Audit and Assurance
Auditing standards
The objective of an audit is to obtain reasonable assurance about certain aspects of the financial statements and to report on this to the company shareholders.
Audits are carried out by qualified and authorised auditors under the International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) that are relevant to their engagement. Our
Auditing Standards page directs readers to the appropriate standards.
Other audit guidance
In addition to the International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) there are other sources of guidance and information for auditors in Ireland and the UK. The Institute has published a number of guidance documents that are particularly relevant to members when carrying out audits and the standard setting bodies have issued a number of guidance documents.
Other engagements
Auditors and accountants also provide other services which give differing levels of assurance or communicate other information to their clients and other parties such as regulators and external agencies.
These engagements are supported by a variety of publications and standards depending on the nature of the engagement and readers can access further information on our Other engagements page.
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