AUD
Auditing and Attestation
AUD tests your understanding of the audit process end to end — ethics and independence, risk assessment, gathering evidence, and forming and reporting a conclusion. About 40% of the exam is task-based simulations, so understanding how procedures fit together matters as much as memorizing definitions.
Last updated 5 September 2026
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Topics
Assessing Risk of Material Misstatement
Combining inherent and control risk to plan the nature, timing, and extent of audit procedures.
Professional Ethics & Independence
Coming SoonThe AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and independence rules for attest engagements.
Engagement Acceptance & Quality Management
Coming SoonClient acceptance/continuance decisions and firm-level quality management under SQMS No. 1.
Audit Planning & Materiality
Coming SoonSetting overall and performance materiality, and developing the audit strategy.
Understanding the Entity & Internal Control
Coming SoonThe five COSO components and documenting internal control.
Fraud Risk
Coming SoonThe fraud triangle and auditor responsibilities for detecting fraud.
Responding to Assessed Risks
Coming SoonDesigning further audit procedures based on the risk assessment.
Audit Sampling
Coming SoonStatistical and nonstatistical sampling for tests of controls and substantive testing.
Evidence: Types & Procedures
Coming SoonInspection, observation, confirmation, recalculation, and analytical procedures.
Analytical Procedures
Coming SoonUsing analytical procedures in planning, substantive testing, and final review.
Auditing Accounting Estimates
Coming SoonEvaluating management's estimates and identifying management bias.
Related Parties & Going Concern
Coming SoonIdentifying related-party transactions and evaluating substantial doubt about going concern.
IT Controls in Audit
Coming SoonGeneral and application IT controls, and auditing in a computerized environment.
Group Audits & Using Others' Work
Coming SoonComponent auditors, using the work of internal audit, and specialists.
Written Representations & Completing the Audit
Coming SoonManagement representation letters and final audit procedures.
Audit Reports
Coming SoonUnmodified, qualified, adverse, and disclaimer opinions, plus emphasis-of-matter paragraphs.
Reviews, Compilations & AUP
Coming SoonSSARS engagements and agreed-upon procedures under the attestation standards.
Attestation & SOC Engagements
Coming SoonSOC 1 and SOC 2 reports and other attestation engagements.