Welcom
e
A presentation from group 13 for the
course of Audit and Inspection for
Financial Institutions
Mohammad Abdullah-Al-Kafe
Department of Banking And Insurance
22nd Batch
ID: 22-104-A
Faculty of Business Studies
University of Dhaka
Created By…..
Persuasiveness
Decisions
Nature
The nature of audit evidence
refers to the form of the
evidence you’re looking at
during the audit
Contrasted with legal and
Scientific document
Use of evidence is not
unique
Persuasiveness
Decisions
Nature
Which What Which When
Audit Procedure Sample Items
Perform
Persuasiveness
Decisions
Nature
Persuasiveness of Evidence
Competence
Independence
Effectiveness
Knowledge
Qualifications
Degree
Timeliness
Sufficiency
Sample Size
Population Items
Combined Effect
Persuasiveness
Decisions
Nature
Coming Up………..
Types of Audit Evidence
Analytical
Reperform
Obs,Inq
Documentation
Confirmation
Physical
1. Physical Examination:
It is the inspection or count by the
auditor of a tangible asset.
This type of evidence is most often
associated with inventory and cash.
Analytical
Reperform
Obs,Inq
Documentation
Confirmation
Physical
2. Confirmation:
Confirmations are third-party assurances received
directly by the auditor. Auditor has client request that the
third party respond directly to the auditor.
Positive
Confirmations
Asks for response
even if balance is
correct.
More reliable than
negative
confirmations.
Negative
Confirmations
Asks for a response
only if balance is
incorrect.
Uncertainty
associated with no
response.
Analytical
Reperform
Obs,Inq
Documentation
Confirmation
Physical
3. Documentation:
It is the auditor’s examination of the
client’s documents and records.
Internal
Documents
Prepared and
used within
client
company.
Does not go
outside the
client.
External
Documents
Document has
been in hands of
an outside party
to the
transaction.
Analytical
Reperform
Obs,Inq
Documentation
Confirmation
Physical
4.Observataion 5.Inquiresof Client
 Use one’s senses
to assess
client activities.
 Observation is
rarely sufficient by
itself.
 It is the
obtaining of
written or oral
information
from the client
in response to
questions from
the auditor.
Analytical
Reperform
Obs,Inq
Documentation
Confirmation
Physical
6. Reperformance & Recalculation:
The auditor’s independent tests of client
accounting
Procedures or controls that were originally
done as part of the entity’s
accounting and internal control system.
Recalculation involves rechecking a sample of
Calculations made by the client. Rechecking
of calculation means testing
mathematical accuracy.
Analytical
Reperform
Obs,Inq
Documentation
Confirmation
Physical
7. Analytical Procedure:
 Evaluations of financial information by a
study of plausible relationships among both
financial and nonfinancial data.
 Required during the planning
and completion phases on all audits.
Analytical
Reperform
Obs,Inq
Documentation
Confirmation
Physical
Objective 7.5
State the purpose of analytical
procedures and the timing of each
purpose
Timing
Purpose
Purpose of analytical
procedures
Understandi
ng the
client’s
industry and
business
Assessment of
the entity’s
ability to
continue as a
going concern
I
Indication of
the presence
of possible
misstatemen
ts in the
financial
statements
Reduction
of detailed
audit tests
Timing
Purpose
Timing of analytical procedure
Planning phase
- As a part of risk management to understand
the client’s business and industry
Testing phase
- As substantive tests in support of an account balance.
Completion phase
-Serving as a final review for material misstatements.
Thank
You

Audit Evidence