- 10 Marks
Question
Dabiasem Insurance Company Ltd. prepares its annual financial statements to 31st December each year. Due to the magnitude of the transactions, interim financial statements for each half year are prepared at the end of June every year. This is done to facilitate the early completion and audit of the annual financial statements. Nhwehwem & Associates are the independent financial statement auditors of Dabiasem Insurance Co. Ltd. This year’s interim financial information has been prepared and is ready for review.
You are the audit senior of the auditing firm and the head of the audit team to carry out the review of the interim financial information.
Required:
Suggest the procedures you would use to carry out the review of the interim financial information.
Answer
The procedures that could be used to review the interim financial information include:
- Reading Previous Year’s Audit and Review Files:
- Start by reading last year’s audit and previous review files to understand any issues that may impact the current interim financial review.
- Consideration of Significant Risks:
- Consider any significant risks identified during the prior year’s audit that may affect the interim financial statements.
- Comparison with Previous Interim Information:
- Read the most recent and comparable interim financial information to identify any unusual trends or variances.
- Materiality Assessment:
- Assess materiality to determine which areas of the interim financial information require closer scrutiny.
- Review of Misstatements:
- Consider the nature of any corrected or uncorrected misstatements from last year’s financial statements that might reappear in the interim period.
- Significant Accounting and Reporting Matters:
- Consider any significant financial accounting and reporting matters of ongoing importance that may need to be addressed.
- Results of Interim Audit Work:
- Review the results of any interim audit work performed earlier in the year to ensure that issues identified have been resolved.
- Internal Audit Work:
- Consider the work performed by the internal audit department and its impact on the interim financial statements.
- Management’s Assessment of Fraud Risk:
- Ask management for their assessment of the risk that the interim financial statements might be affected by fraud and inquire about any significant changes in internal controls.
- Preparation and Reliability of Financial Information:
- Inquire about how the interim financial information has been prepared and assess the reliability of the underlying accounting records.
- Tags: Audit Planning, Audit Procedures, Financial Reporting, Interim Financial Review
- Level: Level 3
- Topic: Audit-related services, Planning
- Series: MAY 2016
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