ACCA AA Syllabus D. Audit Evidence - How is the Audit Different? - Notes 1 / 1
NFPs have no external shareholders, dividends or profit maximisation objective either
This has potential audit problems:
Lack of segregation of duties (small staffing)
Unqualified volunteers (poor knowledge of controls)
Less formalised systems
Donations without audit trail
Difficulty in assessing going concern (unpredictability of donations)
Audit Implications
Value for money audits (see earlier)
Concentrate on substantive procedures (due to possible weak internal controls)
Analytical reviews and management representations where little audit trail
Test larger % of population due to smaller volumes
Reporting
If required by law = Normal audit report
If voluntary = Reflect objective of audit
In either case - follow the accepted structure:
Addressee
Scope
Responsibilities of auditors & managers
Work done
Opinion
Date, name and address of auditor
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