RAudit Reports
on Financial Statements and Internal Control
overFinancial Reporting
In this section, we describe the information that is included in reports that are issued when an auditor performs a financial statement audit.
The audit of the financial statements is designed to facilitate an unambiguous opinion by the auditor.
With respect to the financial statements,
the expectation of both the auditor and the client is that the report will be unqualified; that is, the auditor has no reservations about the fairness of presentation. However, the auditor may have reasons for reservations about the fairness of presentation, or the auditor may have been precluded from gathering sufficient information to render an opinion When an integrated audit is performed, the auditor provides an opinion on both the financial statements and on internal control over financial reporting With respect to internal control, the auditor is expected to provide an unambigu ous opinion as to whether those controls are effective as of the client's year end. Audit reports are designed to promote clear communication between the auditor and the financial statement reader by clearly delineating: what was audited and the relative responsibilities of the client and the auditor for the financial statements (introductory paragraph) The nature of the audit process (scope paragraph)