Federal, state and local government agencies - Some non-profit organizations receive grants or other awards from government agencies, and the related agreement may require that the recipient organization have an organization-wide audit that includes some level of testing of compliance and internal controls.State law in Pennsylvania, for instance, requires organizations soliciting funds for a charitable purpose to register with the Department of State's Bureau of Charitable Organizations, file an annual registration statement, a copy of its IRS Form 990, and the appropriate financial statements. Organizations receiving $300,000 and over must file audited financial statements with the annual registration form.Internal control;management and/or those charged with governance (i.e. the Board of Directors) may believe that having an annual audit is a good internal control over financial reporting and safeguards assets of the organization. In general, an audit should not be relied upon as a primary internal control. This can be expensive, and while testing may be done for transactions that occurred throughout the year, the annual audit is performed once a year at the end of the organization's fiscal year.
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Final audit is conducted by the statutory auditors after the close of the financial period with a view to prepare the financial statements & audit report to be presented to the Board of Directors and to be filed with statutory authorities.
Statutory Audits are those mandated by a statute. So by that definition even tax audit is a statutory audit.The management of the organization makes the appointment of an internal auditor. The statutory auditor is appointed by different authorities. First statutory auditors are appointed by the shareholders in the annual general meeting. The main object of the statutory audit is to form an opinion on the financial statement of the organization auditor has to state that whether the financial statements are showing the true and fair view of the affairs of the organization or not. The main object of the internal audit is to detect and prevent the errors and frauds.The scope of the statutory audit is fixed by the company act. it can not be changed by mutual consent between the auditor and the management of the audited business unit. The scope of the internal audit is fixed by the mutual consent of the auditor and the management of the unit under audit.
statutory audit is one conducted to meet the particular requirements of a governmental agency. Where such audits take place, the scope and audit programs are set by the governmental body. Banks, insurance companies, and brokerage firms have statutory audits. Since the auditor's report must conform to standards required by the governing agency, the statements and other financial data generated from these audits may not conform to Gaap. Audit management is responsible for ensuring that board-approved audit directives are implemented ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Audit management oversees the internal/external audit staff, establishes audit programs, and hires and trains.
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what is the difference between statutory audit and non statutory audit.
A statutory audit is necessary by law for auditing all company’s financial health and records. In the UAE Audit firms in Dubai provide a statutory audit for all companies in UAE to check financial health by reviewing its accounts & accounting activities. Government organizations in the UAE must have their accounts reviewed by statutory auditors. A company’s shareholders can select any qualified statutory audit firm in UAE at the annual general meeting. For more info refer : What is Statutory Audit | How To Do Statutory Audit of A Company In Dubai
Statutory audit is mandatory by statue hence it does not have any turnover limit.
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advantages and disadvantages of non statutory audit
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advantages and disadvantages of non statutory audit
Statutory audits are reviews of a business or governments financial records as required by law. Non-statutory are audits not required by legal statute but needed because of some other reason. A non-statutory might be needed if some issue is brought to light such as an irregularity in the way business is being done or perhaps in the case where some type of intentional actions such as an incompetent accountant or even embezzlement was discovered, to find out the extent of the issue.
Compliance with regs.
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