Ethical Obligations And Decision-making In Accounting Text And Cases 5th
Ethical Obligations And Decision-making In Accounting Text And Cases 5th
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781259969461
Author: Mintz
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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Identify the objectives of audit risk assessment; its importance in assessing the occurrence of fraud; and the influence of the assessment on evaluation of ICFR.

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Risk assessment refers to the estimation of the possibility of the adverse conditions. It may be considered as the analysis of “What is the worst that can happen”. The risk assessment must be carried on based on the ethical tone of the top management, misstatements, frauds and errors. The major objective of risk assessment is to scrutinize the weakest links in the financial reporting controls.

The importance of risk assessment includes the strengthening of the internal control, which reduces the opportunity for fraud. Risk assessment identifies the internal control deficiencies and the sensitive areas of the audit.

The risk assessment enables the auditor to find the material misstatements. This enables the auditor to perform the audit in a more efficient and effective manner.

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