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1-1
Chapter 1
An Introduction
to Assurance and
Financial
Statement
Auditing
Copyright © 2010 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
McGraw-Hill/Irwin
1-2
The Study of Auditing
Analytical and
logical skills
Much more
conceptual in
nature
Rules,
techniques and
computations to
prepare and
analyze financial
information
The study of auditing is different from other accounting
courses that you have taken in college because …
LO# 1
OTHER COURSES AUDITING
1-3
The Role of Auditing
Figure 1-1 Overview of the Principal-Agent Relationship Leading to the Demand For Auditing
LO# 2
1-4
Auditing, Attest, and Assurance
Services Defined
Auditing
Assurance
Services
A systematic process of objectively
obtaining and evaluating evidence
regarding assertions about economic
actions and events to ascertain the
degree of correspondence between
those assertions and established
criteria and communicating the results
to interested users.
Attest
LO# 4
1-5
Auditing, Attest, and Assurance
Services Defined
Auditing Attest
Assurance
Services
Attest services occur when a
practitioner is engaged to issue...a
report on subject matter, or an
assertion about subject matter, that is
the responsibility of another party.
LO# 4
1-6
Auditing, Attest, and Assurance
Services Defined
Auditing Attest
Assurance
Services
Independent professional services that
improve the quality of information, or
its context, for decision makers.
LO# 4
1-7
LO# 4
Relationships among Auditing,
Attest, and Assurance Services
1-8
Fundamental Concepts in
Conducting a Financial Statement
Audit
LO# 5
Audit
Risk
Materiality
Evidence
1-9
Overview of the Financial
Statement Audit Process
LO# 5
1-10
Sampling: Inferences Based on
Limited Observations
Auditors use (1) their knowledge about the
transactions and/or (2) a sampling approach to
examine the transactions.
It would be too
costly for the auditor
to examine every
transaction.
LO# 6
1-11
Major Phases of the Audit
LO# 7
•Client acceptance/continuance and establishing an
understanding with the client
•Preliminary engagement activities
•Plan the audit
•Consider and audit internal control
•Audit business processes and related account (e.g.
revenue generation)
•Complete the audit
•Evaluate results and issue audit report
1-12
Issue the Audit Report
LO# 8
The title line of the audit report includes the word
“Independent,” and usually, the report is addressed
to the stockholders of the company.
The audit report includes an introductory paragraph,
a scope paragraph, an opinion paragraph, an
explanatory paragraph referring to the audit of
internal control, the name of the auditor or audit
firm, and the date of the audit report.
Adverse
Qualified
Unqualified
1-13
Auditing Demands Logic,
Reasoning, and Resourcefulness
LO# 9
An auditor needs to understand more than just the
accounting concepts and techniques.
Auditing is a fundamentally logical process of
thinking and reasoning – so use your common
sense and reasoning skills! As you learn new auditing
concepts, take some time to understand the
underlying logic and how the concepts interrelate
with other concepts.
Being a good auditor sometimes requires imagination
and innovation.
1-14
End of Chapter 1
Copyright © 2010 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
McGraw-Hill/Irwin

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Chap001.ppt

  • 1. 1-1 Chapter 1 An Introduction to Assurance and Financial Statement Auditing Copyright © 2010 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. McGraw-Hill/Irwin
  • 2. 1-2 The Study of Auditing Analytical and logical skills Much more conceptual in nature Rules, techniques and computations to prepare and analyze financial information The study of auditing is different from other accounting courses that you have taken in college because … LO# 1 OTHER COURSES AUDITING
  • 3. 1-3 The Role of Auditing Figure 1-1 Overview of the Principal-Agent Relationship Leading to the Demand For Auditing LO# 2
  • 4. 1-4 Auditing, Attest, and Assurance Services Defined Auditing Assurance Services A systematic process of objectively obtaining and evaluating evidence regarding assertions about economic actions and events to ascertain the degree of correspondence between those assertions and established criteria and communicating the results to interested users. Attest LO# 4
  • 5. 1-5 Auditing, Attest, and Assurance Services Defined Auditing Attest Assurance Services Attest services occur when a practitioner is engaged to issue...a report on subject matter, or an assertion about subject matter, that is the responsibility of another party. LO# 4
  • 6. 1-6 Auditing, Attest, and Assurance Services Defined Auditing Attest Assurance Services Independent professional services that improve the quality of information, or its context, for decision makers. LO# 4
  • 7. 1-7 LO# 4 Relationships among Auditing, Attest, and Assurance Services
  • 8. 1-8 Fundamental Concepts in Conducting a Financial Statement Audit LO# 5 Audit Risk Materiality Evidence
  • 9. 1-9 Overview of the Financial Statement Audit Process LO# 5
  • 10. 1-10 Sampling: Inferences Based on Limited Observations Auditors use (1) their knowledge about the transactions and/or (2) a sampling approach to examine the transactions. It would be too costly for the auditor to examine every transaction. LO# 6
  • 11. 1-11 Major Phases of the Audit LO# 7 •Client acceptance/continuance and establishing an understanding with the client •Preliminary engagement activities •Plan the audit •Consider and audit internal control •Audit business processes and related account (e.g. revenue generation) •Complete the audit •Evaluate results and issue audit report
  • 12. 1-12 Issue the Audit Report LO# 8 The title line of the audit report includes the word “Independent,” and usually, the report is addressed to the stockholders of the company. The audit report includes an introductory paragraph, a scope paragraph, an opinion paragraph, an explanatory paragraph referring to the audit of internal control, the name of the auditor or audit firm, and the date of the audit report. Adverse Qualified Unqualified
  • 13. 1-13 Auditing Demands Logic, Reasoning, and Resourcefulness LO# 9 An auditor needs to understand more than just the accounting concepts and techniques. Auditing is a fundamentally logical process of thinking and reasoning – so use your common sense and reasoning skills! As you learn new auditing concepts, take some time to understand the underlying logic and how the concepts interrelate with other concepts. Being a good auditor sometimes requires imagination and innovation.
  • 14. 1-14 End of Chapter 1 Copyright © 2010 by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. McGraw-Hill/Irwin