What is the auditor's responsibility in evaluating the overall presentation of Bevaris Alliance's financial statements?
Bevaris_Alliance Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
In performing an audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, we:
- Exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit.
- Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, and design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks. Such procedures include examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.
- Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of Bevaris Alliance Franchise System, LLC's internal control. Accordingly, no such opinion is expressed.
- Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluate the overall presentation of the financial statements.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 22–88)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Bevaris Alliance's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, the auditor has specific responsibilities when auditing the financial statements. As part of the audit, the auditor must evaluate the appropriateness of the accounting policies used by Bevaris Alliance's management. They also assess the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by the management team. Finally, the auditor is responsible for evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements to ensure they are fairly presented.
To fulfill these responsibilities, the auditor must exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. This involves identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. The auditor designs and performs audit procedures that are responsive to these identified risks, including examining evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements on a test basis.
The auditor also obtains an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit to design appropriate audit procedures. However, the auditor does not express an opinion on the effectiveness of Bevaris Alliance's internal control. The auditor concludes whether there is substantial doubt about Bevaris Alliance's ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time. The auditor is required to communicate with those charged with governance regarding the planned scope and timing of the audit, significant audit findings, and certain internal control-related matters identified during the audit.