What are the external auditor testing requirements of internal controls for:
a. Large, publicly held companies?
b. Nonpublic companies and small, publicly held companies?
When the auditor determines that controls are not operating effectively, the auditor needs to consider the kind of misstatements that could occur, how they might occur, and how the auditor would adjust substantive audit procedures Assume that the authorization process for ordering inventory was found to contain a material weakness. Identify the accounts that could contain misstatements, how the misstatements might occur, and how the auditor would adjust substantive audit procedures because of the material weakness.