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Audit
Expectation Gap - ACCA, 2019
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ACCA definition of AEG | the difference between what the general public thinks auditors do and what the general public would like the auditor to do |
| since first introduced, the gap has | not narrowed |
| public expectations of audit | grow in line with what auditors can accomplish |
| three gaps | knowledge performance evolution |
| knowledge gap | what the public think auditors do -> what auditors actually do |
| performance gap | what auditors actually do -> what auditors are supposed to do |
| evolution gap | what auditors are supposed to do -> what the public wants auditors to do |
| how to address the gap | evolve and listen to legitimate public concerns |
| closing the gap will support | a more constructive conversation about how audit can evolve to meet societal expectations |