The basis of opinion paragraph may not meet the requirements of ISA 700 for the following
reasons:
•• The use of the term Auditing Standards is not clear, because the report does not state
which auditing standards have been used. This provides uncertainty regarding the
actual standard of work performed.
•• The assessment of estimates and judgments made by the directors normally relates to
significant amounts only, rather than all of those estimates and judgments. The use of
the word all implies that the audit was more thorough than it probably was. Replacing
the word all with the word significant will show that there was some limit to the audit
testing and that this was probably focused on material amounts only.
•• Stating that time was a factor in obtaining information and explanations for the audit
is not correct as this implies some factor which could have been avoided and that the
audit may therefore be incomplete. The auditor has to plan the audit carefully and
ensure that all the information and explanations considered necessary are obtained to
form an opinion, not simply stop work when time runs out.
Wilfykil answered the question on April 13, 2019 at 07:08
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Employees work a standard eight hour day. Hours are recorded using a magnetic card system;
when each employee arrives for work, they hold their card close to the card reader; the reader
recognizes the magnetic information on the card identifying the employee as being ‘at work’.
When the employee leaves work at the end of the day the process is reversed showing that the
employee has left work.
Hours worked are calculated each week by the computer system using the magnetic card
information. Overtime is calculated as any excess over the standard hours worked. Any overtime
over 10% of standard hours is sent on a computer generated report by e-mail to the financial
accountant. If necessary, the accountant overrides overtime payments if the hours worked are
incorrect.
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via a unique product code.
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data to check the input of details into the sales system. This will involve entering dummy
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Required:
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Required:
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