Need and Purpose of Auditing Programme
Need and Purpose
of Auditing Programme
The main
purposes of an audit programme are:
a. Describe in detail the work to be
carried out and its objectives.
b. Facilitate the prior approval of the
planned steps.
c. Provide continuous control by means of
comparison of actual work to planned work.
d. Facilitate review of work done.
e. Provide evidence of the work done
according to generally accepted auditing standards.
f. Provide a basis for planning the next
year’s audit.
g. Maintain a close vigil over the
performance of audit work.
h. Ensures that the work is performed in
an ordinary manner.
i. Fix responsibility as regards
individual staff members for the work done.
j. Detect
shortcomings and lapses in the distribution and performance of work such that
the same do not occur again in the audit programme in future.
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