Worked Solution
✓ VerifiedAnswer: (c)
Completion memoranda is the document that consolidates a summary of significant matters identified during the audit and the conclusions reached or how they were addressed. It is prepared during the final stage of the audit (post-fieldwork) and serves as a comprehensive summary of the auditor's findings, critical judgments, and the resolution of key audit issues. The completion memoranda ensures that all significant audit matters have been properly documented and addressed before the audit opinion is finalized.
Write it like this
1The skeleton
- Write the answer letter first, then the term — '(c) Completion Memoranda' on line 1, because examiners tick the option before reading your explanation.
- Drop one crisp definitional sentence — 'It consolidates significant matters identified during audit and how they were addressed' — this is the exact language SA 230 uses, and it earns the mark.
- Tag the stage — mention 'final stage / post-fieldwork' to show you know WHERE in the audit cycle this fits, which separates a 1-mark answer from a 0-mark guess.
2Examiner-rewarded phrases
3Common trap
Most students confuse 'Completion Memoranda' with 'Audit Memorandum' or 'Engagement Letter' — if you're blanking, remember: Completion = end of audit, summary of what you found AND how you resolved it. Don't write 'working papers' as your answer; working papers are the entire file, not the summary document.