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''Auditors' reports on financial statements & other matters.'' | |||
Auditors form, and report, an audit opinion about financial statements that they audit. | |||
The auditors do not guarantee - nor certify - the amounts in the financial statements. | |||
The incorrect belief that they do, is sometimes known as the audit "expectation gap". | |||
Similarly incorrect - and excessive - expectations can also arise about other assurance work undertaken by external audit specialists. | |||
== See also == | |||
* [[Accounts]] | |||
* [[Assurance]] | |||
* [[Audit]] | |||
* [[Audit opinion]] | |||
* [[Audit report]] | |||
*[[Audit trail]] | |||
* [[Auditor]] | |||
* [[Auditors’ report]] | |||
* [[Certificate]] | |||
* [[Company law]] | |||
* [[Directors report]] | |||
* [[Directors' responsibilities statement]] | |||
* [[Financial reporting]] | |||
* [[Financial statements]] | |||
* [[Gap]] | |||
* [[Qualified audit report]] | |||
* [[Reporting entity]] | |||
* [[Shareholders]] | |||
* [[True and fair view]] | |||
==External link== | |||
*[https://www.accaglobal.com/in/en/professional-insights/global-profession/expectation-gap.html Closing the expectation gap in audit - ACCA] | |||
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]] | |||
[[Category:The_business_context]] | |||
[[Category:Corporate_finance]] | |||
[[Category:Investment]] | |||
[[Category:Identify_and_assess_risks]] | |||
[[Category:Manage_risks]] | |||
[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]] | [[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]] |
Latest revision as of 19:15, 6 November 2021
Auditors' reports on financial statements & other matters.
Auditors form, and report, an audit opinion about financial statements that they audit.
The auditors do not guarantee - nor certify - the amounts in the financial statements.
The incorrect belief that they do, is sometimes known as the audit "expectation gap".
Similarly incorrect - and excessive - expectations can also arise about other assurance work undertaken by external audit specialists.
See also
- Accounts
- Assurance
- Audit
- Audit opinion
- Audit report
- Audit trail
- Auditor
- Auditors’ report
- Certificate
- Company law
- Directors report
- Directors' responsibilities statement
- Financial reporting
- Financial statements
- Gap
- Qualified audit report
- Reporting entity
- Shareholders
- True and fair view