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Framework for Audit Quality
Key Elements that Create an
Environment for Audit Quality
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Background to the Project (1)
• Financial information should be relevant, timely and
reliable to meet the needs of users and an external audit
of the financial information is often required to give users
confidence that the information can be trusted
• The objective of an audit of financial statements is for the
auditor to form an opinion on the financial statements
based on having obtained sufficient appropriate audit
evidence about whether the financial statements are free
from material misstatement and to report in accordance
with the auditor’s findings
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Background to the Project (2)
• For an external audit to fulfill its objective the users of
audited financial statements must have confidence that
the auditor has worked to a suitable standard and that “a
quality audit” has been performed
• Audit Quality is a complex subject and there is no analysis
of it that has achieved universal recognition
• The Framework provides an insight into the key Elements
that Create an Environment for Audit Quality
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Audit Quality and Quality Audit
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Audit quality encompasses the key elements that create an environment
which maximizes the likelihood that quality audits are performed on a
consistent basis.
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A quality audit is likely to have been achieved by an engagement team that:
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Exhibited appropriate values, ethics and attitudes;
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Was sufficiently knowledgeable, skilled, and experienced and had sufficient time
allocated to perform the audit work;
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Applied a rigorous audit process and quality control procedures that complied with
law, regulation and applicable standards;
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Provided useful and timely reports; and
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Interacted appropriately with relevant stakeholders.
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The responsibility for performing quality audits of financial statements rests
with auditors. However, audit quality is best achieved in an environment
where there is support from and appropriate interactions among participants in
the financial reporting supply chain.
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Status
• Non-Authoritative Framework
• Auditors are required to comply with relevant auditing
standards and standards of quality control within audit
firms, as well as ethics and other regulatory requirements
• The Framework is not a substitute for such standards, nor
does it establish additional standards or provide
requirements for the performance of audit engagements.
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Scope
• Holistic framework covering all key stakeholders in the
financial reporting supply chain
• Focus on audits of financial statements, but can be used in
a similar way for other types of subject matter
• Applies to all audits of all entities regardless of their size,
nature, and complexity
• Applies to all audit firms regardless of size, including audit
firms that are part of a network or association
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Objectives
• Raise awareness of the key elements of Audit Quality
• Encourage key stakeholders to explore ways to improve
Audit Quality
• Facilitate greater dialogue between stakeholders on Audit
Quality
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Framework for Audit Quality
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Key Elements:
• Inputs
• Process
• Outputs
• Interactions
• Contextual
Factors
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Input, Process and Output Factors (1)
Elements
Factors
Attributes
Application at the
Engagement, Firm, and
National Level
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Input, Process and Outputfactors (2)
Outputs
Quality audits result in outputs that are useful and timely. They
are described in relation to the full reporting supply chain and
include outputs from:
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The auditor
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The audit firm
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The entity
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Audit regulators
Outputs include reports and information that are formally
prepared and presented by one party to another, as well as
outputs that arise from the auditing process that are generally
not visible to those outside the audited organization.
Inputs
Quality audits involve auditors:
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Exhibiting appropriate Values,
Ethics and Attitudes
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Being sufficiently knowledgeable,
skilled, and experienced and
having sufficient time allocated to
them to perform the audit work
Process
Quality audits involve auditors
applying a rigorous audit process
and quality control procedures that
comply with laws, regulations and
applicable standards
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Interactions
While the primary responsibility
for performing quality audits
rests with auditors, audit
quality is best achieved in an
environment where there is
support from other participants
in the financial reporting supply
chain.
Each stakeholder plays an
important role supporting high-
quality financial reporting and
the way in which they interact
may impact audit quality.
Increased interaction is
promoted in the Framework for
Audit Quality.
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Contextual Factors
Collectively, the contextual
factors – have the potential
to impact the nature and
quality of financial reporting
and, directly or indirectly,
audit quality
Where appropriate, auditors
respond to these factors
when determining how best
to obtain sufficient
appropriate audit evidence
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Document Outline - Framework for Audit Quality
- Background to the Project (1)
- Background to the Project (2)
- Audit Quality and Quality Audit
- Status
- Scope
- Objectives
- Framework for Audit Quality
- Input, Process and Output Factors (1)
- Input, Process and Outputfactors (2)
- Interactions
- Contextual Factors
- Slide Number 13
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