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SRE 2410 - Review of Interim Financial Information performed by the Independent auditor of the Entity

  • The objective is to enable the auditor to express a conclusion whether, on the basis of the review; anything has come to the auditor’s attention that causes the auditor to believe that the interim financial information is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with an applicable financial reporting framework.

  • The auditor and the client should agree on the terms of the engagement.

  • The auditor should

    • Comply with the ethical requirements relevant to the audit of the annual financial statements of the entity.

    • Implement quality control procedures that are applicable to the individual engagement.

    • Plan and perform the review with an attitude of professional skepticism, recognizing that circumstances may exist that cause the interim financial information to require a material adjustment for it to be prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework.

  • The auditor should have an understanding of the entity and its environment, including its internal control, as it relates to the preparation of both annual and interim financial information, sufficient to plan and conduct the engagement so as to be able to:

    1. Identify the types of potential material misstatement and consider the likelihood of their occurrence; and

    2. Select the inquiries, analytical and other review procedures that will provide the auditor with a basis for reporting whether anything has come to the auditor’s attention that causes the auditor to believe that the interim financial information is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework.

  • The procedures performed to update the understanding of the entity and its environment, including its internal control, ordinarily may include the following:

    1. Reading the documentation, to the extent necessary, of the preceding year’s audit and reviews of prior interim period of the current year and corresponding interim period of the prior year, to enable the auditor to identify matters that may affect the current-period interim financial information.

    2. Considering any significant risks, including the risk of management override of controls, that were identified in the audit of the prior year’s financial statements.

    3. Reading the most recent annual and comparable prior period interim financial information.

    4. Considering materiality with reference to the applicable financial reporting framework as it relates to interim financial information to assist in determining the nature and extent of the procedures to be performed and evaluating the effect of misstatements.

    5. Considering the nature of any corrected material misstatements and any identified uncorrected immaterial misstatements in the prior year’s financial statements.

    6. Considering significant financial accounting and reporting matters that may be of continuing significance such as material weaknesses in internal control.

    7. Considering the results of any audit procedures performed with respect to the current year’s financial statements.

    8. Considering the results of any internal audit performed and the subsequent actions taken by management.

    9. Inquiring of management about the results of management’s assessment of the risk that the interim financial information may be materially misstated as a result of fraud.

    10. Inquiring of management about the effect of changes in the entity’s business activities.

    11. Inquiring of management about any changes in internal significant control and the potential effect of any such changes on the preparation of interim financial information.

    12. Inquiring of management of the process by which the interim financial information has been prepared and the reliability of the underlying accounting records to which the interim financial information is agreed or reconciled.

    Inquiring, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and perform analytical and other review procedures to enable the auditor to conclude whether, on the basis of the procedures performed, anything has come to the auditor’s attention that causes the auditor to believe that the interim financial information is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework.

  • To inquire, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and others to ascertain whether:

    1. the interim financial information has been prepared and presented in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework.

    2. there have been any changes in accounting principles or in the methods of applying them.

    3. any new transactions have necessitated the application of a new accounting principle.

    4. the interim financial information contains any known uncorrected misstatements.

    5. any Unusual or complex situations that may have affected the interim financial information, such as a business combination or disposal of a segment of the business.

    6. Significant assumptions that are relevant to the fair value measurement or disclosures and management’s intention and ability to carry out specific courses of action on behalf of the entity.

    7. related party transactions have been appropriately accounted for and disclosed in the interim financial information.

    8. Significant changes in commitments and contractual obligations.

    9. Significant changes in contingent liabilities including litigation or claims.

    10. Compliance with debt covenants.

    11. Matters about which questions have arisen in the course of applying the review procedures.

    12. Significant transactions occurring in the last several days of the interim period or the first several days of the next interim period.

    13. Knowledge of any fraud or suspected fraud affecting the entity involving:

      • Management;

      • Employees who have significant roles in internal control; or

      • Others where the fraud could have a material effect on the interim financial information.

    14. Knowledge of any allegations of fraud, or suspected fraud, affecting the entity’s interim financial information communicated by employees, former employees, analysts, regulators, or others.

    15. Knowledge of any actual or possible noncompliance with laws and regulations that could have a material effect on the interim financial information.

    Reviewer may decide to perform certain audit procedures concurrently with the review of interim financial information.

  • Analytical and other review procedures includes:

    1. To obtain evidence that the interim financial information agrees or reconciles with the underlying accounting records

    2. To inquire whether management has identified all events up to the date of the review report that may require adjustment to or disclosure in the interim financial information

    3. To inquire whether management has changed its assessment of the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern

    4. To make additional inquiries or perform other procedures to enable the auditor to express a conclusion in the review report, when a matter comes to the auditor’s attention that leads the auditor to question whether a material adjustment should be made for the interim financial information to be prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework

    5. To evaluate, individually and in the aggregate, whether uncorrected misstatements that have come to the auditor’s attention are material to the interim financial information

    6. To read the other information that accompanies the interim financial information to consider whether any such information is materially inconsistent with the interim financial information

  • If, as a result of performing the review of interim financial information, a matter comes to the auditor’s attention that causes the auditor to believe in the existence of fraud or noncompliance by the entity with laws and regulations, it should be communicated as soon as practicable to the appropriate level of management and those charged with governance.

  • If, in the auditor’s judgment, those charged with governance do not respond appropriately within a reasonable period of time, the auditor should consider:

    1. Whether to modify the report; or

    2. The possibility of withdrawing from the engagement; and

    3. The possibility of resigning from the appointment to audit the annual financial statements.

  • The auditor should issue a written report that contains the following:

    1. An appropriate title.

    2. An addressee, as required by the circumstances of the engagement.

    3. Identification of the interim financial information reviewed, including identification of the title of each of the statements contained in the complete or condensed set of financial statements and the date and period covered by the interim financial information.

    4. If the interim financial information comprises a complete set of general purpose financial statements prepared in accordance with a financial reporting framework designed to achieve fair presentation, a statement that management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the interim financial information in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework.

    5. In other circumstances, a statement that management is responsible for the preparation and presentation of the interim financial information in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework.

    6. A statement that the auditor is responsible for expressing a conclusion on the interim financial information based on the review.

    7. A statement that the review of the interim financial information was conducted in accordance with Standard on Review Engagements (SRE) 2410, “Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity,” and a statement that that such a review consists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures.

    8. A statement that a review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with Standards on Auditing and consequently does not enable the auditor to obtain assurance that the auditor would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit and that accordingly no audit opinion is expressed.

    9. If the interim financial information comprises a complete set of general purpose financial statements prepared in accordance with a financial reporting framework designed to achieve fair presentation, a conclusion as to whether anything has come to the auditor’s attention that causes the auditor to believe that the interim financial information does not give a true and fair view, or does not present fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework (including a reference to the relevant jurisdiction of the financial reporting framework when the financial reporting framework used is not Financial Reporting Standards applicable in India).

    10. In other circumstances, a conclusion as to whether anything has come to the auditor’s attention that causes the auditor to believe that the interim financial information is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework (including a reference to the relevant jurisdiction of the financial reporting framework when the financial reporting framework used is not Financial Reporting Standards applicable in India).

    11. The date of the report.

    12. Place of Signature.

    13. The auditor’s signature and membership number assigned by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

    14. The Firm’s registration number of the member of the Institute, wherever applicable, as allotted by ICAI.

  • A qualified or adverse conclusion be expressed when a matter has come to the auditor’s attention that causes the auditor to believe that a material adjustment should be made to the interim financial information for it to be prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework.

  • Where adequate disclosure is made in the interim financial information, the auditor should add an emphasis of matter paragraph to the review report to highlight a material uncertainty relating to an event or condition that may cast significant doubt on the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern.

    Where there is a material uncertainty that casts significant doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern is not adequately disclosed in the interim financial information, the auditor should express a qualified or adverse conclusion, as appropriate. The report should include specific reference to the fact that there is such a material uncertainty.

  • To obtain written representation from management that:

    1. It acknowledges its responsibility for the design and implementation of internal control to prevent and detect fraud and error;

    2. The interim financial information is prepared and presented in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework;

    3. It believes the effect of those uncorrected misstatements aggregated by the auditor during the review are immaterial, both individually and in the aggregate, to the interim financial information taken as a whole. A summary of such items is included in or attached to the written representations;

    4. It has disclosed to the auditor all significant facts relating to any frauds or suspected frauds known to management that may have affected the entity;

    5. It has disclosed to the auditor the results of its assessment of the risks that the interim financial information may be materially misstated as a result of fraud;

    6. It has disclosed to the auditor all known actual or possible noncompliance with laws and regulations whose effects are to be considered when preparing the interim financial information; and

    7. It has disclosed to the auditor all significant events that have occurred subsequent to the balance sheet date and through to the date of the review report that may require adjustment to or disclosure in the interim financial information.

  • To prepare review documentation that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for the auditor’s conclusion and to provide evidence that the review was performed in accordance with this SRE and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

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