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International Standards on Auditing (ISA) are professional standards for the auditing of financial information. These standards are issued by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB). According to Olung M (CAO - L), ISA guides the auditor to add value to the assignment hence building confidence of investors.
ISA 400 talks about the "walk through testing" or auditing in depth test. This standard was withdrawn in 2004, and has been replaced with the ISA 315, “Understanding the Entity and Its Environment and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement” and the ISA 330, “The Auditor’s Procedures in Response to Assessed Risks” [citation needed]
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) is an independent standards body that issues standards, like the International Standards on Auditing, International Standards on Quality Management, and other services, to support the international auditing of financial statements. It is a body supported by the International ...
ISA 230 Audit Documentation is one of the International Standards on Auditing.It serves to direct the documentation of audit working papers in order to assist the audit planning and performance; the supervision and review of the audit work; and the recording of audit evidence resulting from the audit work in order to support the auditor's opinion.
The United Nations' Board of Auditors (the external audit of the UN) has adopted the ISAs [8] (International Standards on Auditing). The Board is composed of three Supreme Audit Institutions chairmen, familiar with and usually using the INTOSAI Auditing Standards. [9]
ISA 500 Audit Evidence is one of the International Standards on Auditing.It serves to guide the auditor on obtaining audit evidence through the application of an appropriate mix of tests of control systems and substantive tests of transaction and balances.
In 2004, a project was begun to clarify and converge the standards with the International Standards in Auditing (ISAs). Many of the AU sections are being remapped as part of the Clarity Project. [5] In October 2011, SAS 122 was issued which superseded all previous SASes except 51, 59, 65, 87, and 117-20. [6]
ISAE 3000 is the standard for assurance engagements other than audits or reviews of historic financial information. ISAE 3000 is issued by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB). The standard consists of guidelines for the ethical behavior, quality management and performance of an ISAE 3000 engagement.