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Auditing and Assurance Standards
By:Roshan SamuelIII B’Com “B”
AAS 19 – Subsequent Events
The purpose of the AAS is to establish standards on the auditor’s responsibility regarding subsequent events.
The AAS – 19 states that:
“The auditor should consider the effect of subsequent events on the financial statements and on the Auditor’s Report.”
Subsequent Events
It refers to significant events occurring
between the Balance Sheet date and the date
of the Auditor’s Report.
Auditor’s Procedures
Reviewing management procedures
Reading minutes of meetings of shareholders, BOD held
after BS date
Reading entities latest available interim financial
statements
Inquiring or extending previous written or oral inquiries
with company lawyers
Inquiring with management of any subsequent events.
Conclusion
When auditor is aware of subsequent events
which materially affect the financial
statements, he should consider whether the
effect has been accounted for in the
financial statements.
Effective For
All audits commencing on or after 1st
April 2000
AAS 34 - Audit Evidence - Additional
Considerations for Specific Items
The purpose of this AAS is to establish standards on the auditor's responsibilities, procedures and provide additional guidance to that contained in AAS 5, "Audit Evidence", with respect to certain specific financial statement amounts and other disclosures.
Components of AAS – 34
Part A: Attendance at Physical Inventory Counting
Part B: Inquiry Regarding Litigation and Claim
Part C: Valuation and Disclosure of Long-term
Investments
Part D: Segment Information
Part A: Attendance at Physical Inventory
Counting Auditor must obtain sufficient appropriate audit
evidence during his attendance at physical inventory
counting
Existence and condition
Where its impracticable, consider alternative procedures
to provide sufficient appropriate audit evidence
Part B: Inquiry Regarding Litigation
And Claims "Litigation" is a lawsuit or legal action including all proceedings
therein.
"Claims" is a right to payment or right to an equitable remedy for
breach of performance
Material effect on the financial statements
Communicate with the entity's lawyers and such other professionals
to whom the entity engages for litigation and claims
Part C: Valuation And Disclosure Of Long Term Investments
AS 13
Valuation and disclosure
Ownership and existence
Part D: Segment Information
Information to be disclosed in respect of reportable
segments as given in Accounting Standard (AS)17,
Segment Reporting
When it is material to the financial statements, he
should obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence
regarding its disclosure
Effective For
This AAS becomes operative for all audits
related to accounting periods beginning on or
after 1st April, 2005.