Statement on auditing standards, 061

              AICPA American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants
Communication With Audit
Committees
1. This Statement establishes a requirement for the auditor to
determine that certain matters related to the conduct of an audit are
communicated to those who have responsibility for oversight of the
financial reporting process. 1 For purposes of this document, the recipi­ent
of the communications is referred to as the audit committee. The
communications required by this Statement are applicable to ( 1) enti­ties
that either have an audit committee or that have otherwise for­mally
designated oversight of the financial reporting process to a group
equivalent to an audit committee ( such as a finance committee or
1 Communication with the audit committee by the independent auditor on certain
specified matters when they arise in the conduct of an audit is required by other stand­ards,
including—
• SAS No. 60, Communication of Internal Control Structure Related Matters
Noted in an Audit.
• SAS No. 53, The Auditor's Responsibility to Detect and Report Errors and Irregu­larities.
• SAS No. 54, Illegal Acts by Clients.
• SAS No. 36, Review of Interim Financial Information ( AICPA, Professional Stand­ards,
vol. 1, AU sec. 722).
This Statement does not modify the requirements of these standards.
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Statement on
Auditing Standards
Issued by the Auditing Standards Board
April 1988
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