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business and finance biotech and biomedical industryWhat is acceptable audit risk?
Acceptable audit risk is a measure of how willing the auditor is to accept that the inancial statements may be materially misstated after the audit is completed and an unqualified opinion has been issued. In other words, acceptable audit risk of 2 percent is the same as audit assurance of 98 percent.
Herein, what is meant by audit risk?
Audit risk (also referred to as residual risk) refers to the risk that an auditor may issue an unqualified report due to the auditor's failure to detect material misstatement either due to error or fraud. Example, control risk assessment may be higher in an entity where separation of duties is not well defined; and.
Also to know, what are the types of audit risk?
The three types of audit risk are as follows:
- Control risk. This is the risk that potential material misstatements would not be detected or prevented by a client's control systems.
- Detection risk. This is the risk that the audit procedures used are not capable of detecting a material misstatement.
- Inherent risk.
Add to Cart. By Maire Loughran. If an audit engagement is high-risk, you have to sit back, evaluate how the company does business, and think about how material misstatements may slip through the cracks. You then design an extended audit to provide as much assurance as possible that you'll detect those misstatements.