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Internal Audit Engagement Planning Memo (Word)

Set objectives, scope, criteria, approach, resources and timing for one internal audit before fieldwork.

Free · CORAA original — SA-aligned
Updated 17 Oct 2026
Sets
Objectives and scope
Links to
Plan and risk register
Includes
Timetable and team
Format
Editable Word
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Your firm — letterhead
Appears at the top of the document as the audit firm letterhead.
Used as the letterhead block.
Engagement details
The client and period this document is for.
What’s inside

An excerpt from the template.

Internal Audit Engagement Planning Memo — ___

Scope / period: ___ | Prepared by: ___ | Reviewed by: ___ | Date: ___

Set out the objectives, scope, approach and resources for one internal audit engagement before fieldwork. Check it against the approved internal audit plan and charter, and the current standards your function follows.

Approved by head of internal audit: ________ on ________.

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About this template

What you’re downloading, and when to use it.

This template follows the format published by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) in the AASB Audit Working Paper Templates (June 2023), the authoritative reference for Indian statutory-audit documentation. Fill in your firm’s letterhead and the engagement details on the form above, click Download Word file, and you’ll get a fully formatted .docx ready to use.

Everything is generated in your browser and on a stateless API endpoint — no account, nothing stored on our servers. We’ll ask for a work email once before your first download so we can send you the file and the occasional relevant update; after that, downloads on this device are instant. Edit freely in Word, Google Docs or Pages before sending to your client.

Common questions

FAQs.

When is the planning memo prepared?
Before fieldwork starts, after the walkthroughs, and approved by the head of internal audit.
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