Is an organization’s internal audit function part of its system of internal controls? If your answer is yes, explain how the internal audit function can evaluate the design adequacy

Discuss the auditor's risk assessment procedures for assessing control risk, and provide specific procedures related to understanding management's risk assessment component of internal control.

Define Institute of Internal Auditors.

When a substantive audit strategy is adopted, an auditor will O determine internal controls are effective in mitigating risks. O increase the amount of their substantive testing. O test controls extensively. O not need to document the internal control system.

Describe the key components of maintaining auditor independence.

issues of ethics, regulation and compliance and the extent to which they are constraints or threats to the organisation

Who has primary responsibility for overseeing the establishment, implementation, and evaluation of risk management and controls? I Operating managers. B) Internal auditors. External auditors. Senior management

Identify how each of the following statements relates to the performance principle by considering which element(s) of the principle are related to that statement. (A statement may be related to more than one element.) Use the following elements in providing your response: Reasonable assurance • Planning and supervision • Materiality ⚫ Risk assessment • Audit evidence a. Evaluating the effectiveness of the client's internal control in preventing or detecting misstatements. b. Obtaining an understanding of the client's business and industry. c. Acknowledging that the risk of failing to detect a material misstatement cannot be reduced to zero. d. Obtaining confirmations from the client's customers as to the ending balances in accounts receivable. e. Preparing a written audit plan. f. Designing audit procedures to identify misstatements that would have a significant effect on financial statement users' decisions. g. Considering the likelihood that the account balance contains a material…

Study and Evaluation of Management Control. The study and evaluation of management risk mitigation control is not easy. First, auditors must determine the risks and the controls subject to audit. Then they must find a standard by which performance of the control can be evaluated. Next they must specify procedures to obtain the evidence on which an evaluationcan be based. Insofar as possible, the standards and related evidence must be quantified. The following description gives certain information (in italics) that internal auditors would know about or be able to determine on their own. Fulfilling the requirement thus amounts to taking some information from the scenario and figuring out other things by using accountants’ and auditors’ common sense.The ScenarioAce Corporation ships building materials to more than a thousand wholesale and retail customers in a five-state region. The company’s normal credit terms are net/30 days, and no cash discounts are offered. Fred Clark is the chief…

Obtaining an understanding of the internal control structure is required for first time audit client, but not necessary for recurring clients.  TRUE OR FALSE? WHY?