ASA 545 - Auditing Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures - April 2006
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PREFACE
AUTHORITY STATEMENT
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Application.................................. 1-2
Operative Date................................ 3
Introduction.................................. 4-14
Understanding the Entity’s Process for Determining Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures and Relevant Control Activities, and Assessing Risk 15-22
Evaluating the Appropriateness of Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures 23-34
Using the Work of an Expert....................... 35-39
Audit Procedures Responsive to the Risk of Material Misstatement of the Entity’s Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures 40-44
Testing Management’s Significant Assumptions, the Valuation Model, and the Underlying Data 45-59
Developing Independent Fair Value Estimates for Corroborative Purposes 60
Subsequent Events............................. 61-63
Disclosures About Fair Values..................... 64-69
Evaluating the Results of Audit Procedures............. 70-71
Management Representations...................... 72-73
Communication with Those Charged with Governance..... 74
Conformity with International Standards on Auditing...... 75
Appendix 1: Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures under Different Financial Reporting Frameworks