436 definitions found.
ASA 330
Definition
4(a)
Substantive procedure means an audit procedure designed to detect material misstatements at the assertion level. Substantive procedures comprise: Tests of details (of classes of transactions, account balances, and disclosures); and Substantive analytical …
ASA 330
Definition
4(b)
Test of controls means an audit procedure designed to evaluate the operating effectiveness of controls in preventing, or detecting and correcting, material misstatements at the assertion …
ASA 240
Definition
12
For the purposes of this Auditing Standard, the following terms have the meanings attributed below: …
ASA 240
Definition
12(a)
Fraud means an intentional act by one or more individuals among management, those charged with governance, employees, or third parties, involving the use of deception to obtain an unjust or illegal …
ASA 240
Definition
12(b)
Fraud risk factors means events or conditions that indicate an incentive or pressure to commit fraud or provide an opportunity to commit …
ASA 402
Definition
8
For the purposes of this Auditing Standard, the following terms have the meanings attributed below: …
ASA 402
Definition
8(a)
Complementary user entity controls means controls that the service organisation assumes, in the design of its service, will be implemented by user entities, and which, if necessary to achieve control objectives, are identified in the description of its …
ASA 402
Definition
8(b)
Report on the description and design of controls at a service organisation (referred to in this Auditing Standard as a type 1 report) means a report that comprises: A description, prepared by management of the service organisation, of the service …
ASA 402
Definition
8(c)
Report on the description, design, and operating effectiveness of controls at a service organisation (referred to in this Auditing Standard as a type 2 report) means a report that comprises: A description, prepared by management of the service …
ASA 402
Definition
8(d)
Service auditor means an auditor who, at the request of the service organisation, provides an assurance report on the controls of a service …