Start networking and exchanging professional insights

Register now or log in to join your professional community.

Follow

What is practical difference between consulting and assurance engagements?

user-image
Question added by Saad Kapadia FCA - CIA - CFE - CISA - CRMA-FMVA , Head Of Internal Audit , Cenomi Centers
Date Posted: 2013/08/07
Waqayan Al Waqayan
by Waqayan Al Waqayan , Secretary of Sharia Supervisory Board (SSB) , Ahli United Bank (AUB)

Consulting Engagement defined as “Advisory and related client service activities, the nature and scope of which are agreed with the client and which are intended to add value and improve an organization’s governance, risk management, and control processes without the internal auditor assuming management responsibility.
Examples include counsel, advice, facilitation, and training.” Assurance Engagement defined as "an engagement in which a practitioner expresses a conclusion designed to enhance the degree of confidence of the intended users other than the responsible party about the outcome of the evaluation or measurement of a subject matter against criteria."

More Questions Like This