2014年美國CPA AUD考試內容及所占分值比例

　　I.Auditing and Attestation：Engagement Acceptance and Understanding the Assignment(12% - 16%)

　　A.Determine Nature and Scope of Engagement

　　B.Consider the Firm's Policies and Procedures Pertaining to Client Acceptance and Continuance

　　C.Communicate with the Predecessor Auditor

　　D.Establish an Understanding with the Client and Document the Understanding

　　Through an Engagement Letter or Other Written Communication with the Client

　　E.Consider Other Planning Matters

　　1.Consider using the work of other independent auditors

　　2.Determine the extent of the involvement of professionals possessing specialized skills

　　3.Consider the independence,objectivity,and competency of the internal audit function

　　F.Identify Matters Related to Planning and Prepare Documentation for Communications with Those Charged with Governance

　　II.Auditing and Attestation:Understanding the Entity and Its Environment(including Internal Control)(16% - 20%)

　　A.Determine and Document Materiality

　　B.Conduct and Document Risk Assessment Discussions Among Audit Team,Concurrently with Discussion on Susceptibility of the Entity's Financial Statement to Material Misstatement Due to Fraud

　　C.Consideration of Fraud

　　1.Identify characteristics of fraud

　　2.Document required discussions regarding risk of fraud

　　3.Document inquiries of management about fraud

　　4.Identify and assess risks that may result in material misstatements due to fraud

　　D.Perform and Document Risk Assessment Procedures

　　1.Identify,conduct and document appropriate inquiries of management and others within the entity

　　2.Perform appropriate analytical procedures to understand the entity and identify areas of risk

　　3.Obtain information to support inquiries through observation and inspection(including reading corporate minutes, etc.)

　　E.Consider Additional Aspects of the Entity and its Environment,including:Industry,Regulatory and Other External Factors;Strategies and Business Risks； Financial Performance

　　F.Consider Internal Control

　　1.Perform procedures to assess the control environment,including consideration of the COSO framework and identifying entity-level controls

　　2.Obtain and document an understanding of business processes and information flows

　　3.Determine the effect of information technology on the effectiveness of an entity's internal control

　　4.Perform risk assessment procedures to evaluate the design and implementation of internal controls relevant to an audit of financial statements

　　5.Identify key risks associated with general controls in a financial IT environment,including change management,backup/recovery,and network access(e.g. administrative rights)

　　6.Identify key risks associated with application functionality that supports financial transaction cycles,including:application access control(e.g.administrative access rights); controls over interfaces,integrations,and e-commerce;significant algorithms,reports,validation,edit checks,error handling,etc.

　　7.Assess whether the entity has designed controls to mitigate key risks associated with general controls or application functionality

　　8.Identify controls relevant to reliable financial reporting and the period-end financial reporting process

　　9.Consider limitations of internal control

　　10.Consider the effects of service organizations on internal control

　　11.Consider the risk of management override of internal controls

　　G.Document an Understanding of the Entity and its Environment,including Each Component of the Entity's Internal Control,in Order to Assess Risks

　　H.Assess and Document the Risk of Material Misstatements

　　1.Identify and document financial statement assertions and formulate audit objectives including significant financial statement balances,classes of transactions,disclosures,and accounting estimates

　　2.Relate the identified risks to relevant assertions and consider whether the risks could result in a material misstatement to the financial statements

　　3.Assess and document the risk of material misstatement that relates to both financial statement level and specific assertions

　　4.Identify and document conditions and events that may indicate risks of material misstatement

　　I.Identify and Document Significant Risks that Require Special Audit Consideration

　　1.Significant recent economic,accounting,or other developments

　　2.Related parties and related party transactions

　　3.Improper revenue recognition

　　4.Nonroutine or complex transactions

　　5.Significant accounting estimates

　　6.Illegal acts

　　III.Auditing and Attestation:Performing Audit Procedures and Evaluating Evidence(16% - 20%)

　　A.Develop Overall Responses to Risks

　　1.Develop overall responses to risks identified and use the risks of material misstatement to drive the nature,timing,and extent of further audit procedures

　　2.Document significant risks identified,related controls evaluated,and overall responses to address assessed risks

　　3.Determine and document performance materiality/level(s)of tolerable misstatement

　　B.Perform Audit Procedures Responsive to Risks of Material Misstatement;Obtain and Document Evidence to Form a Basis for Conclusions

　　1.Design and perform audit procedures whose nature,timing,and extent are responsive to the assessed risk of material misstatement

　　2.Integrating audits:in an integrated audit of internal control over financial reporting and the financial statements,design and perform testing of controls to accomplish the objectives of both audits simultaneously

　　3.Design,perform,and document tests of controls to evaluate design effectiveness

　　4.Design,perform,and document tests of controls to evaluate operating effectiveness

　　5.Perform substantive procedures

　　6.Perform audit sampling

　　7.Perform analytical procedures

　　8.Confirm balances and/or transactions with third parties

　　9.Examine inventories and other assets

　　10.Perform other tests of details,balances,and journal entries

　　11.Perform computer-assisted audit techniques(CAATs),including data query,extraction,and analysis

　　12.Perform audit procedures on significant accounting estimates

　　13.Auditing fair value measurements and disclosures,including the use of specialists in evaluating estimates

　　14.Perform tests on unusual year-end transactions

　　15.Audits performed in accordance with International Standards on Auditing(ISAs)or auditing standards of another country:determine if differences exist and whether additional audit procedures are required

　　16.Evaluate contingencies

　　17.Obtain and evaluate lawyers' letters

　　18.Review subsequent events

　　19.Obtaining and placing reliance on representations from management

　　20.Identify material weaknesses,significant deficiencies,and other control deficiencies

　　IV.Auditing and Attestation:Evaluating Audit Findings,Communications,and Reporting(16% - 20%)

　　A.Perform Overall Analytical Procedures

　　B.Evaluate the Sufficiency and Appropriateness of Audit Evidence and Document Engagement Conclusions

　　C.Evaluate Whether Audit Documentation is in Accordance with Professional Standards

　　D.Review the Work Performed by Others,including Specialists and Other Auditors,to Provide Reasonable Assurance that Objectives are Achieved

　　E.Document the Summary of Uncorrected Misstatements and Related Conclusions

　　F.Evaluate Whether Financial Statements are Free of Material Misstatements

　　G.Consider the Entity's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

　　H.Consider Other Information in Documents Containing Audited Financial Statements(e.g. Supplemental Information and Management's Discussion and Analysis)

　　I.Retain Audit Documentation as Required by Standards and Regulations

　　J.Prepare Communications

　　1.Reports on audited financial statements

　　2.Reports required by government auditing standards

　　3.Reports on compliance with laws and regulations

　　4.Reports on internal control

　　5.Reports on the processing of transactions by service organizations

　　6.Reports on agreed-upon procedures

　　7.Reports on financial forecasts and projections

　　8.Reports on pro forma financial information

　　9.Special reports

　　10.Reissue reports

　　11.Communicate internal control related matters identified in the audit

　　12.Communications with those charged with governance

　　13.Subsequent discovery of facts existing at the date of the auditor's report

　　14.Consideration after the report date of omitted procedures

　　V.Accounting and Review Services Engagements(12% - 16%)

　　A.Plan the Engagement

　　1.Determine nature and scope of engagement

　　2.Decide whether to accept or continue the client and engagement including determining the appropriateness of the engagement to meet the client's needs and consideration of independence standards

　　3.Establish an understanding with the client and document the understanding through an engagement letter or other written communication with the client

　　4.Consider change in engagement

　　5.Determine if reports are to be used by third parties

　　B.Obtain and Document Evidence to Form a Basis for Conclusions

　　1.Obtain an understanding of the client's operations,business,and industry

　　2.Obtain knowledge of accounting principles and practices in the industry and the client

　　3.Perform analytical procedures for review services

　　4.Obtain representations from management for review services

　　5.Perform other engagement procedures

　　6.Consider departures from generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)or other comprehensive basis of accounting (OCBOA)

　　7.Prepare documentation from evidence gathered

　　8.Retain documentation as required by standards

　　9.Review the work performed to provide reasonable assurance that objectives are achieved

　　C.Prepare Communications

　　1.Reports on compilations

　　2.Reports on reviews

　　3.Restricted use of reports

　　4.Communicating to management and others

　　5.Subsequent discovery of facts existing at the date of the report

　　6.Consider degree of responsibility for supplementary information

　　VI.Professional Responsibilities(16% - 20%)

　　A.Ethics and Independence

　　1.Code of Professional Conduct(AICPA)

　　2.Requirements related to issuers,including the PCAOB,the SEC and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,Titles II and III,Section 303

　　3.Government Accountability Office(GAO)

　　4.Department of Labor(DOL)

　　5.Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants(IFAC)

　　B.Other Professional Responsibilities

　　1.A firm's system of quality control

　　2.General role,structure,and requirements of the PCAOB(Title I and Title IV of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

　　References - Auditing and Attestation

　　·AICPA Statements on Auditing Standards and Interpretations

　　·Public Company Accounting Oversight Board(PCAOB)Standards(SEC-Approved)and Related Rules,PCAOB Staff Questions and Answers,and PCAOB Staff Audit Practice Alerts

　　·U.S. Government Accountability Office Government Auditing Standards

　　·Single Audit Act,as amended

　　·Office of Management and Budget(OMB)Circular A-133

　　·AICPA Statements on Quality Control Standards

　　·AICPA Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services and Interpretations

　　·AICPA Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements and Interpretations

　　·AICPA Audit and Accounting Guides

　　·AICPA Code of Professional Conduct

　　·IFAC Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants

　　·Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

　　·Department of Labor Guidelines and Interpretive Bulletins re:Auditor Independence

　　·SEC Independence Rules

　　·Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974

　　·The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission(COSO):Internal Control - Integrated Framework

　　·Current textbooks on auditing,attestation services,ethics,and independence

　　·International Standards on Auditing(ISAs)