• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Free ACCA & CIMA online courses from OpenTuition

Free ACCA & CIMA online courses from OpenTuition

Free Notes, Lectures, Tests and Forums for ACCA and CIMA exams

  • ACCA
  • CIMA
  • FIA
  • OBU
  • Books
  • Forums
  • Ask AI
  • Search
  • Register
  • Login
  • ACCA Forums
  • Ask ACCA Tutor
  • CIMA Forums
  • Ask CIMA Tutor
  • FIA
  • OBU
  • Buy/Sell Books
  • All Forums
  • Latest Topics

20% off ACCA & CIMA Books

OpenTuition recommends the new interactive BPP books for March and June 2025 exams.
Get your discount code >>

what audit opinion will be p[rovided in this case ?

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA AA Exams › what audit opinion will be p[rovided in this case ?

  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 2 years ago by Kim Smith.
Viewing 4 posts - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)
  • Author
    Posts
  • January 24, 2023 at 7:08 am #677275
    lokeshdh00
    Participant
    • Topics: 132
    • Replies: 129
    • ☆☆☆

    Just recently, there was fire in auditor’s office and our financial records burned in thir office when we gave them for auditing in the company where i work. so now what happens in this situcation ?

    will auditor will mention it in ‘ Imphasis of matter paragraph ” ? becz the event happned when books were under auditor’s possession.

    January 24, 2023 at 8:27 am #677284
    Kim Smith
    Keymaster
    • Topics: 133
    • Replies: 8274
    • ☆☆☆☆☆

    Please DO read our notes on the topic and understand the limited circumstances in which an EOM is appropriate. Hint: nothing to do with location of accounting records.

    If lack of records limits the scope of the audit such that there could be material misstatement, the opinion must be modified.

    There is NO SUBSTITUTE for a modification of the audit opinion.

    January 26, 2023 at 6:32 pm #677408
    lokeshdh00
    Participant
    • Topics: 132
    • Replies: 129
    • ☆☆☆

    So there would be a disclaimer of opinion where no opinion can be given. I would guess it would appear in key audit matters and EOM paragraph where audiot can also make it clear it was their fault actually. correct me if i am wrong. I am in middle of syllabus right now havn’t finished it yet

    Your presence is highly appreciated, Like there is someone to guide.

    January 27, 2023 at 7:55 am #677447
    Kim Smith
    Keymaster
    • Topics: 133
    • Replies: 8274
    • ☆☆☆☆☆

    Important points to note supposing this was an exam scenario:
    (1) It will not necessarily be a disclaimer – it could be qualified “except for”
    (2) It will not be a KAM
    (3) It will not be an EoM

    First and foremost any matter is reported only ONCE in an auditor’s report – this is covered in the notes – please do read them at some point. So if a matter gives rise to a modification, it will be explained in the basis of opinion paragraph – it will NOT be repeated. (Duplication would confuse the reader!)

    (1) It is only the records that have been destroyed – NOT the assets – and liabilities don’t “go away” merely because a record of them has been lost. So there’s really no reason why a SoFP cannot be reconstructed – there’s a lot that can be reconstructed from the bank statements (the bank would provide copies) – suppliers will provide copies of their statements – debtors will have paid, etc.

    (2) KAM applies only to a listed entity – a listed entity wouldn’t be sending accounting records to the auditor to do a desk-top audit.

    (3) An EoM has a specific purpose which is explained in the notes – it certainly would not be used to give emphasis to “whose fault” it was.

  • Author
    Posts
Viewing 4 posts - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)
  • You must be logged in to reply to this topic.
Log In

Primary Sidebar

Donate
If you have benefited from our materials, please donate

ACCA News:

ACCA My Exam Performance for non-variant

Applied Skills exams is available NOW

ACCA Options:  “Read the Mind of the Marker” articles

Subscribe to ACCA’s Student Accountant Direct

ACCA CBE 2025 Exams

How was your exam, and what was the exam result?

BT CBE exam was.. | MA CBE exam was..
FA CBE exam was.. | LW CBE exam was..

Donate

If you have benefited from OpenTuition please donate.

PQ Magazine

Latest Comments

  • effy.sithole@gmail.com on IASB Conceptual Framework – Introduction – ACCA Financial Reporting (FR)
  • kyubatuu on MA Chapter 6 Questions Inventory Control
  • hhys on PM Chapter 14 Questions More variance analysis
  • azubair on Time Series Analysis – ACCA Management Accounting (MA)
  • bizuayehuy on Interest rate risk management (1) Part 1 – ACCA (AFM) lectures

Copyright © 2025 · Support · Contact · Advertising · OpenLicense · About · Sitemap · Comments · Log in