Significant risks often relate to significant non- routine transactions or judgmental matters. Non-routine transactions are transactions that are…

CA Intermediate · Auditing and Ethics · MTP · May 2025
Significant risks often relate to significant non- routine transactions or judgmental matters. Non-routine transactions are transactions that are unusual, due to either size or nature, and that therefore occur infrequently. Judgmental matters may include the development of accounting estimates for which there is significant measurement uncertainty. In context of significant risk, explain the factors to be considered by the auditor in exercising judgment as to which risks are significant risks. (5 Marks)

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As part of the risk assessment, the auditor shall determine whether any of the risks identified are, in the auditor's judgment, a significant risk. In exercising judgment as to which risks are significant risks, the auditor shall consider at least the following: Whether the risk is a risk of fraud;Whether the risk is related to recent significant economic, accounting, or other developments like changes in regulatory environment, etc., and, therefore, requires specific attention;The complexity of transactions;Whether the risk involves significant transactions with related parties;The degree of subjectivity in the measurement of financial information related to the risk, especially those measurements involving a wide range of measurement uncertainty; andWhether the risk involves significant transactions that are outside the normal course of business for the entity, or that otherwise appear to be unusual.

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