Drafting the audit report
by Helen MacNeill
1. Current issues and further resources
1.1. Further resources
2. Other information in documents containing audited financial statements
3. Quick overview
4. Date of the auditor's report
4.1. Dating the audit report
5. Auditor's location
6. Name of engagement partner
7. Emphasis of matter paragraphs
7.1. Other matter paragraphs
7.2. Compliance with relevant accounting requirements
8. Basic elements of the auditor's report
8.1. Contents of the auditor's report on financial statements
8.2. Title
8.3. Addressee
8.4. Opinion
8.5. Basis for opinion
8.6. Going concern
8.7. Irregularities including fraud
8.8. Other information
8.9. Opinion on other matters
8.10. Reporting by exception
8.11. Responsibility for the financial statements
8.12. Auditor's responsibilities
8.13. Entities that report on application of the Code
8.14. Public interest entities
8.15. Bannerman paragraph
9. Forming an opinion
10. Modified opinions
11. Scope and definitions
11.1. Scope
11.2. Key definitions
12. Signature
12.1. Audit regulation
12.2. Senior statutory auditor
12.3. Signing
12.4. Joint auditors