The practice of appointing more than one auditor to conduct the audit of large entities has been in vogue for a long time. Such auditors, known as joint auditors, conduct the audit jointly and report on the financial statements of the entity. This AAS deals with the professional responsibilities which the auditors undertake in accepting such appointments as joint auditors. The important aspect of joint audit assignments as covered by this AAS include possible bases of division of work among joint auditors, coordination among joint auditors, joint and several liability of joint auditors, responsibility for obtaining and evaluating information and explanation from management, responsibility for scrutiny of branch accounts and returns, need for review of work performed by one joint auditor by other joint auditor(s), reporting responsibilities etc.

The AAS is effective for all audits relating to accounting periods beginning on or after April 1, 1996.

Issued in November, 1996.
Published in the Handbook of Auditing Pronouncements, Vol. I, (Edn. 2003).
Also available as a separate publication of the Institute (Price: Rs. 15/-)
ISBN: 81-87072-01-6.