Risk Assessment and Response

Free CPA AUD (Auditing & Attestation) lesson in Assessing Risk and Developing a Planned Response. 23 min read, ~3,452 words.

Audit Risk = Inherent Risk x Control Risk x Detection Risk. Detection risk is the only component the auditor controls. Risk of material misstatement (RMM) = IR x CR. Assess at both the financial statement level and the assertion level. Higher RMM means lower acceptable DR, which means more evidence...

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