What international standards, if any, guide the preparation of the report? Provide examples to support your answer? As stated earlier, the purpose of the audit report is to analyze and verify the financial statements and all accounts used by the government. This report must be presented to the National Assembly as soon as possible, after which it will become public for review by the general public. All audits are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of Belize (which vests power in the Auditor General), the Finance and Audit Act of 2005 and using guidelines established by the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions of Public Finance (INTOSAI). The reports can be used to indicate whether public accounts comply with all regulations and general accounting principles. INTOSAI provides an institutionalized framework for supreme audit institutions, with the aim of promoting development and improving public financial auditing worldwide. The general auditing guidelines established by INTOSAI are ISSAI 1000-2999 General Auditing Guidelines on Financial Auditing, ISSAI 3000-3999 General Auditing Guidelines on Performance Auditing and ISSAI 4000- 4999 General Audit Guidelines on Compliance AuditThe ISSAI (International Standards for Supreme Audit Institutions) framework has four levels. The INTOSAI Financial Audit Guidelines constitute the fourth level of the framework. This level of the framework includes the International Standards on Auditing (ISA) and the Assurance Standards Board (IAASB). The main objective of the Performance Audit Guidelines is to help auditors effectively manage and execute performance audits and to create a framework to promote development. of performance audit methodology.The guide...... middle of document ......the use of public sector resources: How to improve the effectiveness of public accounts committees. Overseas Development Institute Aruwa AS Suleiman, (2005). The quality of the information content of the government's published financial statements. Department of Economics and Management, Nigerian Defense Academy: KadunaGoetz, Anne Marie and John Gaventa (2001). Integrate citizen voice and customer orientation into service delivery. IDS Working Paper No. 138. Brighton: Institute of Development Studies.Websitehttp://www.intosai.org/about-us.html http://www.belizelaw.org/web/e_library/constitution_08.html http:/ / http://www.bing.com/search?q=themalasiainside.com&src=IETop Result&FORM =IE10TR http://www.acag.org.au/epsa.htm