. (Audit Risk = Inherent Risk × Control Risk × Detection Risk).
Q8: Define "Inherent Risk".
A: The susceptibility of an assertion to a misstatement that could be material, either individually
or when aggregated with other misstatements, before consideration of any related controls.
Q9: Define "Control Risk".
A: The risk that a misstatement that could occur in an assertion and that could be material will
not be prevented, or detected and corrected, on a timely basis by the entity's internal control.
Q10: Define "Detection Risk".
A: The risk that the procedures performed by the auditor will not detect a misstatement that
exists and that could be material.
Q11: What is the purpose of an Engagement Letter?
A: To establish a clear understanding of the terms of the engagement between the auditor and
management/those charged with governance.
Q12: What is Materiality in the context of an audit?
A: Information is material if its omission or misstatement could influence the economic
decisions of users taken on the basis of the financial statements.
, Q13: What is Performance Materiality?
A: An amount set at less than materiality for the financial statements as a whole to reduce the
probability that the aggregate of uncorrected and undetected misstatements exceeds materiality.
Q14: What is the primary purpose of analytical procedures during the planning phase?
A: To help the auditor understand the client's business and industry and to identify areas of
potential risk.
Q15: Name three types of audit procedures.
A: Inspection, Observation, Inquiry, Confirmation, Recalculation, Reperformance, and
Analytical Procedures.
Q16: What is the primary source of evidence for bank balances?
A: A confirmation letter (bank confirmation) sent directly to the entity's bank.
Q17: What is the going concern assumption?
A: The assumption that the entity will continue in operation for the foreseeable future.
Q18: What is an auditor's responsibility regarding the going concern assumption?
A: To obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the appropriateness of management's
use of the going concern assumption and to conclude whether a material uncertainty exists.
Q19: What is a subsequent event?
A: Events occurring between the date of the financial statements and the date of the auditor's
report.
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Q1: What is the primary objective of an external audit?
A: The primary objective is to express an opinion on whether the financial statements are
prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with an applicable financial reporting framework
(e.g., IFRS).
Q2: What is the cornerstone of the entire auditing process?
A: Audit evidence. The auditor's opinion is formed based on the sufficiency and appropriateness
of evidence obtained.
Q3: Define "Professional Skepticism".
A: An attitude that includes a questioning mind, being alert to conditions that may indicate
possible misstatement due to error or fraud, and a critical assessment of audit evidence.
Q4: What are the five components of the COSO Internal Control Framework?
A: 1. Control Environment, 2. Risk Assessment, 3. Control Activities, 4. Information &
Communication, and 5. Monitoring Activities.
Q5: What is the difference between a test of controls and a substantive procedure?
A: A test of controls evaluates the operating effectiveness of internal controls. A substantive
procedure detects material misstatements directly in transaction and account balances (e.g.,
confirmation, recalculation).
, Q6: What is an audit risk?
A: The risk that the auditor expresses an inappropriate audit opinion when the financial
statements are materially misstated.
Q7: What is the Audit Risk Model?
A: AR = IR × CR × DR. (Audit Risk = Inherent Risk × Control Risk × Detection Risk).
Q8: Define "Inherent Risk".
A: The susceptibility of an assertion to a misstatement that could be material, either individually
or when aggregated with other misstatements, before consideration of any related controls.
Q9: Define "Control Risk".
A: The risk that a misstatement that could occur in an assertion and that could be material will
not be prevented, or detected and corrected, on a timely basis by the entity's internal control.
Q10: Define "Detection Risk".
A: The risk that the procedures performed by the auditor will not detect a misstatement that
exists and that could be material.
Q11: What is the purpose of an Engagement Letter?
A: To establish a clear understanding of the terms of the engagement between the auditor and
management/those charged with governance.
Q12: What is Materiality in the context of an audit?
A: Information is material if its omission or misstatement could influence the economic
decisions of users taken on the basis of the financial statements.
, Q13: What is Performance Materiality?
A: An amount set at less than materiality for the financial statements as a whole to reduce the
probability that the aggregate of uncorrected and undetected misstatements exceeds materiality.
Q14: What is the primary purpose of analytical procedures during the planning phase?
A: To help the auditor understand the client's business and industry and to identify areas of
potential risk.
Q15: Name three types of audit procedures.
A: Inspection, Observation, Inquiry, Confirmation, Recalculation, Reperformance, and
Analytical Procedures.
Q16: What is the primary source of evidence for bank balances?
A: A confirmation letter (bank confirmation) sent directly to the entity's bank.
Q17: What is the going concern assumption?
A: The assumption that the entity will continue in operation for the foreseeable future.
Q18: What is an auditor's responsibility regarding the going concern assumption?
A: To obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the appropriateness of management's
use of the going concern assumption and to conclude whether a material uncertainty exists.
Q19: What is a subsequent event?
A: Events occurring between the date of the financial statements and the date of the auditor's
report.
