What is Limited assurance?

• A. Lower level of comfort, e.g., to bank; amount of work and nature of evidence.
• B. Higher level of comfort than reasonable assurance.
• C. Complete guarantee of accuracy.
• D. No assurance at all.

Answer: (A)

Limited assurance is the level of assurance where the practitioner uses limited procedures—usually inquiries and analytical procedures—rather than comprehensive testing. Because the procedures are limited, the evidence gathered is smaller in scope and detail, so the reassurance provided to users is less than in a full audit. The conclusion is typically a negative assurance, indicating that nothing has come to attention to cast significant doubt, rather than a positive, full endorsement of accuracy. This makes it a lower level of comfort suitable for situations like some bank reviews where a full audit isn’t required. It’s not a complete guarantee of accuracy, and it isn’t no assurance at all.