Question Tag: Sufficient Audit Evidence

You are part of the audit team auditing a client in the retail business. During your risk assessment procedures, you were informed by management that accounts receivable records in one of the company’s branches were destroyed in a fire. The company is in the process of obtaining these accounts receivable records but was not able to do so prior to the approval of the financial statements. The fire incident happened on 31 December 2023 and the estimated amount involved is GH¢20 million. The audit team assessed that they are unable to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence due to inadequate accounting records. Possible effects are deemed material but not pervasive.

Required:
i) Justify the type of audit report to be issued in the above scenario.

ii) Draft the basis for the above opinion section of the auditor’s report.