Auditing IT Infrastructures for Compliance, 3rd Edition
by Robert Johnson, Marty Weiss, Michael G. Solomon
Audit Report Opinion
An audit report is an opinion on the health of the control environment. It is important to distinguish the difference between an audit report rating and opinion. While these terms are often used interchangeably, there are significant differences. For discussion, consider a report rating for an information technology (IT) infrastructure audit as the overall conclusion of an auditor and a report opinion is the level of confidence in the evidence supporting the report rating.
An unqualified or “clean” opinion is what is generally assumed when reading an internal audit report. The unqualified opinion simply means that the auditor is confident that sufficient evidence exists to support the report rating.
The key takeaway is that ...
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