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    1) Inherent risk refers to the possibility of incorrect or misleading information in accounting statements resulting from complex judgments or estimates rather than control failures. 2) Examples of inherent risk include financial institutions with complex structures and relationships, non-routine transactions requiring estimates, and fair value accounting estimates. 3) Inherent risk is difficult for auditors to avoid and is prevalent in sectors involving complex regulations, derivatives, holding companies, and initial or repeat auditor engagements.

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    TRADING SKILLS & ESSENTIALS RISK MANAGEMENT

    Examples of Inherent Risk

    BY INVESTOPEDIA | Updated Feb 17, 2019

    In financial and managerial accounting, inherent risk is defined as the possibility of incorrect
    or misleading information in accounting statements resulting from something other than the
    failure of controls. Incidents of inherent risk are most common where accountants have to
    use a larger than normal amount of judgment and approximation, or where complex
    financial instruments are involved. It is often present when a company releases forward-
    looking financial statements. 

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    Types of Audit Risk


    To understand inherent risk, it helps to place it within the context of audit risk analysis. Audit
    risk is the risk of error while performing an audit, and it traditionally is broken into three
    distinct types.

    1. Control risk: Control risk occurs when a financial misstatement results from lack of
    proper accounting controls in the firm. This is most likely to surface in the form of fraud or
    lazy accounting practices.

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    2. Detection risk: It's also possible that auditors simply fail to detect an otherwise easy-to-
    notice error in the financial accounts. This is known as detection risk. Normally, detection
    risk is countered by increasing the number of sampled transactions during testing.
    3. Inherent risk: Considered the most pernicious of the major audit risk components,
    inherent risk can't be easily avoided through increased auditor training or creating
    controls in the auditing process. Nevertheless, it is one of the risks auditors and analysts
    must look for when reviewing financial statements, along with control risk and detection
    risk.

    Common Examples of Inherent Risk


    Inherent risk is common in the financial services sector. The reasons include the complexity
    of regulating financial institutions (the large and ever-changing amount of rules and
    regulations), the large networks of related companies, and the development of derivative
    products and other intricate instruments which require complicated calculations to assess.

    Financial institutions often have longstanding and complicated relationships with multiple
    parties. A holding company might be involved with several different entities at once, each
    controlling special-purpose vehicles and other off-balance sheet entities. Each
    organizational structure level might have large numbers of investor and client relationships.
    Related parties are notoriously less transparent than separate entities, too.

    Business relationships include those with auditors; both initial and repeat engagements with
    auditors create some inherent risk. Initial auditors might be overwhelmed by complexity or
    new topics. Repeat engagement may cause overconfidence or laxity due to personal
    relationships.

    Non-routine accounts or transactions can present some inherent risk. For example,
    accounting for fire damage or acquiring another company is uncommon enough that
    auditors run the risk of focusing too much or too little on the unique event.

    Inherent risk is particularly prevalent for accounts that require a lot of guesstimates,
    approximations, or value judgments by management. Fair value accounting estimates are
    difficult to make, and the nature of the fair value process should be disclosed in accounting
    statements. Auditors may have to investigate and interview the firm's decision-makers about
    estimation techniques to reduce error. This type of risk is magnified whether it occurs rarely
    or for the first time.

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    Detection risk is the chance that an auditor will fail to find material misstatements that exist in an
    entity's financial statements. more

    What is an Audit?
    An audit is an unbiased examination and evaluation of the financial statements of an organization.
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    Transfer price is the price at which related parties transact with each other, such as during the trade of
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