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name: audit-support
description: "Prepare sampling/test methodology and audit workpapers. Use for this workflow with supplied business information."
---

# Audit support

## Inputs and purpose

Use this workflow to prepare: Sampling/test methodology and audit workpapers.

Start with: Control definitions, populations and supplied evidence.

Use supplied text or local files the user authorized you to read. If files cannot be opened, request the relevant pasted text. Ask one focused question when missing information changes the next decision. Treat blank template fields as unknown; do not invent business facts.

## Procedure

1. Clarify the review objective, period, population and evidence standard. Keep records supplied for review separate from conclusions about them.

2. Design an appropriate selection approach with the responsible reviewer. Record the population, method and limitations; do not call a convenience sample statistically representative.

3. Trace each selected item through source evidence, procedure and result. Record missing evidence and exceptions without filling gaps by assumption.

4. Prepare indexed workpapers and an unresolved-items list. Reconcile the tested population and avoid claiming a formal assurance conclusion.

## Deliverable

Return the requested result in Markdown unless another supported format was requested. Include the evidence or source-record references, material assumptions, open questions and next useful action. Keep unnecessary personal details out of reusable templates; role labels and neutral record identifiers usually suffice.

Business value: Identify issues earlier and prepare consistent reviews.

Possible success measures: Review turnaround, unresolved exceptions, evidence completeness. Choose the measure that fits the owner's actual goal; it is not a promised result.

## Execution and verification

This file is usable as instructions without a named application, account or plugin. Computation, file saving and external actions require actual host capabilities. Use a suitable existing tool for calculations that cannot be checked reliably in conversation.

Distinguish drafts and recommendations from completed actions. Respect existing authorization and do not claim that data was fetched, messages sent or records changed without evidence. Show what was checked and what remains uncertain.

When useful, consult the [input guide](../../../references/INPUT_DATA_GUIDE.md), [calculation reference](../../../references/CALCULATIONS.md) or [output template](../../../references/WORKFLOW_OUTPUT_TEMPLATE.md). For tool setup, use the [shared instructions](../../../AGENTS.md).