Amendment to statement on auditing standards no. 31, "evidential matter"; Statement on auditing standards, 080

Authors

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Executive Committee

Files

Description

Most of the independent auditors work in forming his or her opinion on financial statements consists of obtaining and evaluating evidential matter concerning the assertions in such financial statements. The measure of the validity of such evidence for audit purposes lies in the judgment of the auditor in this respect, audit evidence differs from legal evidence, which is circumscribed by rigid rules. Evidential matter varies substantially in its influence on the auditor as he or she develops his an opinion with respect to financial statements under audit. The pertinence of the evidence, its objectivity, its timeliness, and the existence of other evidential matter corroborating the conclusions to which it leads all bear on its competence.

Publication Date

1996

Relational Format

pamphlet

Keywords

Auditing -- Standards -- United States; Evidence, Documentary

Disciplines

Accounting | Taxation

Comments

Copyright and permission to reprint held by: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Recommended Citation

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Executive Committee, "Amendment to statement on auditing standards no. 31, "evidential matter"; Statement on auditing standards, 080" (1996). Statements on Auditing Standards. 84.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/aicpa_sas/84