You have been assigned to the recurring audit engagement of Cox Limited, a national grocery distributor. Your manager has asked you to identify significant accounts and limited risk accounts. Which of the following statements is correct as you prepare to complete this audit procedure?
A limited risk account is an account that could contain a material misstatement because the balance exceeds TE.
The determination of significant accounts and limited risk accounts is based only upon the materiality of the account balance.
A significant account is an account that could contain a material misstatement based on its size or that has a risk of material misstatement associated with it.
The significant accounts and limited risk accounts should be the same as those identified in the prior year audit engagement unless the materiality has fluctuated significantly.
根据企业会计准则第30号——财务报表列报(2014)-第二章 基本要求-第十条,重要性是指在合理预期下,财务报表某项目的省略或错报会影响使用者据此作出经济决策的,该项目具有重要性。在审计过程中,确定重要账户和有限风险账户是基于账户的规模以及与该账户相关的重大错报风险。因此,正确的陈述是:
A significant account is an account that could contain a material misstatement based on its size or that has a risk of material misstatement associated with it.
这个陈述正确地反映了重要账户的定义,即那些基于其规模或存在重大错报风险的账户。这与仅仅基于账户余额的材料性来确定账户的重要性不同,后者忽略了风险因素的重要性。此外,虽然前一年的审计结果可以作为参考,但每年的审计都应独立评估,以确保考虑到所有相关因素,包括材料性的变化。