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What Is the Difference between Accounting and Auditing?

Update Date:2015-12-30 9:26:02 Source:Tannet (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd Views:1007

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Many people in Malaysia are confused between what is auditing and accounting. We should be clear however that an audit differs significantly from accounting.

Accounting is a process that creates financial statements and other financial information that is useful for the management. The Companies Act provides that the directors of the companies are ultimately responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements.

An audit does not create accounting information but involves examining accounting information. An audit of financial information enhances the credibility and reliability of financial information and statements. Reliable information is necessary for users of the financial information such as investors, creditors and financial institutions.

Therefore, an auditor must be independent as one of the objectives of an audit is to provide objective and independent report on the reliability of information. Users of financial statements can have reasonable assurance that audited financial reports in Malaysia are free from material misstatements or omissions.


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