ASA 701 - Communicating Key Audit Matters in the Independent Auditor’s Report - December 2015
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Conformity with International Standards on Auditing
This Auditing Standard conforms with International Standard on Auditing ISA 701 Communicating Key Audit Matters in the Independent Auditor’s Report issued by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB), an independent standard‑setting board of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC).
Paragraphs that have been added to this Auditing Standard (and do not appear in the text of the equivalent ISA) are identified with the prefix “Aus”.
The following scope paragraph is additional to ISA 701:
- Paragraph Aus 5.1 indicates that key audit matters are not required to be communicated in auditor’s reports on condensed financial reports prepared in accordance with AASB 134 Interim Financial Reporting.
This Auditing Standard incorporates terminology and definitions used in Australia.
The equivalent requirements and related application and other explanatory material included in ISA 701 in respect of “relevant ethical requirements”, have been included in Auditing Standard, ASA 102 Compliance with Ethical Requirements when Performing Audits, Reviews and Other Assurance Engagements. There is no international equivalent to ASA 102.
Compliance with this Auditing Standard enables compliance with ISA 701.