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Final PronouncementDecember 2019International Standard on Auditing 315 (Revised2019)ISA 315 (Revised 2019)andConforming and ConsequentialAmendments to OtherInternational Standards Arisingfrom ISA 315 (Revised 2019)
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CONTENTSPageISA 315 (Revised 2019) Identifying and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement .4Conforming and Consequential Amendments to Other International Standards .117Page 3 of 202
ISA 315 (REVISED 2019)INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ON AUDITING 315 (REVISED 2019)IDENTIFYING AND ASSESSING THE RISKS OF MATERIALMISSTATEMENT(Effective for audits of financial statements for periodsbeginning on or after December 15, 2021)CONTENTSParagraphIntroductionScope of this ISA . 1Key Concepts .2Scalability 9Effective Date .10Objective 11Definitions .12Requirements .Risk Assessment Pocedures and Related Activities .13–18Obtaining an Understanding of the Entity and Its Environment, the ApplicableFinancial Reporting Framework and the Entity's System of Internal Control .19–27Identifying and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement .28–37Documentation .38Application and Other Explanatory MaterialDefinitions .A1–A10Risk Assessment Procedures and Related Activities .A11–A47Obtaining an Understanding of the Entity and Its Environment, the ApplicableFinancial Reporting Framework and the Entity's System of Internal Control .A48–A183Identifying and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement .A184–A236Documentation .A237–A241Page 4 of 202
ISA 315 (REVISED 2019)Appendix 1: Considerations for Understanding the Entity and its Business ModelAppendix 2: Understanding Inherent Risk FactorsAppendix 3: Understanding the Entity’s System of Internal ControlAppendix 4: Considerations for Understanding an Entity’s Internal Audit FunctionAppendix 5: Considerations for Understanding Information Technology (IT)Appendix 6: Considerations for Understanding General IT ControlsInternational Standard on Auditing (ISA) 315 (Revised 2019), Identifying and Assessing the Risks ofMaterial Misstatement, should be read in conjunction with ISA 200, Overall Objectives of theIndependent Auditor and the Conduct of an Audit in Accordance with International Standards onAuditing.ISA 315 (Revised 2019) has received the approval of the Public Interest Oversight Board (PIOB),which concluded that due process was followed in the development of the standard and that properregard was paid to the public interest.Page 5 of 202
ISA 315 (REVISED 2019)IntroductionScope of this ISA1.This International Standard on Auditing (ISA) deals with the auditor’s responsibility to identify andassess the risks of material misstatement in the financial statements.Key Concepts in this ISA2.ISA 200 deals with the overall objectives of the auditor in conducting an audit of the financialstatements,1 including to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence to reduce audit risk to anacceptably low level.2 Audit risk is a function of the risks of material misstatement and detection risk.3ISA 200 explains that the risks of material misstatement may exist at two levels: 4 the overall financialstatement level; and the assertion level for classes of transactions, account balances anddisclosures.3.ISA 200 requires the auditor to exercise professional judgment in planning and performing an audit,and to plan and perform an audit with professional skepticism recognizing that circumstances mayexist that cause the financial statements to be materially misstated. 54.Risks at the financial statement level relate pervasively to the financial statements as a whole andpotentially affect many assertions. Risks of material misstatement at the assertion level consist oftwo components, inherent and control risk:5. Inherent risk is described as the susceptibility of an assertion about a class of transaction,account balance or disclosure to a misstatement that could be material, either individually orwhen aggregated with other misstatements, before consideration of any related controls. Control risk is described as the risk that a misstatement that could occur in an assertion abouta class of transaction, account balance or disclosure and that could be material, eitherindividually or when aggregated with other misstatements, will not be prevented, or detectedand corrected, on a timely basis by the entity’s system of internal control.ISA 200 explains that risks of material misstatement are assessed at the assertion level in order todetermine the nature, timing and extent of further audit procedures necessary to obtain sufficientappropriate audit evidence.6 For the identified risks of material misstatement at the assertion level, aseparate assessment of inherent risk and control risk is required by this ISA. As explained in ISA200, inherent risk is higher for some assertions and related classes of transactions, account balances1ISA 200, Overall Objectives of the Independent Auditor and the Conduct of an Audit in Accordance with International Standardson Auditing2ISA 200, paragraph 173ISA 200, paragraph 13(c)4ISA 200, paragraph A365ISA 200, paragraphs 15–166ISA 200, paragraph A43a and ISA 330, The Auditor’s Responses to Assessed Risks, paragraph 6Page 6 of 202
ISA 315 (REVISED 2019)and disclosures than for others. The degree to which inherent risk varies is referred to in this ISA asthe ‘spectrum of inherent risk.’6.Risks of material misstatement identified and assessed by the auditor include both those due to errorand those due to fraud. Although both are addressed by this ISA, the significance of fraud is suchthat further requirements and guidance are included in ISA 240 7 in relation to risk assessmentprocedures and related activities to obtain information that is used to identify, assess and respond tothe risks of material misstatement due to fraud.7.The auditor’s risk identification and assessment process is iterative and dynamic. The auditor’sunderstanding of the entity and its environment, the applicable financial reporting framework, and theentity’s system of internal control are interdependent with concepts within the requirements to identifyand assess the risks of material misstatement. In obtaining the understanding required by this ISA,initial expectations of risks may be developed, which may be further refined as the auditor progressesthrough the risk identification and assessment process. In addition, this ISA and ISA 330 require theauditor to revise the risk assessments, and modify further overall responses and further auditprocedures, based on audit evidence obtained from performing further audit procedures inaccordance with ISA 330, or if new information is obtained.8.ISA 330 requires the auditor to design and implement overall responses to address the assessedrisks of material misstatement at the financial statement level. 8 ISA 330 further explains that theauditor’s assessment of the risks of material misstatement at the financial statement level, and theauditor’s overall responses, is affected by the auditor’s understanding of the control environment. ISA330 also requires the auditor to design and perform further audit procedures whose nature, timingand extent are based on and are responsive to the assessed risks of material misstatement at theassertion level.9Scalability9.ISA 200 states that some ISAs include scalability considerations which illustrate the application ofthe requirements to all entities regardless of whether their nature and circumstances are less complexor more complex.10 This ISA is intended for audits of all entities, regardless of size or complexity andthe application material therefore incorporates specific considerations specific to both less and morecomplex entities, where appropriate. While the size of an entity may be an indicator of its complexity,some smaller entities may be complex and some larger entities may be less complex.Effective Date10.This ISA is effective for audits of financial statements for periods beginning on or after December 15,2021.7ISA 240, The Auditor’s Responsibilities Relating to Fraud in an Audit of Financial Statements8ISA 330, paragraph 59ISA 330, paragraph 610ISA 200, paragraph A65aPage 7 of 202
ISA 315 (REVISED 2019)Objective11.The objective of the auditor is to identify and assess the risks of material misstatement, whether dueto fraud or error, at the financial statement and assertion levels thereby providing a basis for designingand implementing responses to the assessed risks of material misstatement.Definitions12.11For purposes of the ISAs, the following terms have the meanings attributed below:(a)Assertions – Representations, explicit or otherwise, with respect to the recognition,measurement, presentation and disclosure of information in the financial statements which areinherent in management representing that the financial statements are prepared in accordancewith the applicable financial reporting framework. Assertions are used by the auditor toconsider the different types of potential misstatements that may occur when identifying,assessing and responding to the risks of material misstatement. (Ref: Para. A1)(b)Business risk – A risk resulting from significant conditions, events, circumstances, actions orinactions that could adversely affect an entity’s ability to achieve its objectives and execute itsstrategies, or from the setting of inappropriate objectives and strategies.(c)Controls – Policies or procedures that an entity establishes to achieve the control objectives ofmanagement or those charged with governance. In this context: (Ref: Para. A2–A5)(i)Policies are statements of what should, or should not, be done within the entity to effectcontrol. Such statements may be documented, explicitly stated in communications, orimplied through actions and decisions.(ii)Procedures are actions to implement policies.(d)General information technology (IT) controls – Controls over the entity’s IT processes thatsupport the continued proper operation of the IT environment, including the continued effectivefunctioning of information processing controls and the integrity of information (i.e., thecompleteness, accuracy and validity of information) in the entity’s information system. Also seethe definition of IT environment.(e)Information processing controls – Controls relating to the processing of information in ITapplications or manual information processes in the entity’s information system that directlyaddress risks to the integrity of information (i.e., the completeness, accuracy and validity oftransactions and other information). (Ref: Para. A6)(f)Inherent risk factors – Characteristics of events or conditions that affect susceptibility tomisstatement, whether due to fraud or error, of an assertion about a class of transactions,account balance or disclosure, before consideration of controls. Such factors may bequalitative or quantitative, and include complexity, subjectivity, change, uncertainty orsusceptibility to misstatement due to management bias or other fraud risk factors 11 insofar asthey affect inherent risk. (Ref: Para. A7–A8)ISA 240, paragraphs A24‒A27Page 8 of 202
ISA 315 (REVISED 2019)(g)(i)An IT application is a program or a set of programs that is used in the initiation,processing, recording and reporting of transactions or information. IT applicationsinclude data warehouses and report writers.(ii)The IT infrastructure comprises the network, operating systems, and databases and theirrelated hardware and software.(iii)The IT processes are the entity’s processes to manage access to the IT environment,manage program changes or changes to the IT environment and manage IT operations.(h)Relevant assertions – An assertion about a class of transactions, account balance or disclosureis relevant when it has an identified risk of material misstatement. The determination of whetheran assertion is a relevant assertion is made before consideration of any related controls (i.e.,the inherent risk). (Ref: Para. A9)(i)Risks arising from the use of IT – Susceptibility of information processing controls to ineffectivedesign or operation, or risks to the integrity of information (i.e., the completeness, accuracyand validity of transactions and other information) in the entity’s information system, due toineffective design or operation of controls in the entity’s IT processes (see IT environment).(j)Risk assessment procedures – The audit procedures designed and performed to identify andassess the risks of material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, at the financialstatement and assertion levels.(k)Significant class of transactions, account balance or disclosure – A class of transactions,account balance or disclosure for which there is one or more relevant assertions.(l)Significant risk – An identified risk of material misstatement: (Ref: Para. A10)(m)12IT environment – The IT applications and supporting IT infrastructure, as well as the ITprocesses and personnel involved in those processes, that an entity uses to support businessoperations and achieve business strategies. For the purposes of this ISA:(i)For which the assessment of inherent risk is close to the upper end of the spectrum ofinherent risk due to the degree to which inherent risk factors affect the combination ofthe likelihood of a misstatement occurring and the magnitude of the potentialmisstatement should that misstatement occur; or(ii)That is to be treated as a significant risk in accordance with the requirements of otherISAs.12System of internal control – The system designed, implemented and maintained by thosecharged with governance, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assuranceabout the achievement of an entity’s objectives with regard to reliability of financial reporting,effectiveness and efficiency of operations, and compliance with applicable laws andregulations. For the purposes of the ISAs, the system of internal control consists of five interrelated components:(i)Control environment;(ii)The entity’s risk assessment process;ISA 240, paragraph 27 and ISA 550, Related Parties, paragraph 18Page 9 of 202
ISA 315 (REVISED 2019)(iii)The entity’s process to monitor the system of internal control;(iv)The information system and communication; and(v)Control activities.RequirementsRisk Assessment Procedures and Related Activities13.The auditor shall design and perform risk assessment procedures to obtain audit evidence thatprovides an appropriate basis for: (Ref: Para. A11–A18)(a)The identification and assessment of risks of material misstatement, whether due to fraud orerror, at the financial statement and assertion levels; and(b)The design of further audit procedures in accordance with ISA 330.The auditor shall design and perform risk assessment procedures in a manner that is not biasedtowards obtaining audit evidence that may be corroborative or towards excluding audit evidence thatmay be contradictory. (Ref: Para. A14)14.The risk assessment procedures shall include the following: (Ref: Para. A19–A21)(a)Inquiries of management and of other appropriate individuals within the entity,including individuals within the internal audit function (if the function exists). (Ref:Para. A22–A26)(b)Analytical procedures. (Ref: Para. A27–A31)(c)Observation and inspection. (Ref: Para. A32–A36)Information from Other Sources15.16.In obtaining audit evidence in accordance with paragraph 13, the auditor shall consider informationfrom: (Ref: Para. A37‒A38)(a)The auditor’s procedures regarding acceptance or continuance of the client relationship or theaudit engagement; and(b)When applicable, other engagements performed by the engagement partner for the entity.When the auditor intends to use information obtained from the auditor’s previous experience with theentity and from audit procedures performed in previous audits, the auditor shall evaluate whethersuch information remains relevant and reliable as audit evidence for the current audit. (Ref: Para.A39‒A41)Engagement Team Discussion17.The engagement partner and other key engagement team members shall discuss the application ofthe applicable financial reporting framework and the susceptibility of the entity’s financial statementsto material misstatement. (Ref: Para. A42–A47)18.When there are engagement team members not involved in the engagement team discussion, theengagement partner shall determine which matters are to be communicated to those members.Page 10 of 202
ISA 315 (REVISED 2019)Obtaining an Understanding of the Entity and Its Environment, the Applicable Financial ReportingFramework and the Entity’s System of Internal Control (Ref: Para. A48‒A49)Understanding the Entity and Its Environment, and the Applicable Financial Reporting Framework (Ref:Para. A50‒A55)19.The auditor shall perform risk assessment procedures to obtain an understanding of:(a)20.The following aspects of the entity and its environment:(i)The entity’s organizational structure, ownership and governance, and its businessmodel, including the extent to which the business model integrates the use of IT; (Ref:Para. A56‒A67)(ii)Industry, regulatory and other external factors; (Ref: Para. A68‒A73) and(iii)The measures used, internally and externally, to assess the entity’s financialperformance; (Ref: Para. A74‒A81)(b)The applicable financial reporting framework, and the entity’s accounting policies and thereasons for any changes thereto; (Ref: Para. A82‒A84) and(c)How inherent risk factors affect susceptibility of assertions to misstatement and the degree towhich they do so, in the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with theapplicable financial reporting framework, based on the understanding obtained in (a) and (b).(Ref: Para. A85‒A89)The auditor shall evaluate whether the entity’s accounting policies are appropriate and consistentwith the applicable financial reporting framework.Understanding the Components of the Entity’s System of Internal Control (Ref: Para. A90 – A95)Control Environment, the Entity’s Risk Assessment Process and the Entity’s Process to Monitor theSystem of Internal Control (Ref: Para. A96‒A98)Control environment21. The auditor shall obtain an understanding of the control environment relevant to the preparation ofthe financial statements, through performing risk assessment procedures, by: (Ref: Para. A99–A100)(a) Understanding the set of controls, processes andstructures that address: (Ref: Para. A101‒A102)(i) How management’s oversight responsibilities arecarried out, such as the entity’s culture andmanag
International Standard on Auditing (ISA) 315 (Revised 2019), Identifying and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement, should be read in conjunction with ISA 200, Overall Objectives of the Independent Auditor and the Conduct of an Audit in Accordance with International Standards on Auditing.
In July 2018, the IAASB issued an Exposure Draft that included a proposal to revise ISA 315, Identifying and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatements, (ISA 315). The comment period ended November 2, 2018. At its meeting in September 2019, the IAASB approved the proposed ISA 315 as a final standard, including conforming amendments to other .
In July 2018, the IAASB issued an Exposure Draft that included a proposal to revise ISA 315, Identifying and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatements (ISA 315). The comment period ended November 2, 2018. At its meeting in September 2019, the IAASB approved the proposed ISA 315 as a final standard, including conforming amendments to other ISAs.
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