Auditing Standard ASA 315 Identifying and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement
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Auditing Standard ASA 315 Identifying and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement
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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
Key Concepts in this ASA.....................................................2-8
Scalability..................................................................9
Effective Date..............................................................10
Objective.................................................................11
Definitions................................................................12
Requirements
Risk Assessment Procedures and Related Activities.................................13-18
Obtaining an Understanding of the Entity and Its Environment, the Applicable Financial Reporting Framework and the Entity’s System of Internal Control 19-27
Identifying and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement.........................28-37
Documentation..............................................................38
Application and Other Explanatory Material
Definitions.............................................................A1-A10
Risk Assessment Procedures and Related Activities..............................A11-A47
Obtaining an Understanding of the Entity and Its Environment, the Applicable Financial Reporting Framework and the Entity’s System of Internal Control A48-A183
Identifying and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement.....................A184-A236
Documentation.......................................................A237-A241
Appendix 1: Considerations for Understanding the Entity and its Business Model
Appendix 2: Understanding Inherent Risk Factors
Appendix 3: Understanding the Entity’s System of Internal Control
Appendix 4: Considerations for Understanding an Entity’s Internal Audit Function
Appendix 5: Considerations for Understanding Information Technology (IT)
Appendix 6: Considerations for Understanding General IT Controls