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2000

Audited financial statements -- Standards -- United States; Corporations -- United States -- Finance -- Automation; Information technology

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Proposed Statement On Auditing Standards : Amendment To Statement On Auditing Standards No. 55, Consideration Of Internal Control In A Financial Statement Audit, As Amended By Statement On Auditing Standards No. 78, Consideration Of Internal Control In A Financial Statement Audit : An Amendment To Statement On Auditing Standards No. 55;Amendment To Statement On Auditing Standards No. 55, Consideration Of Internal Control In A Financial Statement Audit, As Amended By Statement On Auditing Standards No. 78, Consideration Of Internal Control In A Financial Statement Audit : An Amendment To Statement On Auditing Standards No. 55; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2000, Nov. 1, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Technology Issues Task Force Jan 2000

Proposed Statement On Auditing Standards : Amendment To Statement On Auditing Standards No. 55, Consideration Of Internal Control In A Financial Statement Audit, As Amended By Statement On Auditing Standards No. 78, Consideration Of Internal Control In A Financial Statement Audit : An Amendment To Statement On Auditing Standards No. 55;Amendment To Statement On Auditing Standards No. 55, Consideration Of Internal Control In A Financial Statement Audit, As Amended By Statement On Auditing Standards No. 78, Consideration Of Internal Control In A Financial Statement Audit : An Amendment To Statement On Auditing Standards No. 55; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2000, Nov. 1, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Technology Issues Task Force

Statements of Position

This proposed Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) amends SAS No. 55, Consideration of Internal Control in a Financial Statement Audit (AICPA, Professional Standards, vol. 1, AU sec. 319), as amended by SAS No. 78, Consideration of Internal Control in a Financial Statement Audit: An Amendment to Statement on Auditing Standards No. 55 (AICPA, Professional Standards, vol. 1, AU sec. 319) to provide guidance to auditors about the effect of information technology (IT) on internal control, and on the auditor's understanding of internal control and assessment of control risk. The Auditing Standards Board (ASB) believes the guidance is needed because entities …