Auditing & Assurance Services (Auditing and Assurance Services)
Auditing & Assurance Services (Auditing and Assurance Services)
7th Edition
ISBN: 9781259573286
Author: Timothy J Louwers, Allen Blay, David Sinason Associate Professor, Jerry R Strawser, Jay C. Thibodeau Associate Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 4, Problem 1RC
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Explain the term audit risk.

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Audit Risk:

It is the probability that in the materially misrepresented financial statements, the audit team has expressed an audit opinion that is inappropriate. Despite the audits being well planned and performed, the audit risk exists.

The audit risk can be further broken down into three types of risks. These are:

  • Inherent risk:It is the probability of a fraud or an error to enter into the accounting system that is used to develop the financial statements.
  • Control risk:It is the probability of a failure in detection or prevention of a fraud or an error by the internal controls.
  • Detection Risk:It is the probability that the auditor would not be able to detect the fraud or an error, given that they have already entered the accounting system.

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