How materiality is established in an audit or a review

When accountants conduct an audit or review, they can’t test every transaction. Instead, they set a “materiality” threshold. Several definitions of materiality exist. But the universal premise is that a financial misstatement is material if it could influence the decisions of financial statement users. To establish the right level of materiality, auditors rely on rules of thumb, apply professional judgment, and consider the amount and type of misstatement. Contact us for more information on what’s considered material for your business.