Assurance Services in Modern Auditing: Types, Standards, and Engagements, Schemes and Mind Maps of Auditing

This chapter from 'Modern Auditing: Assurance Services and the Integrity of Financial Reporting' covers various assurance services, their levels, and the engagements performed under attestation standards. Topics include audit and examination-level assurance, review-level assurance, agreed-upon procedures, accounting and compilation services, and other assurance opportunities such as CPA Risk Advisory, CPA Performance View, and CPA Eldercare.

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Modern Auditing:
Assurance Services and the Integrity
of Financial Reporting, 8th Edition
William C. Boynton
California Polytechnic State
University at San Luis Obispo
Raymond N. Johnson
Portland State University
Chapter 20 Attest and Assurance Services, and Related
Reports
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Modern Auditing:

Assurance Services and the Integrity

of Financial Reporting, 8th^ Edition

William C. Boynton

California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo

Raymond N. Johnson

Portland State University

Chapter 20 – Attest and Assurance Services, and Related Reports

Chapter Overview

Levels of Assurance

  • Audit or Examination-level Assurance
  • Review-level Assurance
    • Negative Assurance
  • Agreed-upon Procedures
  • No Assurance
    • Accounting and Compilation Services

Assurance/Service Matrix

Other SAS Engagements – Special

Reports

  • Other Comprehensive Bases of

Accounting

  • Specified Elements, Accounts, or Items

of a Financial Statement

  • Compliance Reports Related to Audited

Financial Statements

Accepting and Performing Attest

Engagements

  • Attest Engagement
    • Gathers evidence
    • Objectively assesses the measurements and communication
    • Reports the findings
  • Attestation Standards
    • SSAE 1 (Figure 20-7)
    • General Standards
    • Standards of Fieldwork
    • Standards of Reporting

Engagements Performed Under

Attestation Standards

  • Agreed-upon Procedure Engagements
    • Report of Procedures and Findings
  • Reporting on Prospective Financial

Information

  • Types of Prospective Financial Information
    • Financial Forecast
    • Financial Projection
  • Types of Services
    • Compilation
    • Examination
    • Application of Agreed-upon Proceures

Engagements Performed Under

Attestation Standards

  • Compliance Attestation
    • Examination Engagements
      • Nature of Compliance Requirements
      • Nature and Frequency of Noncompliance
      • Qualitative Considerations
    • Agreed-upon Procedure Engagements
      • Compliance with Specified Requirements
      • Effectiveness of Entity’s Internal Control
      • Both of the Above

Other Assurance Opportunities

  • CPA Risk Advisory
    • Business Risk Management
      • Identification and assessment of primary potential risks
      • Independent assessment of identified risks
      • Evaluate system of identification and limitation of risks

Other Assurance Opportunities

  • CPA Performance View
    • Performance Measurement
      • Assess whether systems a properly measuring activities
      • Evaluate employees
      • Measure actual performance against objectives
      • Identify areas providing best opportunities for improvement