 The purpose of the study was to determine the financial position of an organisation (Statistics SA) through a report of financial statements made over a period of time.The IA was used as part of the holistic audit process and was limited to just the methodology of Henczel after consideration and dismissal of others.The IA followed the seven-stage process as outlined above (planning, data collection, analysis, evaluation, communicating and implementing recommendations and the IA as a continuum) and the objectives were outlined as identifying the needs of respondents, identifying information sources and their significance, mapping information flow and identifying gaps in available sources.