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Confirmation procedure

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  • October 22, 2019 at 9:16 am #550421
    noman0409
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    Does the permission of management is required before sending circulars to debtors to confirm account balance? Or the auditor can directly send it to debtor without consent of management?

    Can confirmation procedure be applied for class of transaction in any way?

    October 22, 2019 at 9:30 am #550422
    Kim Smith
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    Auditor must ALWAYS obtain management’s consent (confidentiality/common courtesy).

    Auditor would not request confirmation of an entire class of transactions – financial statements (and IFRS) focus on SoFP – so audit is focused on balances (in substantive procedures) rather than transactions (satisfactory results of TOCs reduce substantive procedures).

    Auditor does however apply confirmation to classes of events (e.g. re legal liabilities).

    October 22, 2019 at 9:36 am #550423
    noman0409
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    So, If management asks auditor not to perform circularization, what should he do then?

    Means confirmation procedure is an irrelevant audit procedure to be applied on any item of Income statement?

    October 22, 2019 at 10:13 am #550427
    Kim Smith
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    If auditor considers any audit procedure to be essential and client “prevents”, in the absence of alternative (to meet the same audit objectives) there would be a limitation in scope. If material, this would result in a qualified opinion.

    October 22, 2019 at 10:24 am #550428
    noman0409
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    Thank You.

    October 22, 2019 at 11:11 am #550433
    Kim Smith
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    You’re welcome!

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