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The irrecoverable receivable was 2m and this amount was disclosed in notes, but according to auditors it was 2.2m, so in my conclusion this 200k was immaterial and that’s basis for unqualified opinion and included in EoM due to importance and that it is fundamental to users’ understanding of the financial statements
@Legolas – I may not be understanding your meaning, but I should clarify for the benefit of readers of this post that an auditor’s report refers only to MATERIAL matters – no one is interested in a matter that is not material/immaterial,. To draw attention to something immaterial “as a matter of importance” is a contradiction that would confuse any reader. The nature and purpose of the EoM are correctly explained and illustrated in our notes.
The difference of 200k is immaterial, so no basis for qualified opinion.
The irrecoverable receivables should be disclosed in EoM because total amount of 2m is significant for users of financial statements.
Obviously I am not yet privy to the question but auditor’s reports would be very cluttered indeed if they were to draw attention to everything that is material in the notes in an EoM. If the irrecoverability of a receivable has been correctly accounted for – i.e. trade receivables have been written down for the expected credit loss allowance in the SoFP – the accounting treatment is correct and there is no material misstatement. There is nothing more for the reader to understand than is presented in the SoFP.
Compare that with, for example, the disclosure of a non-adjusting event after the reporting date – if this informs the reader that a material amount of inventory or a material asset that is included in the SoFP no longer exists – e.g. due to fire/flood then that IS fundamental to users understanding of the SoFP.
Was this an OT question or a Section C question?
Have you calculated materiality for 200k receivable difference?
It was above the threshold for PBIT and revenue hence material misstatement and modified- qualified opinion should be issued – material but not pervasive with wording “except for”I got 170k the money was the same for the first 7 months but June to Sep was at 1% and Oct to May was 2% and the 2% was two different figures and then the extra 5k
Multiple choice questions for this paper were super tricky if I get above 15 will be super lucky, also the substantive procedures for me had always been a problem, Audit risk questions was super happy to see ratios, easy calculation marks, also making it easy to comfortably identify risk (I just hope my answers were sufficient) The last bit about adjusting events ( I calculated materiality on what the auditors were suggesting not the difference, though it was an immaterial adjusting event, my questions are were the management refusing to make an adjustment and disclosure??, The last one writing a letter on deficiencies of payroll and recommendations,
Kim Smith wrote:Obviously I am not yet privy to the question but auditor’s reports would be very cluttered indeed if they were to draw attention to everything that is material in the notes in an EoM. If the irrecoverability of a receivable has been correctly accounted for – i.e. trade receivables have been written down for the expected credit loss allowance in the SoFP – the accounting treatment is correct and there is no material misstatement. There is nothing more for the reader to understand than is presented in the SoFP.
This was an OT question – it was an irrecoverable debt of £2million and the client had accounted for it correctly however the auditor had realised that it should have been £2.2million so the £200k was not material. The question asked you if the auditor report should be modified for the difference between what was accounted for by the client and what the auditor believed to be recorded.
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