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However, if the auditor considers that the auditee is not a going concern, or will not be a going concern in the near future, then the auditor is required to include an explanatory paragraph before the opinion paragraph or following the opinion paragraph, in the audit report explaining the situation, [8] [9] which is commonly referred to as the ...
The auditor considers such items as negative trends in operating results, loan defaults, denial of trade credit from suppliers uneconomical long-term commitments, and legal proceedings in deciding if there is a substantial doubt about an entity's ability to continue as a going concern. If so, the auditor must draw attention to the uncertainty ...
Amendment to Statement on auditing standards no. 122, Section 700, Forming an opinion and reporting on financial statements: January 2016: In effect 132: The Auditor's Consideration of an Entity's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern: February 2017: In effect 133: Auditor Involvement With Exempt Offering Documents: July 2017: In effect 134
An auditor has raised doubts about the ability of former President Donald Trump's publicly traded company to stay in business, according to a new regulatory filing.. Trump Media and Technology ...
An example of the negative effects a long-term tenure has on auditor independence is the consideration to issue a going-concern opinion. For example, if an auditor has been auditing a firm for over 10 years, they may brush off a large problem in the company and issue a clean opinion because they believe that they are familiar with the company.
The auditor must state in the auditor's report whether the financial statements are presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The auditor must identify in the auditor's report those circumstances in which such principles have not been consistently observed in the current period in relation to the preceding period.
The auditor expresses an opinion on whether the financial statements are prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with an applicable financial reporting framework, such as IFRS. [10] ISA 320, paragraph A3, states that this assessment of what is material is a matter of professional judgement.
Emphasis of matter is a type of paragraph in an auditors' report on financial statements.Such a paragraph is added to indicate a matter which is disclosed appropriately in the notes forming part of the financial statements that the auditor considers is fundamental to the users' understanding of the financial statements.