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Performance Auditing Success is All in the Design - Chapters Site

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<strong>Performance</strong> <strong>Audit<strong>in</strong>g</strong> Basics -<br />

The Elements of a F<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g -<br />

• To comply with GAGAS, auditors should<br />

plan and perform procedures to develop<br />

<strong>the</strong> elements of <strong>the</strong> f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs that are<br />

relevant and necessary to achieve <strong>the</strong><br />

audit objectives.<br />

Criteria<br />

Condition<br />

Cause<br />

Effect<br />

Us<strong>in</strong>g all four elements—criteria, condition, cause, and<br />

effect—will enable you to construct a conv<strong>in</strong>c<strong>in</strong>g<br />

argument for why an agency should act on your<br />

recommendations.<br />

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