Can an Auditor prepare the Financial Statements and then audit them?
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’?
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 […]
