Audit Requirements31 Jan 2025 08:27
Signing the audit report
Once the auditors have finished their work and your organisation has corrected any errors or problems found in the final accounts, the auditors will sign the audit report. This means they’re stating that your accounts are ‘true and fair’ and comply with relevant law and accounting standards. The auditors will only sign the report after the directors have approved the accounts. That way, the auditors know they are the final, official version.
The auditors will also want to know that any events between the financial year-end the date of the approval of the accounts have been dealt with properly and don’t affect any conclusions they’ve reached.
If the auditors don’t get sufficient evidence or don’t agree that the accounts show a true and fair view, they will modify their audit report. This is a very serious matter and the directors are usually keen to avoid this at all costs.