Other Reporting Responsibilities
21.42 In certain jurisdictions, the audit team may have additional reporting responsibilities to comply with legal or regulatory requirements. If such reporting is included in the auditor’s report on the audited financial statements, it should be under an appropriate heading and included in a separate section of the report following the report on the financial statements. In addition, the report on the financial statements should be under the heading: “Report on the (Consolidated) Financial Statements.”
Auditor’s Report Prescribed by Law or Regulation
21.43 In certain jurisdictions, a specific layout or wording of the auditor’s report is required to comply with law or regulation. In these circumstances, the audit team should refer to paragraph 43 of ISA 700 for the minimum elements that must be included in the auditor’s report in order to state that the audit was conducted in accordance with the ISAs.
Audits Conducted Under Local Auditing Standards and ISAs
21.44 In situations where an audit is conducted in accordance with local auditing standards and the ISAs, the audit team may indicate this in the auditor’s report, provided the audit team has complied fully with the relevant ISAs, including the reporting requirements. When the audit team has not complied with the ISAs or when ISA reporting requirements differ, the audit team cannot state in the report that the audit was performed in accordance with the ISAs. ISAs do permit, however, the layout or wording of the local standards, provided the report includes certain minimum reporting elements. The audit team should refer to paragraphs 44 and 45 of ISA 700 in these circumstances.