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AuditandAssuranceServicesArensChapter09
Chapter9
MaterialityandRisk
ReviewQuestions
9-1Theplanningphasesare:
acceptclientandperforminitialplanning,understandtheclient’sbusinessandindustry,assessclientbusinessrisk,performpreliminaryanalyticalprocedures,setmaterialityandassessacceptableauditriskandinherentrisk,understandinternalcontrolandassesscontrolrisk,gatherinformationtoassessfraudrisk,anddevelopoverallauditplanandauditprogram.Evaluationofmaterialityispartofphasefive.Riskassessmentispartofphasethree(clientbusinessrisk),phasefive(acceptableauditriskandinherentrisk),phasesix(controlrisk),andphaseseven(fraudrisk).
9-2Materialityisdefinedas:
themagnitudeofanomissionormisstatementofaccountinginformationthat,inlightofthesurroundingcircumstances,makesitprobablethatthejudgmentofareasonablepersonrelyingontheinformationwouldhavebeenchangedorinfluencedbytheomissionormisstatement.
"Obtainreasonableassurance,"asusedintheauditreport,meansthattheauditordoesnotguaranteeorinsurethefairpresentationofthefinancialstatements.Thereissomeriskthatthefinancialstatementscontainamaterialmisstatement.
9-3Materialityisimportantbecauseiffinancialstatementsaremateriallymisstated,users'decisionsmaybeaffected,andtherebycausefinanciallosstothem.Itisdifficulttoapplybecausethereareoftenmanydifferentusersofthefinancialstatements.Theauditormustthereforemakeanassessmentofthelikelyusersandthedecisionstheywillmake.Materialityisalsodifficulttoapplybecauseitisarelativeconcept.Theprofessionalauditingstandardsofferlittlespecificguidanceregardingtheapplicationofmateriality.Theauditormust,therefore,exerciseconsiderableprofessionaljudgmentintheapplicationofmateriality.
9-4Thepreliminaryjudgmentaboutmaterialityisthemaximumamountbywhichtheauditorbelievesthefinancialstatementscouldbemisstatedandstillnotaffectthedecisionsofreasonableusers.Severalfactorsaffectthepreliminaryjudgmentaboutmaterialityandareasfollows:
1.Materialityisarelativeratherthananabsoluteconcept.
2.Basesareneededforevaluatingmateriality.
3.Qualitativefactorsaffectmaterialitydecisions.
4.Expecteddistributionofthefinancialstatementswillaffectthepreliminaryjudgmentofmateriality.Ifthefinancialstatementsarewidelydistributedtousers,thepreliminaryjudgmentofmaterialitywillprobablybesetlowerthanifthefinancialstatementsarenotexpectedtobewidelydistributed.
5.Thelevelofacceptableauditriskwillalsoaffectthepreliminaryjudgmentofmateriality.
9-5Becausematerialityisrelativeratherthanabsolute,itisnecessarytohavebasesforestablishingwhethermisstatementsarematerial.Forexample,intheauditofamanufacturingcompany,theauditormightuseasbases:
netincomebeforetaxes,totalassets,currentassets,andworkingcapital.Foragovernmentalunit,suchasaschooldistrict,thereisnonetincomebeforetaxes,andthereforethatwouldbeanunavailablebase.Instead,theprimarybaseswouldlikelybefundbalances,totalassets,andperhapstotalrevenue.
9-6Thefollowingqualitativefactorsarelikelytobeconsideredinevaluatingmateriality:
a.Amountsinvolvingfraudareusuallyconsideredmoreimportantthanunintentionalerrorsofequaldollaramounts.
b.Misstatementsthatareotherwiseminormaybematerialiftherearepossibleconsequencesarisingfromcontractualobligations.
c.Misstatementsthatareotherwiseimmaterialmaybematerialiftheyaffectatrendinearnings.
9-7Apreliminaryjudgmentaboutmaterialityissetforthefinancialstatementsasawhole.Tolerablemisstatementisthemaximumamountofmisstatementthatwouldbeconsideredmaterialforanindividualaccountbalance.Theamountoftolerablemisstatementforanygivenaccountisdependentuponthepreliminaryjudgmentaboutmateriality.Ordinarily,tolerablemisstatementforanygivenaccountwouldhavetobelowerthanthepreliminaryjudgmentaboutmateriality.Inmanycases,itwillbeconsiderablylowerbecauseofthepossibilityofmisstatementsindifferentaccountsthat,intotal,cannotexceedthepreliminaryjudgmentaboutmateriality.
9-8Thereareseveralpossibleanswerstothequestion.Oneexampleis:
Cash$500Overstatement
Fixedassets$3,000Overstatement
Long-termloans$1,500Understatement
Note:
Cashandfixedassetsaretestedforoverstatementandlong-termloansforunderstatementbecausetheauditor'sobjectiveinthiscaseistotestforoverstatementsofowner'sequity.
Theleastamountoftolerablemisstatementwasallocatedtocashandlong-termloansbecausetheyarerelativelyeasytoaudit.Themajorityofthetotalallocationwastofixedas
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