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RTI, MUMBAI / DAY 1 / Slide 1.3.1 WELCOME TO A TALK ON… AUDITING STANDARDS
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RTI, MUMBAI / DAY 1 / Slide 1.3.1 INTRODUCTION Audit Mandate - CAG’s (DPC) Act, 1971 prescribes functions, duties and powers of SAI Audit Mandate includes Audit of Receipt and Expenditure from Consolidated Fund
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RTI, MUMBAI / DAY 1 / Slide 1.3.1 Introduction (contd.) Contingency Fund and Public Accounts Trading, Manufacturing, Profit and Loss Account and Balance Sheet Accounts of Stores and Stock Government Companies Statutory Corporations Authorities and Bodies substantially financed Grants and Loans for specific purposes
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RTI, MUMBAI / DAY 1 / Slide 1.3.1 Audit Objectives To safeguard financial interests of the Government Uphold and promote public accountability Sound and economical financial practices Audit assists Parliament/Legislatures in exercising financial control through PACs/COPUs
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RTI, MUMBAI / DAY 1 / Slide 1.3.1 Audit objectives (contd.) Executive Governments and not Audit is responsible for enforcing economy and efficiency in expenditure
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RTI, MUMBAI / DAY 1 / Slide 1.3.1 Scope of Audit Term includes financial as well as performance audit
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RTI, MUMBAI / DAY 1 / Slide 1.3.1 Basic Postulates Audit must exercise its best judgement in determining - audit procedure basis of forming opinion contents of his report due professional care
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RTI, MUMBAI / DAY 1 / Slide 1.3.1 Basic Postulates (contd.) test audit and hence auditor is not responsible independent attitude Audit independent Auditor’s right to inspect any record, documents, call for information, clarification
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RTI, MUMBAI / DAY 1 / Slide 1.3.1 Auditing standards can be broadly grouped under 1General Standards 2Operational Standards 3Reporting Standards
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RTI, MUMBAI / DAY 1 / Slide 1.3.1 1GENERAL STANDARDS AProfessional BManuals and Instructions CQuality Assurance
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RTI, MUMBAI / DAY 1 / Slide 1.3.1 General Standards -Professional Qualification Training Auditor should develop proper insight
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RTI, MUMBAI / DAY 1 / Slide 1.3.1 General Standards Manuals and instructions
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RTI, MUMBAI / DAY 1 / Slide 1.3.1 General Standards Quality Assurance Appropriate internal control system to ensure quality of work
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RTI, MUMBAI / DAY 1 / Slide 1.3.1 2. OPERATIONAL AUDIT STANDARDS Audit Planning Financial Statement Audit Regularity and Legal Audit Performance Audit
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RTI, MUMBAI / DAY 1 / Slide 1.3.1 Operational Standards - Audit Planning Audit should be properly guided directed and supervised sufficient understanding of the internal control system of the auditee organisation
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RTI, MUMBAI / DAY 1 / Slide 1.3.1 Operational Standards - Financial Statements Audit Financial Statements are accurate and complete True and fair view prepared based on generally accepted accounting principles(GAAPs) sufficient disclosure
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RTI, MUMBAI / DAY 1 / Slide 1.3.1 Operational Standards - Performance Audit Achievement of physical and financial goals and targets social and economic objects utilisation of resources as per projected outlay cases of overpayment, losses, avoidable, excess or infructuous expenditure due to improper planning
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RTI, MUMBAI / DAY 1 / Slide 1.3.1 Operational Standards - Performance Audit(contd..) Delays in completion overstaffing
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RTI, MUMBAI / DAY 1 / Slide 1.3.1 2OPERATIONAL AUDIT STANDARDS(contd) Audit of Receipts Audit of Government Companies Auditing in EDP Environment Audit Evidence (i)Sufficiency (ii)Relevance (iii)Competence
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RTI, MUMBAI / DAY 1 / Slide 1.3.1 Reporting Standards Field Audit Report - Observations and conclusions in an appropriate form Contents should be easy to understand Report should be complete
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RTI, MUMBAI / DAY 1 / Slide 1.3.1 Reporting Standards (contd.) Accurate Convincing Clarity Concise Follow up of Audit Reports
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RTI, MUMBAI / DAY 1 / Slide 1.3.1 Reporting Standards (contd.) Report should be free from vagueness or ambiguity relevant information supported by audit evidence timeliness
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RTI, MUMBAI / DAY 1 / Slide 1.3.1 Reporting Standards (contd.) Follow up of Audit reports Adequate Prompt Proper
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