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Understanding the Entity and Its Environment1667AU Section 314 Understanding the Entity and ItsEnvironment and Assessing the Risksof Material Misstatement(Supersedes SAS No. 55.)Source: SAS No. for audits of financial statements for periods beginning on or afterDecember 15, 2006. Earlier application is section establishes standards and provides guidance about im-plementing the second standard of field work, as follows:The auditor must obtain a sufficient Understanding of the Entity and its envi-ronment, including its internal control, to assess the risk of material misstate-ment of the financial statements whether due to error or fraud, and to designthe nature, timing, and extent of further audit importance of the auditor's risk assessment as a basis for further auditprocedures is discussed in the explanation of audit risk in section 312,AuditRisk and Materiality in Conducting an Audit.
auditing standards. In particular, that understanding establishes a frame of reference within which the auditor plans the audit and exercises professional ... compliance with laws and regulations, knowl-edge of fraud or suspected fraud affecting the entity, warranties, post-
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