Assurance Engagement ― An engagement in which an auditor aims to obtain sufficient appropriate evidence in order to express a conclusion designed to enhance the degree of confidence of the intended users other than the responsible party about the subject …

A SMSF meets the definition of a SMSF of the SISA [12] if: it has fewer than five members;; each individual trustee or director of the corporate trustee is a member of the fund, unless it is a single member fund, in which case the sole member is either: a …

A SMSF does not fail to satisfy the definition of a SMSF of the SISA [14] if: a member of the fund has died and the legal personal representative of the member is a trustee of the fund or a director of a body corporate that is the trustee of the fund, in …

An approved SMSF auditor [16] is a person who is registered as an approved SMSF auditor with ASIC [17] but does not include: a person for whom an order disqualifying or suspending the registration of that person from being an approved SMSF auditor is in …

The auditor may assist the AGM planning process by meeting with the chair of the AGM and those charged with governance in an AGM planning meeting, and/or by having discussions with directors, management, and/or audit committee members, to ascertain …

The auditor may discuss the protocol for questions at the AGM with the chair of the AGM prior to the meeting. Usually, the chair of the AGM will communicate to the meeting the protocol for presenting questions and, as a rule, questions are to be addressed …

Questions directed to the auditor by the chair of the AGM may not be within the scope of the audit or the auditor’s responsibilities. The auditor may refer such questions back to the chair of the AGM. If the question is about an area where the …

If written questions are received before the AGM, the company will pass these questions to the auditor. In best practice, the auditor prepares responses to such questions prior to the meeting. Where written questions have been received, the auditor may …

Prior notification of issues enables the auditor to seek professional consultation and/or legal advice if appropriate. However, some members may prefer to reserve questions for the meeting. Adequate planning is imperative to identify areas of potential …

In preparation for the AGM the auditor may consider the particular circumstances of the entity, matters which the members may be interested in, and the matters communicated in the auditor’s report. Appendix 1 includes some examples of the types of …