STATEMENT ON AUDITING PROCEDURE
NOVEMBER 1972
54
The Auditor's Study and Evaluation of Internal Control
(Supersedes Chapter 5 of Statement on Auditing Procedure No. 33)
CONTENTS
Paragraph Numbers
Introduction 1-5
Purpose of Auditor's Study and Evaluation 6-8
Definitions and Basic Concepts
Previous Definitions 9-12
Need for Clarification 13-18
Flow of Transactions 19-25
Revised Definitions 26-29
Basic Concepts 30-48
Study of System
Scope of Study 49-50
Review of System 51-54
Tests of Compliance 55-63
Evaluation of System 64-68
Correlation with Other Auditing Procedures 69-75
Page Number
Appendix A 257
Appendix B 265
Issued by the Committee on Auditing Procedure American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
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