Planning an engagement

Area 2: Assessing Risk and Developing a Planned Response (25-35%)

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Topics

  • Overall audit strategy
  • Audit plan development
  • Materiality determination

Lessons

Study Frameworks

The Audit Process

Audit Engagement
Pre-Engagement
Client acceptance/continuance
Engagement letter
Independence assessment
Planning
Understand entity & environment
Assess risks of material misstatement
Determine materiality
Develop audit strategy
Fieldwork
Test controls (if relying)
Substantive procedures
Audit sampling
Evaluate evidence
Completion & Reporting
Evaluate misstatements
Subsequent events review
Management representations
Issue audit report

Overall Materiality

Benchmark × Percentage

Common benchmarks: 5% of pre-tax income, 0.5–1% of total revenue, 1–2% of total assets

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