1. Composing the Audit Plan: the Dutch practice
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2. Content
Types of assignments
Templates for Audit Assignment Plans

3. Types of assignments in the Netherlands
Statutory task: annual opinion on financial statements (FA);
Assurance assignments: ‘reasonable assurance’ or ‘limited assurance’;
Assurance assignments related to IT;
Investigations;
Audits on EU-funds;
Specific types of assignments e.g. assurance related assignments (IT or non-IT)
Applicable standards: IIA, IFAC, ISACA, NBA (Dutch Accounting Standards), NOREA (Dutch standards for IT-auditors)
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4. Audit plan, audit program? 1 or 2 documents?
We usually have 1 document which we call: ‘confirmation document audit assignment’. Sometimes a separate ‘Audit Plan’ is compiled which is more detailed. Usually however the confirmation document is it;
Audit program is a detailed working plan for the audit-team in which tasks, activities and resources are plotted. Usually this document stays within the audit-team. It is discussed however with the auditee for planning and logistical reasons.
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5. Templates (and methodology in handbook)
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6. Templates (and methodology in handbook)
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7. Templates for audit assignment plans
For Assurance assignments (including IT-assignments):
Motive of the audit, context, Objective and contractor/assigner/audit department roles;
Object, Scope, key questions to be answered, level of assurance that will be given (‘reasonable’ or ‘limited’), materiality and risks (and about what exactly a conclusion/opinion will be given), criteria/references, applicable standards for the assignment, key definitions, reporting arrangements, planning, team composition, agreements with the contractor, signing (project leader and contractor);
For investigations:
Object, Scope, key questions to be answered, criteria/references, applicable standards for the assignment (usually IIA-standards), key definitions, reporting arrangements, planning, team composition, agreements with the contractor, signing (project leader and contractor).
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