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Advanced Audit and Assurance

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Advanced Audit and Assurance focuses on the highest level of audit and assurance engagements, demanding professional judgement in complex, unstructured scenarios. This paper covers the entire audit process, including accepting engagements, planning, evidence gathering, and reporting, with a focus on group audits, non-audit assignments, and emerging audit issues. It prepares the professional to make high-level decisions regarding audit risk, ethics, and the regulatory environment.

What You'll Learn (Curriculum)

  • Advanced understanding of the regulatory and professional environment for audit.
  • The ethical and professional issues related to accepting and planning complex audit engagements.
  • Detailed assessment and response to audit risk in various scenarios, including IT.
  • Practical issues relating to group audits and specific non-audit assignments (e.g., due diligence).
  • The preparation and evaluation of audit reports and final conclusions.

Course Index

22 chapters • 39h 23m
  • 04. Mastering Professional Skills
    00:15:38
  • 01. Faculty Intro
    00:15:49
  • 03. Kaplan Text Syllabus
    00:25:23
  • 02. Intro to AAA, Syllabus
    00:30:59
  • CP1 - Regulatory Bodies
    00:21:42
  • Cp4 - Responsibilities
    00:07:39
  • Cp4 - Responsibilities
    00:07:26
  • Cp3 - Ethics
    00:13:40
  • Cp2 - Money Laundering
    00:05:11
  • 01. Intro to Revision Modules
    00:04:10
  • 01. Exam Tips and Guidance
    00:16:58
  • 02. Ethics and threats with safeguards
    00:38:12
  • 01. Code of Ethics and Conduct
    00:11:54
  • 08. Exam Approach
    00:03:45
  • 07. After Acceptance
    00:05:50
  • 06. Engagement Letter
    00:10:04
  • 05. Acceptance Considerations
    00:12:20
  • 04. Fees Considerations
    00:24:16
  • 03. Names and Descriptions
    00:27:56
  • 02. Tendering
    00:19:10
  • 01. Intro and Changing Auditors
    00:07:55
  • 08. Exam Approach
    00:04:26
  • 07. Monitoring and Remidiation
    00:16:02
  • 06. Engagement Quality Review
    00:08:45
  • 05. Engagement Performance
    00:13:54
  • 04. Engagement Resources
    00:16:22
  • 03. Acceptance
    00:07:30
  • 02. Elements of QMS
    00:10:02
  • 01. Intro
    00:09:35
  • 03. Auditors Liabilities
    00:20:42
  • 02. Fraud
    00:29:20
  • 01. Auditors responsibilities
    00:30:15
  • 04. Reporting
    00:07:53
  • 03. Procedures and Problems in SES
    00:13:20
  • 02. Planning the SES Engagement
    00:04:56
  • 01. Introduction to SES Reporting
    00:46:16
  • 08. Transnational Audit
    00:11:50
  • 07. Joint Audit
    00:10:51
  • 06. Audit Report of GA
    00:12:24
  • 05. Audit of Consol FS
    00:15:16
  • 04. Audit Risks in GA
    00:10:50
  • 03. Planning and Performing GA
    00:40:21
  • 02. Acceptance of GA
    00:11:40
  • 01. Group Audit Intro
    00:16:44
  • 04. Reporting, Characteristics
    00:13:26
  • 03. Planning
    00:07:50
  • 02. Performance Information
    00:05:37
  • 01. Intro
    00:05:59
  • 03. Assurance, Procedures
    00:16:49
  • 02. Acceptance
    00:06:07
  • 01. Intro and Types of Forensic Audits
    00:17:08
  • 05. Approach to Exam Question
    00:07:11
  • 04. Reporting
    00:04:13
  • 03. Procedures
    00:19:08
  • 02. Level of Assurance
    00:07:36
  • 01. PFI and Acceptance Considerations
    00:20:56
  • 01. Review of interim financial information
    00:21:25
  • 03. Reporting
    00:15:06
  • 02. Assurance Levels
    00:07:38
  • 01. Intro and Related Services
    00:45:33
  • 04. Basis of Opinion
    00:09:13
  • 03. Recap of Audit Opinion
    00:11:32
  • 12. Exam Approach
    00:15:29
  • 11. Communication with TCWG
    00:15:29
  • 10. Other Matter
    00:07:20
  • 09. Responsibilities of Auditors and Mnagement
    00:12:19
  • 08. Other Information in Annual Report
    00:09:45
  • 07. Emphasis of Matter
    00:14:13
  • 06. Key Audit Matters
    00:17:08
  • 05. Going Concern
    00:02:58
  • 02. Audit Opinion
    00:29:46
  • 01. Intro
    00:12:44
  • 07. Approach to Exam Questions
    00:19:40
  • 06. ISA 580 - Written Representations
    00:12:48
  • 05. ISA 450 - Evaluation of Mis-statements
    00:13:34
  • 04. Final Analytics
    00:18:36
  • 03. ISA 570 - Going Concern
    00:42:45
  • 02. ISA 560 - Subsequent Events
    00:27:03
  • 01. Intro
    00:05:18
  • 16. ISA 710 - Comparitive Information
    00:17:37
  • 15. ISA 510 - Initial Engagements
    00:16:29
  • 14. ISA 540 - Accounting Estimates
    00:20:29
  • 13. ISA 550 - Related Party Transactions
    00:31:00
  • 12. ISA 402 - Service Organizations
    00:21:58
  • 11. ISA 610 - Work of Internal Auditors
    00:15:58
  • 10. Mgt and Audit Experts
    00:12:38
  • 09. Substantive Procedures
    00:28:07
  • 08. ISA 230 - Audit documentation
    00:09:53
  • 07. ISA 530 - Audit Sampling
    00:25:32
  • 06. ISA 505 - External Confirmations
    00:16:24
  • 05. ISA 501 - Additional Audit Procedures
    00:13:03
  • 04. Audit Procedures
    00:53:39
  • 03. Understanding the Entity
    00:11:53
  • 02. Obtaining Audit Evidence
    00:25:10
  • 01. Intro
    00:15:32
  • 16. Exam Approach
    00:46:36
  • 15. Professional Skepticism
    00:25:04
  • 14. Business Risk
    00:17:02
  • 13. Audit Risk
    00:07:59
  • 12. RMM - Control Risk
    00:02:54
  • 11. RMM - Inherent Risk
    00:22:44
  • 10. Performance Materiality
    00:28:34
  • 09. Materiality - Volume and Nature
    00:21:00
  • 08. ISA 315 - Current Developments
    00:09:54
  • 07. Components of Internal Control
    00:51:50
  • 06. Understanding the Entity
    00:26:09
  • 05. Analytical Procedures
    00:23:53
  • 04. Risk of Material Mistatement
    00:25:57
  • 03. Audit Strategy
    00:21:45
  • 02. Risks
    00:23:17
  • 01. Review of All Auditing Standards
    00:34:20
  • 08. Audit Committee 2
    00:20:19
  • 07. Audit Committee 1
    00:49:44
  • 06. Remuneration
    00:24:58
  • 05. Audit, Risk and Control
    00:16:12
  • 04. Composition, Succession
    00:11:27
  • 03. Division of Responsibilities
    00:27:06
  • 02. Corp Gov 1
    00:19:56
  • 01. Regulatory Environment
    00:20:40
  • 07. Question Practise
    00:10:55
  • 06. Exam Approach for DD
    00:06:46
  • 05. Procedures in DD
    00:08:51
  • 04. Acceptance Considerations
    00:18:09
  • 03. Due Diligence vs Audit
    00:08:26
  • 02. External Consultants
    00:09:08
  • 01. Intro to Due Diligence
    00:25:56
  • 08. Student Doubts
    00:11:16
  • 07. Ethical and TYU
    00:17:03
  • 06. Other controls
    00:27:55
  • 05. Customer Due Diligence
    00:11:59
  • 04. MLTF and KYC
    00:17:48
  • 03. Anti ML Programs
    00:21:42
  • 02. Offensese under ML
    00:27:29
  • 01. Intro and Definition
    00:11:18
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