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　　ISA 315 (REVISED), IDENTIFYING AND ASSESSING THE RISKS OF MATERIAL MISSTATEMENT THROUGH UNDERSTANDING THE ENTITY AND ITS ENVIRONMENT 　　 　　SHARE ON EMAILEMAIL SHARE ON PRINTPRINT SHARE ON TWITTERTWITTER SHARE ON FACEBOOKFACEBOOK SHARE ON LINKEDINLINKEDIN MORE SHARING SERVICESADD THIS 　　 　　RELATED LINKS 　　 　　Student Accountant hub page 　　 　　One of the major revisions of ISA 315 relates to the inquiries made by external auditors of the internal audit function since internal auditors have better knowledge and understanding of the organisation and its internal control. This article addresses and highlights the components of internal control 　　 　　The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) issues International Standard on Auditing (ISA) for international use. From time to time, ISAs are revised to provide updated standards to auditors. In order to enhance the overall quality of audit, IAASB published a consultation draft on a proposed revision to ISA 315. The objective in revising ISA 315 is to enhance the performance of external auditors by applying the knowledge and findings of an entity’s internal audit function in the risk assessment process, and to strengthen the framework for evaluating the use of internal auditors work to obtain audit evidence. 　　 　　In March 2012, ISA 315 (Revised) was approved and released. One of the major revisions of ISA 315 relates to the inquiries made by external auditors of the internal audit function since internal auditors have better knowledge and understanding of the organisation and its internal control. This article addresses and highlights the components of internal control. 　　 　　OBJECTIVES IN ESTABLISHING INTERNAL CONTROLS 　　 　　Generally speaking, internal control systems are designed, implemented and maintained by the management and personnel in order to provide reasonable assurance to fulfil the objectives – that is, reliability of financial reporting, efficiency and effectiveness of operations, compliance w