5 Components of Audit Documentation

Audit Documentation Components

These 5 components of audit documentation guide your reviewers, remind you of what you did and support your conclusions and findings:

1. Source
2. Purpose
3. Procedure
4. Results
5. Conclusion

As you read through the infographic and links to the components listed above, do you notice any connection between them? If done correctly, the purpose and conclusions match and the procedures and results match. This proves your clear thinking and supports your logical conclusions.

Remember to download the 5 Components of Audit Documentation (PDF) and keep with your other audit reference material.

Want to learn more?

In Choosing the Best Audit Test plus Audit Documentation, I provide a blueprint for auditors to design and document a productive testing plan saving the auditor, auditee and the reviewer valuable time. In this short video worth 2.5 hours of Yellow Book qualifying CPE credit, auditors learn how to choose the best audit test and document the testing purpose and results in an organized and clear way.

Want to really get into the nitty-gritty? Then please join me for the Audit Documentation Review Workshop scheduled for November 13-17. In this hands-on live webinar, you will learn how to do a top-to-bottom review of audit documentation to ensure compliance with Yellow Book performance audit standards.