Audit Evidence
Assertions, evidence quality, procedures, sampling, accounting estimates, automated tools, internal audit and experts.
How to study ACCA Applied Skills
Build on Applied Knowledge, use the correct UK law and tax versions, practise workplace-style digital responses and keep each independent 50% pass decision visible.
Core concepts
Concept 1
Sufficient appropriate evidence balances quantity with relevance and reliability for the assertion and assessed risk.
Exam cue: Name the balance, assertion, source and exact procedure.
Concept 2
Inspection, observation, confirmation, recalculation, reperformance, enquiry and analytics answer different evidence needs.
Exam cue: Use directional testing appropriate to completeness or existence risk.
Concept 3
Sampling, estimates, experts and automated tools require evaluation of population, method, competence, objectivity and exceptions.
Exam cue: State what evidence the procedure produces and how an exception would be followed up.
Risk pitfalls and guardrails
Writing obtain evidence without identifying the document, source or action.
Guardrail: Do not reuse a legal rule, tax amount, reporting format, audit phrase or finance formula without checking scope, date, units and evidence.
Selecting only management-generated evidence for a high-risk assertion.
Guardrail: Do not reuse a legal rule, tax amount, reporting format, audit phrase or finance formula without checking scope, date, units and evidence.
Confusing sample size with evidence quality.
Guardrail: Do not reuse a legal rule, tax amount, reporting format, audit phrase or finance formula without checking scope, date, units and evidence.
Memory anchors
Sufficiency
Sufficiency is the quantity of audit evidence needed in light of risk and quality.
Appropriateness
Appropriateness is the relevance and reliability of audit evidence.
External Confirmation
External confirmation is evidence received directly from an independent third party.
Reperformance
Reperformance independently executes a control or procedure originally performed by the entity.
Audit Sampling
Audit sampling applies procedures to less than all population items so conclusions can be drawn about the population.
Checkpoint rule
Do the check-up only after you can summarize each concept in one sentence and identify one dangerous pitfall from memory.
Knowledge Check (after reading)
Short check-up to confirm understanding of this module.
Check-up Questions
What makes audit evidence appropriate?
Which evidence is generally most reliable?
Answer all questions to submit.
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