AUE3761 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS,Tutorial Letter 102/0/2023.METHOD OF STUDY FOR THIS TUTORIAL LETTER
You should start off your studies by referring to the lessons in section 3 of this tutorial letter. Read
through the lessons; make sure that you understand the learning outcomes; study the relevant
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Tutorial Letter 102/0/2023
The audit process
Year module
Department of Auditing
This tutorial letter contains important information
about your module
, AUE3761/102/0/2023
Tutorial Letter 102/0/2023
The audit process
AUE3761
Year module
Department of Auditing
This tutorial letter contains important information
about your module.
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, CONTENTS
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1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 3
2 IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THIS TUTORIAL LETTER .................................... 3
2.1 DUE DATE ...................................................................................................................................... 3
2.2 LECTURERS AND CONTACT DETAILS ....................................................................................... 3
2.3 METHOD OF STUDY FOR THIS TUTORIAL LETTER .................................................................. 4
2.4 STUDY PROGRAMME ................................................................................................................... 4
3 ACADEMIC CONTENT TO STUDY FOR THIS MODULE .......................................................... 4
LESSON 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE AUDIT PROCESS ....................................................................... 5
LESSON 1.1: Auditing concepts (an introduction to auditing) .................................................................... 7
LESSON 1.2: Regulation of the auditor .................................................................................................... 10
LESSON 1.3: King IV Report on Corporate Governance in South Africa ................................................. 19
LESSON 2: THE PRELIMINARY AUDIT ENGAGEMENT ...................................................................... 24
LESSON 2.1: The preliminary audit engagement stage ........................................................................... 25
LESSON 3: PLANNING AN AUDIT ......................................................................................................... 37
LESSON 3.1: Planning an audit of financial statements .......................................................................... 39
LESSON 3.2: Understanding the entity and its environment .................................................................... 42
LESSON 3.3: Identifying and assessing risk ............................................................................................ 48
LESSON 3.4: The auditor’s responsibilities relating to fraud .................................................................... 77
LESSON 3.5: Consideration of laws and regulations in an audit of financial statements ......................... 83
LESSON 3.6: Materiality ........................................................................................................................... 89
LESSON 3.7: The auditor’s responses to risk ........................................................................................ 100
LESSON 3.8: The overall audit strategy ................................................................................................. 107
LESSON 3.9: The audit plan .................................................................................................................. 112
LESSON 3.10: Audit documentation ...................................................................................................... 117
4 SELF-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS ........................................................................................ 123
5 SELF-ASSESSMENT SOLUTIONS ......................................................................................... 143
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, AUE3761/102/0/2023
1 INTRODUCTION
It is with great pleasure that I present to you in this tutorial letter the first lessons that you need to
study for Module AUE3761: The audit process. We already provided you with Tutorial Letter 101,
which contains important information regarding administrative arrangements, support services,
contact details, your prescribed textbooks, and so forth. Make sure that you carefully read through
Tutorial Letter 101 and that you keep it at hand throughout your studies. Also note that the tutorial
letters for this module are not printed. If you would like to print it, you should do so at your own
cost. Alternatively, you may refer to myUnisa and study your lessons online.
2 IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THIS TUTORIAL LETTER
2.1 DUE DATE
The due date of this tutorial letter is on/before the date when test 1 is written (dates to
be communicated via myUnisa).
This implies that you need to study the content of all the lessons provided to you in this tutorial
letter (section 3); answer the questions (section 4); compare your answers to the questions
(section 5) and write the test on the due date. Note that the test will be written online. More
information on this will be communicated on myUnisa.
2.2 LECTURERS AND CONTACT DETAILS
The lecturers responsible for this module and to whom you should direct your enquiries, are:
Lecturer Telephone number
Mrs S Abed 012 429 4544
Mrs A Botha 012 429 6147
Mr T Diale (co-ordinator) 012 429 8497
Mr K Joubert 012 429 4068
If you would like to send an e-mail with your query about the content of this tutorial letter you
may send an e-mail to: AUE3761@unisa.ac.za.
All the lecturers on this module have access to this mailbox and will gladly assist you with
your query. However, please note that if your query is of an administrative nature, lecturers
would not be able to assist you. Direct your e-mail to the relevant e-mail address provided to
you in Tutorial Letter 101 and the Study @ Unisa guide. When sending an e-mail, make sure
that you do so by using your Unisa mylife e-mail address.
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