ACCA - F8 Audit and Assurance (INT) 2010, ACCA-F8-ST - Study Text (Paperback, 2nd edition)

The detailed syllabus includes: audit framework and regulation - the concept of audit and other assurance engagements, statutory audits, the regulatory environment and corporate governance, professional ethics and ACCA's code of ethics and conduct; internal audit -internal audit and corporate governance, differences between the external auditor and the internal audit function, the scope of the internal audit function, outsourcing the internal audit function, internal audit assignments; and, planning and risk assessment - objective and general principles, understanding the entity and its environment, assessing the risks of material misstatement and fraud, analytical procedures, planning an audit, audit documentation, the work of others. It also includes internal control - internal control systems, the use of internal control systems by auditors, transaction cycles, tests of control, the evaluation of internal control components, communication on internal control; audit evidence - the use of assertions by auditors, audit procedures, the audit of specific items, audit sampling and other means of testing, computer-assisted audit techniques, not-for-profit organisations; and, review - subsequent events, going concern, written representations, audit finalisation and the final review; and, reporting - audit reports, reports to management, internal audit reports.