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Which NZ auditing and assurance standards apply to my engagement? Are you providing assurance over historical financial information?

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Yes Are you performing an audit or a review?

Apply NZ SRE 2410 Review of Historical Financial Statements Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity

No

Yes Review

Are you the auditor of the entity? No

Apply ISRE (NZ) 2400 Review of Historical Financial Statements Performed by an Assurance Practitioner

Audit

Are you providing assurance over a full financial report?

No

Is it a single element of a financial report or an account balance?

No

Are you providing assurance over a summary financial report?

Yes Yes Is the financial report a general purpose financial report?

Apply ISAs (NZ) and report under ISA (NZ) 805

Yes No Apply ISAs (NZ) and report under ISAs (NZ) 700, 701, 705, 706 and 720

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Apply ISAs (NZ) and report under ISA (NZ) 800

Yes

Apply ISA (NZ) 810

This flowchart is designed to assist practitioners in determining the applicable auditing and assurance standards for an engagement. Practitioners should refer to the full text of the standards to make their final decision.

Which NZ auditing and assurance standards apply to my engagement? ISAE (NZ) 3000 is the overarching standard for assurance engagements in relation to information other than historical financial information. Other standards provide guidance on specific types of engagements but practitioners must also comply with ISAE (NZ) 3000 when applying these standards. Note that all these standards provide guidance on both reasonable assurance and limited assurance engagements. Are you providing:

Specific standard applicable to the engagement in addition to ISAE (NZ) 3000

Assurance over the entity’s compliance with the terms of a contract, law or regulation?

SAE 3100 Compliance Engagements

Assurance over internal controls?

SAE 3150 Assurance Engagements on Controls

Assurance over the internal controls of a service organisation?

ISAE (NZ) 3402 Assurance Reports on Controls at a Service Organisation

Assurance in relation to greenhouse gas emissions?

ISAE (NZ) 3410 Assurance Engagements on Greenhouse Gas Statements

Assurance over the compilation of pro-forma financial information?

ISAE (NZ) 3420 Assurance Engagements to Report on The Compilation of Pro Forma Financial Information included in a Prospectus

For all other engagements in relation to assurance over non-historical financial information, ISAE (NZ) 3000 is the only applicable standard.

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