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Materiality and Risk
Chapter 9
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Learning Objective 1
Apply the concept of materiality
to the audit.
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Materiality
It is a major consideration in determiningthe appropriate audit report to issue.
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Materiality
The auditors responsibility is to determinewhether financial statements are
materially misstated.
If there is a material misstatement,the auditor will bring it to the clients
attention so that a correction can be made.
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Steps in Applying Materiality
Planningextentof tests
Step1
Set preliminary judgmentabout materiality
Step2
Allocate preliminary
judgment aboutmateriality tosegments
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Steps in Applying Materiality
Evaluatingresults
Step3
Estimate totalmisstatement in segment
Step4
Estimate thecombined misstatement
Compare combinedestimate with judgmentabout materiality
Step5
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Learning Objective 2
Make a preliminary judgment
about what amounts to
consider material.
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Set Preliminary JudgmentAbout Materiality
This preliminary judgment is the maximum
amount by which the auditor believes thestatements could be misstated and still notaffect the decisions of reasonable users.
Auditors decide early in the auditthe combined amount of misstatementsof the financial statements that wouldbe considered material.
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Factors Affecting Judgment
Materiality is a relative ratherthan an absolute concept.
Bases are needed forevaluating materiality.
Qualitative factors alsoaffect materiality.
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Guidelines
Accounting and auditing standardsdo not provide specific materiality
guidelines to practitioners.
Professional judgment is to be usedat all times in setting and applyingmateriality guidelines.
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Learning Objective 3
Allocate preliminary materiality
to segments of the audit
during planning.
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Allocate Preliminary JudgmentAbout Materiality to Segments
This is necessary because evidence isaccumulated by segments rather than
for the financial statements as a whole.
Most practitioners allocate materialityto balance sheet accounts.
SAS 107 (AU 312)
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Learning Objective 4
Use materiality to evaluate
audit findings.
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Estimated Total Misstatementand Preliminary Judgment
CashAccounts receivableInventoryTotal estimated
misstatement amountPreliminary judgmentabout materiality
$ 4,00020,00036,000
$50,000
$ 2,00012,00031,500
$45,500
$ N/A6,000
15,750
$16,800
$ 2,00018,00047,250
$62,300
TolerableMisstatement
KnownMisstatementand DirectProjection
SamplingError TotalAccount
Estimated Misstatement Amount
N/A = Not applicableCash audited 100 percent
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Estimated Total Misstatementand Preliminary Judgment
Net misstatements in the sample ($3,500)
Total recorded population value ($450,000)
Total sampled ($50,000)
= Direct projection estimate of misstatement ($31,500)
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Learning Objective 5
Define risk in auditing.
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Risk
Auditors accept some level of riskin performing the audit.
An effective auditor recognizes thatrisks exist, are difficult to measure,and require careful thought to respond.
Responding to risks properly is criticalto achieving a high-quality audit.
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Risk and Evidence
Auditors gain an understanding of theclients business and industry andassess client business risk.
Auditors use the audit risk model to furtheridentify the potential for misstatements
and where they are most likely to occur.
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Illustration of DifferingEvidence Among Cycles
Sales andcollectioncycle
Acquisitionand paymentcycle
Payroll andpersonnelcycle
InherentriskA Medium High Low
Controlrisk
B Medium Low Low
Acceptableaudit riskC Low Low Low
Planneddetection risk
D Medium Medium High
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Illustration of DifferingEvidence Among Cycles
Inventory andwarehousingcycle
Capital acquisitionand repaymentcycle
InherentriskA High Low
Controlrisk
B High Medium
Acceptableaudit riskC Low Low
Planneddetection risk
D Low Medium
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Learning Objective 6
Describe the audit risk model
and its components.
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Audit Risk Model for Planning
PDR = AAR (IR CR)
PDR= Planned detection risk
AAR= Acceptable audit risk
IR= Inherent risk
CR= Control risk
where:
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Learning Objective 7
Consider the impact of
engagement risk on
acceptable audit risk.
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Impact of Engagement Risk onAcceptable Audit Risk
Auditors decide engagement risk and usethat risk to modify acceptable audit risk.
Engagement risk closely relates to clientbusiness risk.
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Factors Affecting AcceptableAudit Risk
The degree to which external usersrely on the statements
The likelihood that a client will havefinancial difficulties after theaudit report is issued
The auditors evaluation ofmanagements integrity
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Methods Practitioners Use toAssess Acceptable Audit Risk
Methods Used to AssessAcceptable Audit Risk
External usersreliance onfinancialstatements
Examine financial statementsRead minutes of the boardExamine form 10KDiscuss financing plans
with management
Factors
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Methods Practitioners Use toAssess Acceptable Audit Risk
Likelihoodof financialdifficulties
Analyze financial statementsfor difficulties using ratios
Examine inflows and outflowsof cash flow statements
Managementintegrity
See Chapter 8 for clientacceptance and continuance
Methods Used to AssessAcceptable Audit RiskFactors
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Learning Objective 8
Consider the impact of several
factors on the assessment
of inherent risk.
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Factors Affecting Inherent Risk
Nature of the clients business Results of previous audits Initial versus repeat engagement Related parties Nonroutine transactions Judgment required to correctly record
account balances and transactions Makeup of the population Factors related to fraudulent financial reporting Factors related to misappropriation of assets
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Learning Objective 9
Discuss the relationship of
risks to audit evidence.
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Relationship of Factors InfluencingRisks to Risks and Risks to
Planned Evidence
D = Direct relationship; I = Inverse relationship
Factorsinfluencing
risks
Acceptable audit risk
Planneddetection
risk
Plannedaudit
evidence
Inherentrisk
Control risk
I
D
I
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I D
R l i hi f F I fl i
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Relationship of Factors InfluencingRisks to Risks and Risks to
Planned Evidence
The engagement may requiremore experienced staff
The engagement will be reviewedmore carefully than usual
Auditors can change the auditto respond to risks
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Audit Risk for Segments
Both control risk and inherent risk aretypically set for each cycle, eachaccount, and often even each auditobjective, not for the overall audit.
T l bl Mi t t t Ri k
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Tolerable Misstatement, Risks,and Balance-related Audit
ObjectivesIt is common to assess inherent and control
risk for each balance-related audit objective
It is not common to allocate materialityto objectives
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Measurement Limitations
One major limitation in the application of theaudit risk model is the difficulty of measuringthe components of the model.
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Relationships of Risk toEvidence
Acceptableaudit risk
Inherentrisk
Controlrisk
Planneddetectionrisk
Amount ofevidencerequiredSituation
HighLow
Low
Medium
High
LowLow
High
Medium
Low
LowLow
High
Medium
Medium
HighMedium
Low
Medium
Medium
LowMedium
High
Medium
Medium
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Tests of Details of BalancesEvidence Planning Worksheet
Auditors develop various types of worksheetsto aid in relating the considerations affectingaudit evidence to the appropriateevidence to accumulate.
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Learning Objective 10
Discuss how materiality and risk
are related and integrated into
the audit process.
R l ti hi f T l bl
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Relationship of TolerableMisstatement and Risks to
Planned Evidence
D = Direct relationship; I = Inverse relationship
Acceptableaudit risk
Inherentrisk
Controlrisk
Tolerablemisstatement
Planned
detection risk
Planned
audit evidenceI
D
I
I I
I
D
D
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Audit Risk Model for Planning
AcAR = IR CR AcDR
AcAR = Achieved audit risk
IR= Inherent risk
CR= Control risk
AcDR= Achieved detection risk
where:
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Audit Risk Models for PlanningEvidence and Evaluating Results
Acceptableauditrisk
Inherentrisk
Controlrisk
Achieveddetectionrisk
Substantiveauditevidence
Achievedauditrisk
Compare
D
I
D
D
D = Direct relationshipI = Inverse relationship
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Revising Risks and Evidence
The auditor must revise the originalassessment of the appropriate risk.
The auditor should consider the effectof the revision on evidence requirements,without the use of the audit risk model.
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