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Question

Which one of the following statements about audit documentation is not correct?

The correct answer is
Audit file and audit documentation are the same.

To identify the incorrect statement about audit documentation, let's analyze each option:

  1. **Audit documentation includes audit programmes.**
    This statement is correct. Audit documentation typically involves the recording of audit evidence, procedures, and conclusions, which includes audit programs that outline the nature, timing, and extent of audit procedures.
  2. **Audit file and audit documentation are the same.**
    This statement is incorrect. The "audit file" is a compilation of working papers and documentation related to a particular audit engagement. While it contains audit documentation, the two terms are not synonymous. An audit file is a subset or collection of audit documentation.
  3. **Audit documentation includes summaries of significant matters.**
    This statement is correct. Summaries of significant matters form an essential part of audit documentation, providing a concise review and reference to issues and conclusions during the audit.
  4. **Audit documentation may be recorded on paper or electronic or any other media.**
    This statement is correct. Modern audit standards accept audit documentation in various formats, including paper, electronic, and other media, as technological advancements allow for diverse record-keeping methods.

Given this analysis, the statement "Audit file and audit documentation are the same." is incorrect because it inaccurately equates "audit file" with "audit documentation" as a whole. The audit file is just a part of audit documentation.

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Important Questions from Auditing

  1. The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India is assisted by the IA&AD to discharge his/her constitutional role. What does 'IA&AD' stand for?

  2. What powers does the Comptroller and Auditor General of India have to perform his role?

    (i) Power to inspect any office or organisation subject to his audit.

    (ii) Power to examine all transactions and question the executive.

    (iii) Power to call for any records, papers, documents from any audited entity.

    (iv) Power to decide the extent and manner of audit.

  3. Functions of Comptroller and Auditor-General in the Case of Grants or Loans given to other Authorities or Bodies are specified in Section ____ of The Comptroller and Auditor General’s (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Amendment ACT, 1971.

  4. Article ____ of the Constitutional Provisions of Comptroller & Auditor General of India relates to Audit Reports.

  5. The examination of documentary evidence in support of transactions contained in the books of accounts is termed as which one of the following?  

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