ISA-Compliant → SMPs Audit Framework → Phase I · II · III

The professional audit file
built on ISA standards.

Simply Audit gives small and medium practices a structured, cloud-based audit management system — guiding auditors step-by-step through client acceptance, fieldwork, and reporting.

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Compliance framework: ISA / IAASB ISQM 1 & 2 IPSAS IFRS / IAS IESBA ISA 230 Archive

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SIMPLY AUDIT

Audit Management System

Engagement

Dashboard

Working Papers 12

Review & Sign-Off

Risk & Materiality

Reporting

Audit Report

Three phases. One structured audit file.

Simply Audit is built around the IAASB's Guide to Using ISAs in Audits of SMEs — giving small and medium practices a clear, structured audit methodology from client acceptance through to file archiving.

Phase I

Planning & Risk Assessment

Client acceptance through audit strategy

Client Acceptance & Continuance

ISA ref: ISA 220 ISQM 1

Engagement Letter & Terms

ISA ref: ISA 210

Entity & Environment Understanding

ISA ref: ISA 315

Preliminary Analytical Procedures

ISA ref: ISA 520

Risk Assessment & Materiality

ISA ref: ISA 320 ISA 330

Overall Audit Strategy & Plan

ISA ref: ISA 300

Phase II

Fieldwork & Evidence Gathering

Execution, testing and working papers

Tests of Controls

ISA ref: ISA 330

Substantive Analytical Procedures

ISA ref: ISA 520

Substantive Tests of Details

ISA ref: ISA 500–580

External Confirmations

ISA ref: ISA 505

Team Queries & Counselling

ISA ref: ISA 220 ISA 265

Fee Tracking & WIP Management

ISA ref: Practice management

Phase III

Completion & Reporting

Conclusion, opinion and archiving

Subsequent Events Review

ISA ref: ISA 560

Going Concern Assessment

ISA ref: ISA 570

Written Representations

ISA ref: ISA 580 ISA 260

Overall Analytical Review

ISA ref: ISA 520 ISA 700

Auditor's Report (Unmodified / Modified)

ISA ref: ISA 700 ISA 701–706

File Assembly & Archiving

ISA ref: ISA 230

Core Modules

Everything your practice needs, in one platform.

Each module is purpose-built for the audit workflow — eliminating paper files, email chains, and disconnected spreadsheets.

Engagement Management

Create and manage audit engagements with full client profiles, fee tracking, and team assignment across all three ISA phases.

Client acceptance workflow (ISQM 1)

Engagement letter generator (ISA 210)

Multi-team member assignment

Fee budgeting & WIP tracking

Working Papers

Structured digital working papers with ISA standard cross-references, sign-off trails and review comments — replacing manual binders.

ISA 230-compliant documentation

Preparer / reviewer sign-off

Version control & audit trail

Customisable templates per area

Evidence Repository

Centralised storage for all audit evidence — bank confirmations, contracts, trial balances and management accounts — linked to working papers.

Document upload & tagging

ISA 500 evidence sufficiency tracking

External confirmation management (ISA 505)

Searchable by engagement / area

Review & Sign-Off

Multi-level review workflow — senior auditor, manager, and engagement partner — with electronic approval and query resolution.

Hierarchical approval workflow

Open query tracking & resolution

Partner final sign-off (ISA 220)

Hot review & cold review support

Reporting Engine

Generate compliant audit reports, management letters, and representation letters — all formatted to ISA 700-series requirements.

Unmodified & modified opinion (ISA 705)

Emphasis of Matter (ISA 706)

Management letter generator

Going concern disclosures (ISA 570)

Archive & Retention

Compliant file assembly and long-term retention management — complete audit file locked at assembly date, archived per ISA 230 requirements.

ISA 230 file assembly & lock-down

Configurable retention periods

Read-only archive access

ISQM 2 EQCR documentation

Compliance Framework

Built on the standards you audit by.

Every template, checklist and workflow in Simply Audit is mapped to the relevant international auditing and ethics standards.

ISA

International Standards on Auditing

Core audit standards (ISA 200–810) forming the backbone of all audit procedures and documentation requirements within the system.

ISQM 1

Quality Management at Firm Level

Firm-level quality management requirements including client acceptance, engagement performance, and monitoring.

ISQM 2

Engagement Quality Reviews

Requirements for engagement quality control review (EQCR) and documentation of the reviewer's conclusions.

IPSAS

International Public Sector Accounting Standards

Public sector accounting standards — essential for auditing government entities, parastatals, and public authorities in Tanzania.

IFRS

International Financial Reporting Standards

Financial reporting standards (IFRS/IAS) referenced in the substantive testing and financial statement review modules.

IESBA

Ethics & Independence Code

International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants — independence considerations in client acceptance and continuance.

SMPs

Guide to Using ISAs for SMEs

The IAASB's definitive guide for applying ISAs in small and medium entity audits — the structural foundation of our Phase I–III approach.

ISA 230

Audit Documentation

Governs the form, content, and completeness of audit documentation — every working paper in Simply Audit is designed to this standard.

How We Compare

Purpose-built for auditors, not adapted.

Most general practice software was built for accountants. Simply Audit is designed specifically around the ISA audit methodology from the ground up.

Feature

Simply Audit

Generic Practice Mgmt

Manual / Paper File

ISA SMPs Phase I–III Structure

✓

—

ISA Standard Cross-References on WPs

✓

Partial

—

Electronic Sign-Off & Review Trail

✓

—

Risk Assessment & Materiality (ISA 320)

✓

—

Going Concern Workflow (ISA 570)

✓

—

ISA 230 Archive & File Lock

✓

Partial

—

Auditor's Report Generator (ISA 700–706)

✓

—

Cloud-based, No Installation

✓

Some

—

Pricing

Transparent pricing for every practice size.

Built for Tanzanian SMPs. Priced to be accessible from sole practitioners to multi-partner firms.

Starter

Solo Practitioner

For individual CPAs managing a small portfolio of audit clients.

Coming Soon

TZS pricing at launch

✓Up to 10 engagements

✓All ISA Phase I–III modules

✓1 user licence

✓Working papers & evidence

✓Audit report generator

The professional audit file
built on ISA standards.

Three phases. One structured audit file.

From acceptance to archive — every step guided.

Everything your practice needs, in one platform.

Built on the standards you audit by.

Purpose-built for auditors, not adapted.

Transparent pricing for every practice size.

The audit platform built for your standards.

The professional audit file built on ISA standards.

Three phases. One structured audit file.

From acceptance to archive — every step guided.

Everything your practice needs, in one platform.

Built on the standards you audit by.

Purpose-built for auditors, not adapted.

Transparent pricing for every practice size.

The audit platform built for your standards.

The professional audit file
built on ISA standards.