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RISKS ASSERTION LEVEL [1 record]

Record 1 2024-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Auditing (Accounting)
CONT

In assessing risks at the assertion level, an auditor considers the processes the [not-for-profit organization] uses to initiate, authorize and record transactions. An auditor is required to obtain an understanding of the relevant controls for the accounting processes that are significant to the financial statements, including evaluating the design of those controls and determining whether they have been implemented.

OBS

assertion level risk; risk at the assertion level: designations usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • assertion level risks
  • risks at the assertion level

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vérification (Comptabilité)
CONT

[En évaluant] les risques au niveau des assertions, l'auditeur tient compte des processus suivis par [l'organisme sans but lucratif] pour déclencher, autoriser et enregistrer les opérations. L'auditeur est tenu d'acquérir une compréhension des contrôles pertinents relatifs aux processus comptables qui sont importants pour les états financiers, et notamment d'évaluer la conception de ces contrôles et de déterminer s'ils ont été mis en place.

OBS

risque au niveau des assertions : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • risques au niveau des assertions

Spanish

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