428 definitions found.
ASA 500
Definition
5
For the purposes of this Auditing Standard, the following terms have the meanings attributed below: …
ASA 500
Definition
5(a)
Accounting records means the records of initial accounting entries and supporting records, such as cheques and records of electronic fund transfers; invoices; contracts; the general and subsidiary ledgers, journal entries and other adjustments to the …
ASA 500
Definition
5(b)
Appropriateness (of audit evidence) means the measure of the quality of audit evidence; that is, its relevance and its reliability in providing support for the conclusions on which the auditor’s opinion is …
ASA 500
Definition
5(c)
Audit evidence means information used by the auditor in arriving at the conclusions on which the auditor’s opinion is based. Audit evidence includes both information contained in the accounting records underlying the financial report and information …
ASA 500
Definition
5(d)
External information source means an external individual or organisation that provides information that has been used by the entity in preparing the financial report, or that has been obtained by the auditor as audit evidence, when such information is …
ASA 500
Definition
5(e)
Management’s expert means an individual or organisation possessing expertise in a field other than accounting or auditing, whose work in that field is used by the entity to assist the entity in preparing the financial …
ASA 500
Definition
5(f)
Sufficiency (of audit evidence) means the measure of the quantity of audit evidence. The quantity of the audit evidence needed is affected by the auditor’s assessment of the risks of material misstatement and also by the quality of such audit …
ASA 540
Definition
12
For the purposes of this Auditing Standard, the following terms have the meanings attributed below: …
ASA 540
Definition
12(a)
Accounting estimate – A monetary amount for which the measurement, in accordance with the requirements of the applicable financial reporting framework, is subject to estimation uncertainty. (Ref: Para. A14 …
ASA 540
Definition
12(b)
Auditor’s point estimate or auditor’s range – An amount, or range of amounts, respectively, developed by the auditor in evaluating management’s point estimate. (Ref: Para. A15 …