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    Study Guide

    A REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT

    1.International regulatory frameworks for audit and assurance services

    a)Explain the need for laws,regulations,standards and other guidance relating to audit,assurance and related services.[2]

    b)Outline and explain the need for the legal and professional framework including:[2]

    i)public oversight to an audit and assurance practice

    ii)the role of audit committees and impact on audit and assurance practice.

    2.Money laundering

    a)Define'money laundering'.[1]

    b)Explain how international efforts seek to combat money laundering.[2]

    c)Explain the scope of criminal offences of money laundering and how professional accountants may be protected from criminal and civil liability.[2]

    d)Explain the need for ethical guidance in this area.[2]

    e)Describe how accountants meet their obligations to help prevent and detect money laundering including record keeping and reporting of suspicion to the appropriate regulatory body.[2]

    f)Explain the importance of customer due diligence(CDD).[2]

    g)Recognise potentially suspicious transactions and assess their impact on reporting duties.[2]

    h)Describe,with reasons,the basic elements of an anti-money laundering program.[2]

    3.Laws and regulations

    a)Compare and contrast the respective responsibilities of management and auditors concerning compliance with laws and regulations in an audit of financial statements.[2]

    b)Describe the auditors considerations of compliance with laws and regulations and plan audit procedures when possible non-compliance is discovered.[2]

    c)Discuss how and to whom non-compliance should be reported.[2]

    d)Recognise when withdrawal from an engagement is necessary.[2]

    B PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS

    1.Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants

    a)Explain the fundamental principles and the conceptual framework approach.[1]

    b)Identify,evaluate and respond to threats to compliance with the fundamental principles.[3]

    c)Discuss and evaluate the effectiveness of available safeguards.[3]

    d)Recognise and advise on conflicts in the application of fundamental principles.[3]

    2.Fraud and error

    a)Define and clearly distinguish between the terms'error','irregularity','fraud'and'misstatement'.[2]

    b)Compare and contrast the respective responsibilities of management and auditors for fraud and error.[2]

    c)Describe the matters to be considered and procedures to be carried out to investigate actual and/or potential misstatements in a given situation.[2]

    d)Explain how,why,when and to whom fraud and error should be reported and the circumstances in which an auditor should withdraw from an engagement.[2]

    e)Discuss the current and possible future role of auditors in preventing,detecting and reporting error and fraud.[2]

    3.Professional liability

    a)Recognise circumstances in which professional accountants may have legal liability.[2]

    b)Describe the factors to determine whether or not an auditor is negligent in given situations.[2]

    c)Explain the other criteria for legal liability to be recognised(including'due professional care'and'proximity')and apply them to given situations.[2]

    d)Compare and contrast liability to client with liability to third parties.[3]

    e)Evaluate the practicability and effectiveness of ways in which liability may be restricted.[3]

    f)Discuss liability limitation agreements. [2]

    g)Discuss and appraise the principal causes of audit failure and other factors that contribute to the'expectation gap'(sibilities for fraud and error).[3]

    h)Recommend ways in which the expectation gap might be bridged.[2]

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