The importance of examining internal control process in evaluating the adequacy and appropriateness of the evidence in the external audit

Authors

  • Israa M. Abdulmelek Department of Accounting and Financial Control, College of Business Economics, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq
  • Sadam G. Hashim Department of Accounting and Financial Control, College of Business Economics, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56967/ejfb2022180

Keywords:

internal control, external auditor, external audit, evidence, federal financial supervision bureau

Abstract

Planning the audit process is one of the basic standards and one of the audit requirements that the external auditor must abide by in order to complete the audit profession and reach the expression of professional opinion and achieve audit quality. The examination of internal control for the entity subject to audit is the first steps taken by the external auditor in order to identify weaknesses and defects in Internal control, which affects the determination of the size, adequacy and suitability of the evidence by using the statistical sampling method and depending on his personal experience. In order to continue carrying out its normal business during the coming period, the external auditor must obtain and evaluate sufficient and appropriate evidence to reach the appropriate conviction, in addition to presenting a set of recommendations, the most important of which is the need to be completely accurate in the external auditor’s report, taking into account the audit risks that lead to expressing an opinion Inappropriate in the financial statements.

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Published

2022-07-31

How to Cite

Abdulmelek ا., & Hashim ص. (2022). The importance of examining internal control process in evaluating the adequacy and appropriateness of the evidence in the external audit. Entrepreneurship Journal for Finance and Business, 3(3), 113–124. https://doi.org/10.56967/ejfb2022180

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