Application controls are designed to prevent, detect, and correct errors and irregularities as transactions flow
through the application. Application controls are classified into all of the following categories EXCEPT:
The form and content of written policies and procedures should be appropriate to the size and structure of the
auditing department and the complexity of its work. Formal administrative and technical audit manuals help
employees to consistently comply with established performance standards.
Then who is responsible for developing and maintaining written policies and procedures to guide audit staff?
Properly conducted samples can be used to make inferences or generalizations about the entire population.
The following four principles should guide sampling design: