Audit strategy and plan—Once the risks have
been assessed, auditors develop an overall audit
strategy and a detailed audit plan to address the risks
of material misstatement in the financial statements.
Among other things, this includes designing a testing
approach to various financial statement items,
deciding whether and how much to rely on the
company’s internal controls, developing a detailed
timetable, and allocating tasks to the audit
team members. The audit strategy and plan is
continually reassessed throughout the audit and
adjusted to respond to new information obtained
about the business and its environment.