Can an Auditor prepare the Financial Statements and then audit them?
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Who is responsible for the preparation of the Financial Statements? Management is responsible for preparing and fairly presenting the financial statements under the applicable financial reporting framework. These responsibilities include: Accounting and bookkeeping services comprise a broad range of services, including: Accounting and bookkeeping services that are routine or mechanical: Examples of services that might […]
What is an ‘Assurance Engagement’?
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The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) defines assurance engagements in the International Framework for Assurance Engagements as follows: “An engagement in which a practitioner expresses a conclusion designed to enhance the degree of confidence of the intended users other than the responsible party about the outcome of the evaluation or measurement of a […]