Modern auditing is a systematic process of objectively obtaining and evaluating evidence regarding as sections about economic actions and events to ascertain the degree of correspondence between those assertions and established criteria and communicating the results to interested users. An examination of the definition of auditing reveals that there are three key aspects of the definition. First, auditing is not an activity which can be performed in a haphazard manner, it is a systematic process based on logic and reasoning. Second, during an examination of financial statements the auditor objectively obtains and evaluates evidence regarding assertions about economic actions and events embodied in the financial statements to ascertain the degree of correspondence between those assertions and established criteria. In the audit of financial statements prepared by a company, the established criteria are generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). That is, the financial statements must be prepared in accordance with GAAP. Consequently, the auditor must obtain and evaluate evidence to determine whether the assertions (the elements of the financial statements) meet the established criteria (GAAP).The third key aspect of the definition is that auditing involves communicating the results of the audit to interested users. II. Put 5 questions of different types (general, special (2), disjunctive, alternative) to the text.
General question: What is the purpose of modern auditing?Special question (1): How does an auditor obtain and evaluate evidence during an audit of financial statements?Special question (2): What are the established criteria that financial statements must meet according to GAAP?Disjunctive question: Is auditing a haphazard process or a systematic process based on logic and reasoning?Alternative question: Do auditors communicate the results of the audit to interested users, or do they keep the findings confidential?