Important Announcement ( Stadnards on Auditing) - (04-05-2009)
The following list contains the details of the erstwhile Auditing and Assurance Standards (AASs) along with the respective numbers, title of the Standard and the new number and name of the corresponding Standards on Auditing (SAs). For the purposes of June, 2009 examinations the students are advised to refer to the AAS number along with the corresponding number of the new Standard on Auditing (SA).
The details of the AASs revised as Standards on Auditing (SAs) along with the corresponding new numbers are being hosted for the guidance of the students.
Further, the full text of the erstwhile AASs revised as SAs are also attached for the guidance of the students.
Erstwhile AAS Number
Title of the Standard
New Number and Name of the Standard
1
Basic Principles Governing an Audit
SA 200
2
Objectives and Scope of the Audit of Financial Statements
SA 200 A
3
Documentation
SA 230* (Audit Documentation)
4
The Auditor’s Responsibility to Consider Fraud and Error in an Audit of Financial Statements
SA 240*
5
Audit Evidence
SA 500
6
Risk Assessments and Internal Control
SA 400
7
Relying Upon the Work of an Internal Auditor
SA 610
8
Audit Planning
SA 300* (Planning and Audit of Financial Statements)
9
Using the Work of an Expert
SA 620
10
Using the Work of Another Auditor
SA 600
11
Representations by Management
SA 580* (Written Representations)
12
Responsibility of Joint Auditors
SA 299
13
Audit Materiality
SA 320
14
Analytical Procedures
SA 520
15
Audit Sampling
SA 530*
16
Going Concern
SA 570*
17
Quality Control for Audit Work
SA 220
18
Auditing of Accounting Estimates
SA 540* (Auditing of Accounting Estimates, Including Fair Value Accounting Estimates and Related Disclosures)
19
Subsequent Events
SA 560*
20
Knowledge of the Business
SA 310
21
Consideration of Laws and Regulations in an Audit of Financial Statements
SA 250*
22
Initial Engagements – Opening Balances
SA 510*
23
Related Parties
SA 550*
24
Audit Considerations Relating to Entities Using Service Organisations
SA 402
25
Comparatives
SA 710
26
Terms of Audit Engagement
SA 210
27
Communication of Audit Matters with Those Charged with Governance
SA 260*
28
The Auditor’s Report on Financial Statements
SA 700
29
Audit in a Computer Information Systems Environment
SA 401
30
External Confirmations
SA 505
31
Engagements to Compile Financial Information
SRS 4410
32
Engagements to Perform Agreed – upon Procedures Regarding Financial Information
SRS 4400
33
Engagements to Review Financial Statements
SRE 2400
34
Audit Evidence – Additional Considerations for Specific Items
SA 501
35
The Examination of Prospective Financial Information
Further to the above announcement .,.. We can see that this is only a change in name in most of the AAS... But those marked with * (Asteriks) are revised during conversion from AAS to SA..
Can someone clarify whether we need to study the revised SA's for June 2009 exam..