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Lesson 21
SUBSTANTIVE PROCEDURES
Auditing
Auditor’s Opinion (depends upon)
Reasonable Assurance (depends upon)
Sufficient Appropriate Audit evidence (depends upon)
Audit procedures » Test of Control » Substantive Procedures
- Test of details
- Analytical procedures
Test of Control The auditor is required to perform tests of controls:
- When the internal controls are operating effectively or
- When substantive procedures alone do not provide sufficient appropriate audit evidence at the assertion level. Tests of controls comprise of testing three things:
- Design – that the internal controls are properly designed to cover the risk it is meant for.
- Implementation – that the internal controls have been put into operation.
- Operating effectiveness – that the systems of internal control were operating effectively at relevant times during the period.
How to perform test of control
- Testing the Design :
- Proper design of internal control is tested through ICQs and ICEC.
- Testing the Implementation :
- Implementation of internal control is tested through walk through test with a little sample size.
- Testing the Operating effectiveness :
- Here the test is performed through a compliance test based on a judgmental sample.
Substantive Procedures Substantive procedures are performed in order to detect material misstatements at the assertion level (like; occurrence, completeness, accuracy, valuation, existence, rights and control), and include tests of details of classes of transactions, account balances and disclosures and substantive analytical procedures. The auditor plans and performs substantive procedures to be responsive to the related assessment of the risk of material misstatement. Irrespective of the assessment of risk of material misstatement, the auditor should design and perform substantive procedures for each material class of transactions, account balance, and disclosure.
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The auditor’s substantive procedures should include the following audit procedures related to the financial statement closing process:
Agreeing the financial statements to the underlying accounting records; and Examining material journal entries and other adjustments made during the course of preparing the financial statements. When the auditor has determined that an assessed risk of material misstatement at the assertion level is a significant risk, the auditor should perform substantive procedures that are specifically responsive to that risk.
Types of Substantive Procedures
- Test of details
- Land Registry
- Debtors Circular
- Building rent Deed/Agreement
- Analytical procedures
- Payroll Turnover ratio Comparing with previous month’s salary
- Production Cost Comparing with the number of units produced Comparing with the previous month’s cost of production
Nature of Substantive Procedures Substantive analytical procedures are applied on large volume of transactions, which are predictable over time.
Tests of details are ordinarily more appropriate to obtain audit evidence regarding certain assertions about account balances, including existence and valuation.
Analytical procedures are applied on large volume of transactions, which are predictable over time. (cost of goods sold, payroll, sale) In designing substantive analytical procedures, the auditor considers such matters as the following:
The suitability of using analytical procedures given the assertions. If controls, over sales order processing, are weak; the auditor may place more reliance on tests of details rather than substantive analytical procedures for assertions related to debtors. When auditing the collectibility of accounts receivable, the auditor may apply substantive analytical procedures to an aging of customers’ accounts in addition to tests of details on subsequent cash receipts.
The reliability of the data; In determining whether data is reliable for purposes of designing substantive analytical procedures, the auditor considers the following: o Information is ordinarily more reliable when it is obtained from independent sources outside the entity o Comparability of the information available o Nature and relevance of the information available (whether budgets have been established as results to be expected rather than as goals to be achieved. o Controls over the preparation of the information (controls over the preparation, review and maintenance of budgets)
Whether the expectation is sufficiently precise to identify a material misstatement at the desired level of assurance. For this the auditor considers the following facts: i. The accuracy with which the expected results of substantive analytical procedures can be predicted (comparison of GP ratio should be consistent rather than the ratio of discretionary expenses like entertainment)
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ii. Completeness – all transactions and events that should have been recorded have been recorded; iii. Accuracy – amounts and other data relating to recorded transactions and events have been recorded appropriately. iv. Cutoff – transactions and events have been recorded in the proper period. v. Classification – transactions and events have been recorded in the proper accounts. (b) Assertions about account balances at the period end. i. Existence – assets, liabilities, and equity interests exist; ii. Rights and obligations – the entity holds or controls the rights to assets, and liabilities are the obligations of the entity; iii. Completeness – all assets, liabilities and equity interests that should have been recorded have been recorded; iv. Valuation and allocation – assets, liabilities, and equity interests are included in the financial statements at appropriate amounts and any resulting valuation or allocation adjustments are appropriately recorded. (c) Assertions about presentation and disclosure: i. Occurrence and rights and obligations – disclosed events, transactions and other matters have occurred and pertain to the entity; ii. Completeness – all disclosures that should have been included in the financial statements have been included; iii. Classification and understandability – financial information is appropriately presented and described, and disclosures are clearly expressed; iv. Accuracy and valuation – financial and other information are disclosed fairly and at appropriate amounts.
Audit Procedures for obtaining Audit Evidence The auditor uses one or more types of audit procedures described below: (i) Inspection of Records or Documents It consists of examining records or documents whether internal or external, in paper form, electronic form, or other media. Inspection provides evidence of varying degrees of reliability depending on their nature and source and in the case of internal records, on effectiveness of controls over their production. (ii) Inspection of Tangible Assets It consists of physical examination of the assets. It may provide reliable audit evidence of their existence cannot necessarily about other assertions. (iii) Inquiry It means seeking information of knowledgeable persons throughout the entity or outside the entity. Those may be formal written or informal oral. It provides an auditor with new information or corroborative evidences. It may also bring to high information different from the one possessed by the auditor. Certain oral inquiries might be got confirmed through written representations. (iv) Confirmations It is a specific type of inquiry. It is the process of obtaining a representation of information or an existing condition directly from a third party. Confirmations are sought from debtors, creditors, bankers, legal advisors etc.
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