During substantive procedures the auditors selected a sample of balances included in the trade payables figure and wrote to the supplier asking them to confirm the amount owed by the audit client at the year-end. The sample was chosen by the auditor selecting the balances from anywhere within the trade payables breakdown, trying to avoid bias. Identify the ISA 500 (Audit evidence) evidence gathering technique and the sampling method used by the auditors in each of these procedures.

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Audit Procedures

Audit Procedures are methods and techniques performed by the auditor to determine the quality of financial information of clients, thereby expressing an opinion on true & fair view of financial statements and entity position. They are identified and applied at the planning stage of audit after determining audit objectives, scope, approach, and risk assessment.