Interim review scoping and materiality levels
For purposes of the group quarterly review, we have determined the nature of the work to be performed in connection with the financial information of each component. Refer to Appendix B that identifies for each component the nature of the work to be performed and materiality levels.
The group engagement team considered various factors (e.g., the financial significance of the component and the identified significant risks of material misstatement at the component) to determine which of the following needs to be performed at each component:
A sample form of the interoffice opinion is set out in AppendixE. Should you expect to be unable to express an unqualified opinion on the interim reviewreport, you should notify us as soon as the matter is discussed with the client locally. Please provide appropriate details and inform us whether local management agrees or disagrees.
Laws and regulations
In applying interim review procedures and evaluating the results of those procedures, you may encounter specific information that may raise a question concerning possible violations of applicable laws and regulations.If you detect or become aware of information indicating that a violation (whether or not perceived to have a material effect on the client's financial statements) has or may have occurred, report the matter to the group engagement team on a timely basis.
Communication during the interim review
We request that you notify us on a timely basis of any matters that require our attention and significant matters that you expect to report to management or those charged with governance of the component. These matters would include, but are not limited to, uncorrected misstatements, significant accounting, financial reporting or taxation matters, including accounting estimates and related judgments, indicators of possible management bias and suspected or detected fraud involving component management, employees who play significant roles in internal control or where the fraud results in a material misstatement of the interim financial information of the component.
The determined de minimis SUM posting level may require downward adjustment during the interim review.For example, if we identify an unexpectedly large number of misstatements below the original de minimis SUM posting level, it ordinarily needs to be decreased so thatthe engagement team performs sufficient work to determine whether misstatements below the designated amount, either individually or aggregated with other adjustments, would be trivial to the interim financial information.Therefore, please advise us immediately if this is the case so that we may reconsider the adequacy ofinterim review procedures performed.
Communicating results
At the completion of your procedures on the interim financial information of your component, but no later than 7 November 2016, we require you to submit to us a Component auditor review summary of memorandum, in English. Use the template in Appendix D for this communication.
Your SUM, Interoffice Report and Supplementary information (in the format described in Appendix F,E and J) need to accompany the Memorandum.
Please provide all SUM items evaluated using the iron curtain method. Any supporting documentation for a SUM item needs to be included in your engagement database.All identified misstatements and related adjustments are to be discussed and agreed to by component management. Any disagreements with component management need to be highlighted in your reporting to us. Additionally, misstatements identified during your interim review (whether or not recorded and notwithstanding materiality) need to be considered for indication that an internal control deficiency may exist.