Chapter 9 - Tests of controls. After studying this chapter you should be able to: understand that tests of controls are undertaken when the auditor intends to rely on a control to reduce a risk of material misstatement; appreciate that when undertaking tests of controls, the auditor must collect audit evidence about the existence, effectiveness and continuity of controls; identify factors affecting the auditor’s assessment of the sufficiency and appropriateness of evidence of tests of controls. |
