What is the difference between management report (issued by external auditors) and management representation letter?

Management Letters:

 

At the completion of the audit program the auditors provide  Management letter which contain relevant information about accounting and management issues in the entity. The review of these letter will help the management to strengthen its internal control as it contains identified deficiencies in the system in general, mainly the avenues of inappropriate access to information that it to be handled in a restricted way. The recommendations provide helpful insight over many issues.

 

Management representation Letter:

This is also prepared by the external auditors, to get a copy of which signed by the management, to keep with the records of the auditor as an audit evidence.  The letter endorse the financial statements supplied by the company to the auditor as also regarding the supply of relevant information to the finanancial statements  that they supplied adequately.   The letter is signed following the completion of audit fieldwork, and before the financial statements are issued along with the auditor's opinion.

The intent of the management representation letter is to shift some of the legal burden of issuing inaccurate financial statements from the auditor to the company. For this reason, the statements that the auditor includes in the letter is quite broad ranging, encompassing every possible area in which management's failings could lead to the issuance of inaccurate or misleading financial statements. 

The statements commonly included in a management representation letter include the following:

• The financial statements conform to the applicable accounting framework
• All financial records have been made available to the auditor
• All board and shareholder meeting minutes have been made available to the auditor
• No regulatory agencies have contacted the company about reporting or other issues
• All material transactions have been properly recorded
• The effects of all uncorrected misstatements have an immaterial effect on the financial statements
• Management is responsible for systems designed to detect and prevent fraud
• Management has no knowledge of fraud within the company
• Management does not intend to make changes that will impact the value of company assets or liabilities
• All risks and uncertainties, related party transactions, and contingent liabilities have been properly recorded
• There are no undisclosed legal violations
• The company has disclosed all liens and other encumbrances on its assets

Management representation letter signed by the managment stating that all the information provided to auditor is accurate and correct. after getting the mangt represenatation letter auditor signed the auditor report

Management letter issued after completion of audit and includes conclusions regarding the company's accounting policies and procedures, internal controls, and operating policies. An evaluation is made of the present system, pointing out weakness or problem areas.Recommendations for improvement. Management representation is an audit evidences taken by auditor from management and must not be dated later than the date of audit work completion. It is used to let the client's management declare in writing that the financial statements and other presentations to the auditor are sufficient and appropriate and without omission of material facts to the financial statements, to the best of the management's knowledge.

A management report is issued by the external auditor to the management while management representation letter is the claims of the management regarding financial statement; called "financial statement assertions".

The management report is issued by the BOD/Management whereas the Management Letter (ML) is issued by the external auditors.

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Managemnet Report:- A report which is submitted by the External Auditors afetr competing their Audit. This report contains Audit's observations for review and information of senior managemnet of the Company.

 

Managemnet Representation Letter:- A letter written by the Extternal Auditors of the Company to which attests the accuracy of financial statemnets of the company. This letter is signed by the Auditors and senior managemnet of the company.

 

 

 

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