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SA 320 · ପ୍ରକ୍ରିୟା· विधि

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CORAA · SA 320 ।

SA 320 mandates that materiality be set before fieldwork begins, documented with rationale, and locked. CORAA's three-step wizard guides the benchmark choice, PBT, Turnover, or Equity, applies the percentage, derives Performance Materiality and Clearly Trivial Threshold, and locks the memo. Out-of-band percentages require written rationale captured in the ଅଡିଟ୍ ଟ୍ରେଲ୍ per SA 230.

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  • SA 320 A12 · SA 320 ।
  • Out-of-band selections require written rationale logged to the ଅଡିଟ୍ ଟ୍ରେଲ୍
  • Memo locked before fieldwork, consumed by Sampling, ନିଷ୍କର୍ଷ, Opinion
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Two paths, one ledger

The old way, and ours.

Two paths to the same audit conclusion. One leaves traces; the other doesn't.

Traditional

The old way

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  • -Materiality 'adjusted' mid-ଏଙ୍ଗେଜମେଣ୍ଟ୍ without trail
Falls apart under NFRA inspection. Peer reviewers cannot retrace the ଅଡିଟର୍'s logic.
CORAA

On the Ledger

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  • Every change captured in the ଅଡିଟ୍ ଟ୍ରେଲ୍ per SA 230
NFRA ।
How it works

Three steps. Every trace logged.

Step 01

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SA 320 · CORAA ।

Step 02

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A slider with the ICAI 3-10% band shaded. Selections inside the band require ନା rationale. Selections outside the band require a written justification before the wizard advances. Resulting Overall Materiality renders immediately.

Step 03

SA 320 ।

Performance Materiality at 50-75% of OM (SA 320 A12), 75% default for low-risk ଏଙ୍ଗେଜମେଣ୍ଟ୍, 50% for higher-risk. Clearly Trivial Threshold at typically 5% of OM. Both rendered on sliders. Lock the memo when satisfied.

Inside the module

What you actually get.

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SA 320 · CORAA ।

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  • Rationale stored in the ଅଡିଟ୍ ଟ୍ରେଲ୍ per SA 230

Locked memo, ଅଡିଟ୍-trailed

Once locked, the materiality memo is read-only. Sampling, ନିଷ୍କର୍ଷ classification, and Opinion sign-off all consume the locked numbers. Revision requires a documented re-evaluation note explaining what changed and why.

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  • Original and revised versions both preserved
  • ଏଙ୍ଗେଜମେଣ୍ଟ୍ Log captures every ଇଭେଣ୍ଟ

PM and CTT derived from OM

Performance Materiality (PM) is the buffer used for individual ପ୍ରକ୍ରିୟା, 50-75% of Overall Materiality per SA 320 A12. Clearly Trivial Threshold (CTT) is the de minimis floor, typically 5% of OM. CORAA derives both with explicit ratios and lets the ଅଡିଟର୍ adjust within the band.

  • PM: 50-75% of OM, default 75% for low-risk
  • CTT: typically 5% of OM, range 3-10%
  • Both feed ନିଷ୍କର୍ଷ classification: Above PM, Above CTT, Below CTT
  • Sampling consumes PM as its denominator

Defensible under NFRA inspection

The memo and ଅଡିଟ୍ ଟ୍ରେଲ୍ satisfy NFRA inspection and peer review requirements, benchmark choice documented, percentage band-justified, PM/CTT rationale captured, every revision ସମୟ-stamped per SA 230.

  • SA 320 paragraph anchors per choice
  • SA 230 documentation requirements met
  • Peer review ready, full retrace possible
  • NFRA inspection ready
Frequently asked

Answers, up front.

SA 320 explicitly requires materiality to be set before fieldwork begins. Once sampling, ନିଷ୍କର୍ଷ classification, and Opinion sign-off rely on the number, it cannot quietly change. CORAA enforces the lock; revision requires a documented re-evaluation note per SA 230. The locked memo is what makes the ୱାର୍କିଂ ପେପର୍ defensible under NFRA inspection or peer review.
PBT-based materiality on a loss-making entity is volatile and not typically appropriate. CORAA recommends Turnover (0.5% of revenue) for loss-making entities, SMEs, and businesses with cyclical PBT. The wizard surfaces this recommendation when PBT is negative or near zero. The benchmark choice is the ଅଡିଟର୍'s, but CORAA documents the reasoning.
Default is 75% of OM for low-risk ଏଙ୍ଗେଜମେଣ୍ଟ୍ (ନା prior-year ଅଡିଟ୍ qualifications, documented internal controls, limited estimates). 50% for higher-risk ଏଙ୍ଗେଜମେଣ୍ଟ୍ (prior-year ନିଷ୍କର୍ଷ, weak controls, significant estimates). The slider lets the ଅଡିଟର୍ pick within the SA 320 A12 band of 50-75% with the rationale captured.
ହଁ, but only with a documented re-evaluation. CORAA prompts a re-evaluation note when actual PBT (post-ଅଡିଟ୍) deviates from planning PBT by more than 10%, typically when significant misstatements are found that shift the benchmark. The original memo and the revised memo are both preserved; the ଅଡିଟ୍ ଟ୍ରେଲ୍ shows what changed and why.
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