Auditors apply professional
scepticism and judgement when gathering and
evaluating evidence through a combination of testing
the company’s internal controls, tracing the amounts
and disclosures included in the financial statements
to the company’s supporting books and records, and
obtaining external third party documentation. This
includes testing management’s material
representations and the assumptions they used in
preparing their financial statements. Independent
confirmation may be sought for certain material
balances such as cash.