12. audit completion
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The completion stage of an audit involves final steps before issuing an audit report. It includes reviewing post-balance sheet events and the financial statements, obtaining a management representation letter, sending a letter to management, noting items to follow up on in the next audit, and preparing a summary of any unadjusted errors. The auditor seeks to identify any necessary adjustments to the financial statements, ensure compliance with standards and regulations, and communicate areas for improvement to management.
12. audit completion
- 2. INTRODUCTION • Refers to those steps which are taken by the auditor after the routine checking and verification of accounting records has been completed, in order to enable him to wind-up his examination and report. • Completion stage normally involves the following activities:
- 3. COMPLETION PROCEDURE 1. Review the Post balance sheet events 2. Financial statement review 3. Obtaining letter of representation 4. Sending letter to management 5. Forwarding points for consideration at subsequent audit 6. Maintaining errors and omission summery
- 4. COMPLETION PROCEDURE 1. POST BALANCE SHEET EVENTS Those events, favorable or unfavorable, that occurs between the Balance Sheet date and the date on which the financial statement are authorized to issue are called Post Balance Sheet Events. Events classified into two categories: i, Those events which provide further evidence of conditions that existed at the balance sheet date called Adjusting Events.
- 5. COMPLETION PROCEDURE ii.Those events that are indicative of conditions that arose subsequent to the balance sheet date called Non-Adjusting Events. ▫ The auditor should perform the procedures designed to obtain sufficient audit evidence that all events up to the date of the auditor’s report that must require adjustments, or disclosure in, the financial statement have been identified.
- 6. COMPLETION PROCEDURE 2. Review of Financial Statement • The auditor should review the financial statement in such a manner that he may be able to: ▫ draw conclusions from the order evidence obtained by him ▫ to give him a reasonable basis of his opinion on the financial statements. • The auditor should satisfy himself as to whether: i. Financial Statement have been drawn up in accordance with the GAAP which are consistent and appropriate to the enterprise.
- 7. COMPLETION PROCEDURE ii. The results of operation, states of affairs of the financial position, other information reflected in the financial statement and the directors report are comparable. iii. All matters have been properly disclosed and classified. iv. Financial Statement comply to the statutory requirements to the regulation and constitution of the enterprise.
- 8. COMPLETION PROCEDURE 3. Obtaining Letter of Representation ▫ It confirming the various representation made by management in respect of matters which are material and for which the auditor has not been able to obtain sufficient independent evidence. ▫ It should be consistent with other available advance given by management. ▫ It should either be recorded in the minutes of the board meeting or formally approved by the board of directors. ▫ Directors should acknowledge in the letter their responsibilities for the preparation of financial statement.
- 9. COMPLETION PROCEDURE 4. Sending Letter to Management ▫ It pointing out the areas where inefficiencies were observed and the suggested constructive advice for improvement in financial control. ▫ It also deals with appreciation for co- operation and assistance extended by the client’s staff and management during the course of audit.
- 10. COMPLETION PROCEDURE 5. Points Carried to Subsequent Audit ▫ All the unsettled points have to be taken up at the next period and settled with the client at the start of next audit. ▫ Auditor have to be maintain adequate record of all such items.
- 11. COMPLETION PROCEDURE 6. Summary Records of Error ▫ Audit staff should prepare a summary of all such errors and omission which have been observed during the course of audit and which have remain unadjusted. ▫ On the basis of this summary, the auditor should decided whether the nature of any error justifies its opportunity to the management.