ASA 720 - The Auditor's Responsibilities Relating to Other Information - December 2015
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COMPILATION DETAILS
AUTHORITY STATEMENT
CONFORMITY WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ON AUDITING
Paragraphs
Application...............................................Aus 0.1‑Aus 0.2
Operative Date.........................................................Aus 0.3
Introduction
Scope of this Auditing Standard..........................................1‑9
Effective Date..............................................................10
Objectives.................................................................11
Definitions................................................................12
Requirements..............................................................13
Reading and Considering the Other Information.............................14‑15
Responding When a Material Inconsistency Appears to Exist or Other Information Appears to Be Materially Misstated 16
Responding When the Auditor Concludes That a Material Misstatement of the Other Information Exists 17‑19
Responding When a Material Misstatement in the Financial Report Exists or the Auditor’s Understanding of the Entity and Its Environment Needs to Be Updated 20
Reporting........................................................21‑24
Documentation..............................................................25
Application and Other Explanatory Material
Definitions......................................................A1‑A10
Obtaining the Other Information.....................................A11‑A22
Reading and Considering the Other Information..........................A23‑A24
Considering Whether There is a Material Inconsistency between the Other Information and the Financial Report A25‑A36
Remaining Alert for Other Indications that the Other Information Appears to Be Materially MisstatedA37‑A38
Responding When a Material Inconsistency Appears to Exist or Other Information Appears to Be Materially Misstated A39‑A43
Responding When the Auditor Concludes That a Material Misstatement of the Other Information Exists A44‑Aus A50.1
Responding When a Material Misstatement in the Financial Report Exists or the Auditor’s Understanding of the Entity and Its Environment Needs to Be Updated A51
Reporting......................................................A52‑A59
Appendix 1: Examples of Amounts or Other Items that May be Included in the Other Information
[Aus] Appendix 2: Decision tree diagram for Other Information Reporting in the Auditor’s Report