As per SA 299 "Joint Audit of Financial Statements", joint audit basically implies pooling together the resources and expertise of more than one…
CA Intermediate · Auditing and Ethics · PYQS · May 2025
As per SA 299 "Joint Audit of Financial Statements", joint audit basically implies pooling together the resources and expertise of more than one firm of auditors to render an expert job in a given time period which may be difficult to accomplish acting individually. Explain by stating any five advantages of joint audit. (5 Marks)
Suggested Answer and Working Notes:
As per SA 299, “Joint Audit of Financial Statements", the advantages of Joint Audit are: (i) Sharing of expertise. (ii) Advantage of mutual consultation. (iii) Lower workload. (iv) Better quality of performance. (v) Improved service to the client. (vi) In respect of multi-national companies, the work can be spread using the expertise of the local firms which are in a better position to deal with detailed work and the local laws and regulations. (vii) Lower staff development costs. (viii) Lower costs to carry out the work.
Topics: Audit Report
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