There should be a change in the audit strategy because based on the substantive procedures, the local audit team noted that the control at Company X level is not precise enough to prevent and detect material misstatements at the local level.
We should change the nature, timing and extent of the substantive procedure, but the audit strategy can remain as “rely on controls” since because the primary team was able to obtain sufficient evidence that the common control is operating effectively.
There should be no change in the audit strategy since the control is assessed to be Effective for Company X and the strategy should be consistent for all affiliates with a homogenous process.
There should be no change because the audit strategy has already been finalized. The issue on the threshold used in performing the control is not a control exception and is only an attribute that should be added in the local audit team’s working paper.
根据企业会计准则第28号——会计政策、会计估计变更和差错更正(2006)-第三章 会计估计变更-第九条:企业对会计估计变更应当采用未来适用法处理。会计估计变更仅影响变更当期的,其影响数应当在变更当期予以确认;既影响变更当期又影响未来期间的,其影响数应当在变更当期和未来期间予以确认。
在这个案例中,本地审计团队发现Company A的衍生资产交易均低于母公司设定的控制阈值(100,000 CU),而本地审计的风险评估阈值(TE)为75,000 CU。这一发现表明,尽管母公司层面的控制被评估为有效,但本地实体的交易规模和性质与母公司不同,可能需要对本地实体的衍生资产估值进行额外的控制测试或实质性测试。
因此,审计策略可能需要调整,以确保审计证据的充分性和适当性。这可能包括增加实质性测试的范围和深度,以确保对本地实体衍生资产估值的准确性和完整性有充分的审计证据。同时,审计团队应重新评估风险评估阈值(TE)是否适当,并考虑是否需要调整以更好地反映本地实体的风险状况。
综上所述,审计策略不应仅仅依赖于母公司层面的控制测试结果,而应根据本地实体的具体情况进行调整,以确保审计工作的有效性和准确性。