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This standard contains the standards over performing an audit of internal control over financial reporting that is integrated with an audit of financial statements. The auditor must test entity-level controls that are important to the auditor's conclusion about whether the company has effective internal control over financial reporting ...
It is also a member of the European Confederation of Institutes of Internal Auditors (ECIIA), and is the only professional membership body in the UK dedicated to Internal Audit. The Chartered IIA works closely with the Global Institute of Internal Auditors based in Orlando, Florida, and support the International Professional Practices Framework ...
COSO Internal control: integrated framework: In September 1992, the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) issued a report titled Internal control: integrated framework, which provided a definition of internal control and a framework for evaluating and improving internal control over systems.
Internal auditors play an important role in assessing the effectiveness of control systems. As an independent function that informs senior management, internal audit can evaluate the internal control systems implemented by the organization and contribute to continued effectiveness. As such, internal auditing often plays an important "monitoring ...
Internal auditing is an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve an organization's operations. It helps an organization accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control and governance processes. [1]
It relies upon the COSO's integrated framework for internal control (as stated in the preface), and uses the COSO's definition of Internal Control and IIA's definition of Internal Audit. Guidelines on Best Practice for the Audit of Privatizations, (1998) Guidance for Planning an Audit of Internal Controls for Public Debt, (2002)
The Internal Audit Foundation is undertaking the initiative: "Internal Audit: Vision 2035 - Creating Our Future Together." This project is designed to identify what the internal audit profession will look like in 2035, how the IIA can elevate the value of internal audit during that time, and what steps must be taken to make that future a reality.
Objectives help set the context and boundaries in which risk assessment occurs. The COSO Internal Control-Integrated Framework, a standard of internal control widely used for SOX compliance, states: "A precondition to risk assessment is the establishment of objectives..." and "Risk assessment is the identification and analysis of relevant risks ...