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CH 1 Audit Sampling FC1
CH 1 Audit Sampling FC1
Basic concepts
Auditing part II For class of 2018 38
1. Attribute: An attribute is a characteristic in which the
auditor is interested
In testing controls, the attribute is whether or not a
deviation from the specified controls has occurred.
For occurrence/existence-the attribute is eg the
existence of a matching shipping document for each
sales invoice.
For authorization- the attributes include the
department supervisor’s initials on each invoice
payable
For classification- the attributes include checking
correct account coding on each invoice