Para 2.1.12 — MSO (Audit)
Original Rule Text
2.1.12 Compliance testing is an audit procedure for evaluating internal controls. Its objective is not to search for monetary errors, but to locate deviations from control procedures, for the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of the internal control mechanisms.
What This Means
Compliance testing is an audit procedure focused on evaluating whether internal controls are working properly. Unlike other tests, its goal is not to find monetary errors or financial mistakes. Instead, it looks for deviations from established control procedures to assess how effective the organization's internal control system really is.
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Key Points
- 1Compliance testing evaluates internal controls, not monetary errors
- 2Purpose is to locate deviations from control procedures
- 3Assesses effectiveness of internal control mechanisms
- 4Different from substantive testing which looks for errors in amounts
Practical Example
In a government pension disbursement office, compliance testing would check whether the pension verification procedures are actually being followed — such as whether life certificates are obtained annually from pensioners, whether pension revisions are applied on time, and whether the supervisor reviews a prescribed percentage of cases. The auditor is not checking rupee amounts but whether the control system works.
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