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SA 300 - Planning an Audit of Financial Statements

This course aims to equip the audit team with a clear and practical understanding of the requirements and objectives of SA 300, emphasizing how effective audit planning enhances audit quality and efficiency. The session will blend technical guidance with real-world examples and implementation insights from the ICAI’s Implementation Guide to SA 300. Duration: 1 hour Learning credit: 1 hour

Course Instructor: Rahul B Palande

FREE ₹15000.00 100% OFF

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Course Overview

This course focuses on the strategic and operational planning that underpins a high-quality audit. It demonstrates how effective planning transforms an audit from a reactive checklist exercise into a structured, risk-focused engagement. Participants will learn how to develop an overall audit strategy, determine the scope and direction of the audit, allocate resources appropriately, and establish a clear timeline for execution.

The program highlights the importance of early involvement of senior team members, preliminary engagement activities, and coordination across audit locations and components. It also explores how planning evolves continuously as new information emerges and how effective planning helps avoid both under-auditing and unnecessary work. By strengthening the planning process, auditors can improve audit efficiency, enhance team coordination, and ensure that attention is directed to areas that truly matter for forming the audit opinion.

Schedule of Classes

Course Curriculum

1 Subject

SA 300 - Planning an Audit of Financial Statements

1 Exercises3 Learning Materials

Introduction to SA 300

Introduction to SA 300

Video
00:14:09

Involvement of key engagement team members

Key Engagement Team members

Video
00:08:58

Preliminary Engagement Activities

Preliminary Engagement Activities

Video
00:08:37

Assessment test

SA 300_Assessment

Exercise

Course Instructor

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Rahul B Palande

8 Courses   •   677 Students

  • Rahul brings 18+ years of rich, cross-functional experience in Assurance and Learning & Development, including over 12 years with EY member firms across Australia, India, and the United States
  • His background spans global audit practices and is complemented by extensive exposure to training, coaching, and talent development
  • He has facilitated more than 1500+ hours of technical and behavioral skills learnings for varied levels of professionals (Interns to Manager) across geographies (India, MENA, CESA, Philippines)
  • Being a part of the core team of Amplyft, he has identified and formulated custom solutions for courses as per institutional and organizational needs
  • He has helped in designing & developing course content for Auditing Standards for various levels of professionals
  • He has helped in curating a signature program ‘Amplyft Audit Academy’ forming a foundation for students from campus-to-corporate