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AA – July 2023 – L2 – Q1c – Audit and Assurance Evidence, Professional and Ethical Considerations

Explanation of fraud risk factors in risk assessment procedures according to ISA 240.

c) ISA 240 (Redrafted): The Auditor’s Responsibilities Relating to Fraud in an Audit of Financial Statements requires the Auditor to perform procedures to identify the risk of material misstatement due to fraud. The Auditor must evaluate information obtained from other risk assessment procedures to see if any fraud risk factors are present.

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Explain FIVE (5) risk factors in risk assessment procedures with regard to fraud. (5 marks)

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AA – Nov 2023 – L2 – Q4a – Audit Failure and Expectation Gap, Audit and Assurance Evidence

This question distinguishes between fraud and error in the audit of financial statements.

ISA 240: The Auditor’s Responsibilities Relating to Fraud in an Audit of Financial Statements, distinguishes fraud from error and provides significant guidance on the auditor’s responsibilities to consider fraud in an audit of financial statements.

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Distinguish between fraud and error giving an example of each.
(4 marks)

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AA – Mar 2023 – L2 – Q2c – Audit and Assurance Risk Environment

Discuss the auditor’s responsibilities concerning fraud and the procedures to follow when fraud risks are identified.

ISA 240: The Auditor’s Responsibilities Relating to Fraud in an Audit of Financial Statements recognizes that financial statements’ misrepresentation can occur as a result of either fraud or error. The distinction is whether the underlying activity that caused the misrepresentation was deliberate or unintentional. An auditor’s job is not to determine whether or not fraud has happened. The external auditor is concerned with getting reasonable assurance that the financial statements as a whole are free of material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Required:
i) Describe TWO (2) ways by which the external auditor may report fraud in an engagement. (2 marks)
ii) Discuss TWO (2) types of fraud in relation to the financial statements. (2 marks)
iii) State SIX (6) audit procedures that the auditor is required to perform in light of the risk of fraud. (6 marks)

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AA – Dec 2022 – L2 – Q1b – Audit and Assurance Risk Environment

Defines fraud under ISA 240 and provides examples of two types of fraud: fraudulent financial reporting and misappropriation of assets

According to ISA 240: The Auditor’s Responsibility to Consider Fraud in an Audit of Financial Statements, the term “Fraud” refers to an intentional act by one or more individuals among management, those charged with governance, employees, or third parties involving the use of deception to obtain an unjust or illegal advantage.

Required:
i) State the TWO (2) types of fraud as identified by ISA 240.
ii) For each type of fraud, list THREE (3) examples.

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AA – July 2023 – L2 – Q1c – Audit and Assurance Evidence, Professional and Ethical Considerations

Explanation of fraud risk factors in risk assessment procedures according to ISA 240.

c) ISA 240 (Redrafted): The Auditor’s Responsibilities Relating to Fraud in an Audit of Financial Statements requires the Auditor to perform procedures to identify the risk of material misstatement due to fraud. The Auditor must evaluate information obtained from other risk assessment procedures to see if any fraud risk factors are present.

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Explain FIVE (5) risk factors in risk assessment procedures with regard to fraud. (5 marks)

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AA – Nov 2023 – L2 – Q4a – Audit Failure and Expectation Gap, Audit and Assurance Evidence

This question distinguishes between fraud and error in the audit of financial statements.

ISA 240: The Auditor’s Responsibilities Relating to Fraud in an Audit of Financial Statements, distinguishes fraud from error and provides significant guidance on the auditor’s responsibilities to consider fraud in an audit of financial statements.

Required:
Distinguish between fraud and error giving an example of each.
(4 marks)

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AA – Mar 2023 – L2 – Q2c – Audit and Assurance Risk Environment

Discuss the auditor’s responsibilities concerning fraud and the procedures to follow when fraud risks are identified.

ISA 240: The Auditor’s Responsibilities Relating to Fraud in an Audit of Financial Statements recognizes that financial statements’ misrepresentation can occur as a result of either fraud or error. The distinction is whether the underlying activity that caused the misrepresentation was deliberate or unintentional. An auditor’s job is not to determine whether or not fraud has happened. The external auditor is concerned with getting reasonable assurance that the financial statements as a whole are free of material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Required:
i) Describe TWO (2) ways by which the external auditor may report fraud in an engagement. (2 marks)
ii) Discuss TWO (2) types of fraud in relation to the financial statements. (2 marks)
iii) State SIX (6) audit procedures that the auditor is required to perform in light of the risk of fraud. (6 marks)

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AA – Dec 2022 – L2 – Q1b – Audit and Assurance Risk Environment

Defines fraud under ISA 240 and provides examples of two types of fraud: fraudulent financial reporting and misappropriation of assets

According to ISA 240: The Auditor’s Responsibility to Consider Fraud in an Audit of Financial Statements, the term “Fraud” refers to an intentional act by one or more individuals among management, those charged with governance, employees, or third parties involving the use of deception to obtain an unjust or illegal advantage.

Required:
i) State the TWO (2) types of fraud as identified by ISA 240.
ii) For each type of fraud, list THREE (3) examples.

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