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    I D E N T I F Y I N G A N DA S S E S S I N G R I S K S O

    M A T E R I A L

    M I S S T A T E M E N T

    P R E S E N T E D B Y: J O A N N E B I L L O N E S

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    RISK OF MATERIAL MISSTATEME

    Refers to the risk that the nancial statemmaterially misstated and do not preseand fair ie!. The auditor shall identify anthe risks of material misstatement at:

    The "nan#ial statement leel; andThe assertion leel for classes of tranaccount balances, and disclosures.

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    FINANCIAL STATEMENT LEVELVS. ASSERTIONS LEVEL$INAN%IAL STATE&ENTLE'EL

    Refer to risks that relateperasiely to t(e

    "nan#ial statements as a!(oleand potentially aectmany assertions.

    ASSERTIONS LE'EL

    Risks of this nidenti"a)le !it(assertions at the

    transactions, accouor disclosure level.

    Risks at F levedo"n# and becomassertion level

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    AUDITOR MUST

    a* Identify ris+s throu$hout the process of oan understandin$ of the entity and its enviro

    )* Assess t(e identi"ed ris+s and evaluate%ssertions level

    #* Relate t(e identi"ed ris+s to !(at !ron, at the assertion level

    d* %onsider t(e li+eli(ood of misstatemen

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    ASSESSING RISKS AT TWO LEVE$INAN%IAL STATE&ENTLE'EL

    Factors aectin$ the risks:

    &ana$ement's (nte$rity

    &ana$ement's e)perienceand kno"led$e

    *ressure on &ana$ement

    +ature of entity

    ASSERTIONS LE'EL

    Factors ae

    usceptibility of

    omple)ity oftransactions

    Transactions noto routine proce

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    AUDITORS RESPONSES TO RISKS

    *R/ F (0/+T(F1(+2 R(3 F &%T/R(%4 &(T

    5a and b6

    0esi$n and performance of audit procedures tsu-#ient. appropriate eiden#e

    /se of information ,at(ered as audit eisupport the risk assessment

    +ature, timin$ and e)tent of furt(er pro#edures aon. and are responsie to t(e assessed ris+somisstatement at assertion level

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    AUDITORS RESPONSES TO RISKS

    R/4%T(+2 +TR4 T %/RT(+

    5c and d6

    %uditor may identify t(e #ontrols that areprevent, or detect and correct, material missta

    specic assertions Relate 0some* #ontrols to assertions in t(e #

    pro#esses and systemsin "hich they e)ist becauusually treat risks in $roups

    Determine if #ontrols are eit(er direindire#tly related to an assertion

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    M I S S T A T E M E N T

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    MISSTATEMENT DEFINED

    %s dened in *% 789, 2&isstatement is a d)et!een t(e amount. #lassi"#ation. presentdis#losure of a reported "nan#ial statement t(e amount. #lassi"#ation. presentation. or dt(at is re4uired for t(e item to )e in a##orda

    t(e appli#a)le "nan#ial reportin, frame!or+56 &isstatements can arise from error or fraud.

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    TYPES OF MISSTATEMENT

    &isstatements may emanate from:

    /rror

    Fraud

    +oncompliance "ith 4a"s and Re$ulations

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    ERROR VS. FRAUDERROR nintentional

    /)amples:

    &athematical or clericalmistakes in underlyin$

    records and data versi$ht or

    misinterpretation of factsresultin$ in incorrectestimates

    &istakes in application of

    accountin$ policies

    $RA/D

    (nvolves motiper#eied o

    Fraudulent nareportin$

    &isappropriatio50efalcation6

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    TYPES OF FRAUD$RA/D/LENT $INAN%IALREPORTIN7

    &isstatement in F

    !&ana$ement fraud#

    &ay involve:

    &anipulationfalsicationalteration

    of records or supportin$ documents

    &isrepresentation or intentionalomission of vents or transactions

    Recordin$ of transactions "ithoutsubstance

    (ntentional misapplication ofaccountin$ policies

    &ISAPPROPRIATIONASSETS 0DE$AL%AT

    sually accompanied by false or m

    /mbe

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    NONCOMPLIANCE WITH LAWS ANDREGULATIONS

    +oncompliance: omission or commission by a

    client contrary to prevailin$ la"s or re$ulation

    /)amples:

    Ta) evasion

    >iolation of environmental protection la"s

    (nside tradin$ of securities

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    A U D I T O R S

    R E S P O N S I B I L I T

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    AUDITORS RESPONSIBILITY:ERROR AND FRAUD

    *4%++(+2

    &ake in?uiries of mana$ement

    0esi$n audit procedures based on risks

    T/T(+2

    *erform assessment procedures

    %ssess if fraud or error

    &*4/T(+

    btain mana$ement's "ritten representation for its responsibilities

    /FF/T + %0(TR' R/*RT

    %uditor may re?uest revision of F

    %uditor may either ?ualify or disclaim his opinion

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    AUDITORS RESPONSIBILITY:NONCOMPLIANCE

    *4%++(+2

    btain $eneral understandin$ of le$al and re$ulatory frame"ork

    0esi$n procedures to identify noncompliance and evidences of com

    T/T(+2

    /valuate possible eects on F

    0ocument ndin$s, discuss "ith mana$ement, and consider implic

    &*4/T(+

    btain mana$ement's "ritten representation for its responsibilities

    /FF/T + %0(TR' R/*RT

    %uditor may re?uest revision of F

    %uditor may either ?ualify or disclaim his opinion

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    S I G N I F I C A N T

    R I S K S

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    RISKS THAT REQUIRES SPECIALAUDIT CONSIDERATION Si,ni"#ant ris+ is an identied and assessed risk of

    misstatement that, in the auditor's -ud$ment, require

    audit consideration

    (dentifyin$ si$nicant risks:

    ris+ of fraud

    ris+ is related to re#entsi,ni"#ant e#onomi#.a##ountin, or ot(erdeelopments

    #omple1 of transa#tions

    si,ni"#ant transa#tions !it(

    related parties

    de,ree of su)8e#t

    measurement ofinformation

    si,ni"#ant transaare outside t(#ourse of )usinesto )e unusual

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    C O N D I T I O N S A N D E V E

    T H A T M A Y I N D I C A T E R

    O F M A T E R I A L

    M I S S T A T E M E N T

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    i$nicant chan$es in the entity 5

    ac?uisitions and reor$ani

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    E N D O F R E P O R


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