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Proposed Statement On Auditing Standards : The Auditor's Responsibility To Detect And Report Errors And Irregularities ;Auditor's Responsibility To Detect And Report Errors And Irregularities; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 1987, Feb. 14, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board
Proposed Statement On Auditing Standards : The Auditor's Responsibility To Detect And Report Errors And Irregularities ;Auditor's Responsibility To Detect And Report Errors And Irregularities; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 1987, Feb. 14, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board
Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position
Some recent business failures have caused the public to question whether auditors: (1) Have assumed sufficient responsibility to detect and report possible irregularities; (2) Have been sufficiently effective in detecting material errors and irregularities. The Auditing Standards Board is issuing this proposed statement on auditing standards to better serve the public interest by: (1) Expanding the auditor's responsibility to detect and report irregularities and (2) Improving the auditor's ability to detect material errors and irregularities (a) by discussing client characteristics that may increase the risk of material errors and irregularities and heighten professional skepticism concerning them and (b) by indicationg …
Proposed Statement On Auditing Standards : The Independent Auditor's Responsibility For The Detection Of Errors Or Irregularities;Independent Auditor's Responsibility For The Detection Of Errors Or Irregularities; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 1976, April 30, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Executive Committee
Proposed Statement On Auditing Standards : The Independent Auditor's Responsibility For The Detection Of Errors Or Irregularities;Independent Auditor's Responsibility For The Detection Of Errors Or Irregularities; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 1976, April 30, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Executive Committee
Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position
This proposed Statement clarifies the auditor's responsibility for detecting errors or irregularities in an examination of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. It specifies that an independent auditor should plan his examination to search for errors or irregularities that would have a material effect on the financial statements. The proposed Statement also recognizes that an audit provides reasonable, but not absolute, assurance that financial statements are not materially affected by errors or irregularities. The concept of reasonable assurance is discussed and definitions of the terms errors and irregularities are given.