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Amendment To Statement On Auditing Standards No. 31, "Evidential Matter"; Statement On Auditing Standards, 080, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Executive Committee Jan 1996

Amendment To Statement On Auditing Standards No. 31, "Evidential Matter"; Statement On Auditing Standards, 080, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Executive Committee

Statements on Auditing Standards

Most of the independent auditors work in forming his or her opinion on financial statements consists of obtaining and evaluating evidential matter concerning the assertions in such financial statements. The measure of the validity of such evidence for audit purposes lies in the judgment of the auditor in this respect, audit evidence differs from legal evidence, which is circumscribed by rigid rules. Evidential matter varies substantially in its influence on the auditor as he or she develops his an opinion with respect to financial statements under audit. The pertinence of the evidence, its objectivity, its timeliness, and the existence of …


Evidential Matter; Statement On Auditing Standards, 031, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board Jan 1980

Evidential Matter; Statement On Auditing Standards, 031, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Statements on Auditing Standards

Most of the independent auditor's work in forming his opinion on financial statements consists of obtaining and evaluating evidential matter concerning the assertions in such financial statements. The measure of the validity of such evidence for audit purposes lies in the judgment of the auditor in this respect audit evidence differs from legal evidence, which is circumscribed by rigid rules. Evidential matter varies substantially in its influence on the auditor as he develops his opinion with respect to financial statements under examination. The pertinence of the evidence, its objectivity, its timeliness, and the existence of other evidential matter corroborating the …