An adverse opinion is most likely to be included in an audit report when Multiple Choice A public company is involved. The financial statements depart from GAAP. A standard unmodified opinion is necessary. A client refuses to allow an

An adverse opinion is most likely to be included in an audit report when Multiple Choice A public company is involved. The financial statements depart from GAAP. A standard unmodified opinion is necessary. A client refuses to allow an

Auditing: A Risk Based-Approach (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781337619455

Author:Karla M Johnstone, Audrey A. Gramling, Larry E. Rittenberg

Publisher:Karla M Johnstone, Audrey A. Gramling, Larry E. Rittenberg

Chapter15: Audit Reports For Financial Statement Audits

Section: Chapter Questions

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An auditor would issue an adverse opinion if: * The audit was begun by other O independent auditors who withdrew from the engagement. A qualified opinion cannot be given O because the auditor lacks independence. A restriction on the scope of the audit was significant. The statements taken as a whole do not fairly present the financial condition and results of operations of the company.
Some auditors claim that increased exposure under creates a litigation environment that is unfairly risky for auditors. Do you think that the inability of auditors to detect a financial statement misstatement due to gross deficiencies in internal controls over financial reporting should expose auditors to litigation? Why or why not? Include reference to appropriate ethical standards in your response.
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Which of the following statements is correct regarding auditor independence in fact and in appearance? The auditor should be independent both in fact and in appearance. The auditor should be independent in fact but not in appearance. O The auditor should be independent in appearance but not in fact. When the auditor does not challenge an inappropriate journal entry made by the client in order to keep the client for future audits, this is an example of loss of independence in appearance.
Describe the audit opinion that should be given and explain why. a)When the client is not a going concern, in order to give a true and fair view, management may prepare financial statements on a basis other than going concern basis. The client which is no longer a going concern has still prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis. The client is unwilling to change their basis of preparation.
The auditor’s report in the U.S. does not provide the user with details on the level of materiality that the auditor used during the audit. Do you think that the audit report should disclose materiality levels? Why might the user find such information useful? Why might auditors hesitate to publicly reveal the level of misstatement that they will accept as “immaterial”? Would management have a preference regarding the public disclosure of materiality?
Describe a situation that would require an auditor to give an unmodified opinion without a standard report. Describe a situation that would cause an auditor to modify their opinion. Analyze possible actions an auditor might take if a client’s financial statements depart from GAAP. Do you think the demand for assurance services will increase or decrease in the future? Explain.
Risk of incorrect acceptance is defined as _______. the risk that the auditor concludes that a material misstatement does not exist when it does exist the risk that the auditor concludes that a material misstatement does exist when it does exist the risk that an audit firm incorrectly issued an unmodified opinion the risk that an audit firm incorrectly accepts a client The objective of auditors is to obtain _______. sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the assessed risks of material misstatement sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the assessed risks of immaterial misstatement sufficient appropriate audit evidence from internal control only regarding the assessed risks of material misstatement insufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the assessed risks of material misstatement When an adverse opinion is issued regarding internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), the…
Noncompliance includes transactions entered by the entity’s employees and management in their personal capacity. The preliminary judgment or estimate about materiality represents the maximum amount by which a set of financial statements could be misstated and still not cause the auditor to believe that the decisions of reasonable users would be affected. Group of answer choices False, True True, False True, True False, False
An auditor has concluded that substantial doubt exists and that the client will not be able to meet its obligations as they become due for a reasonable period of time. Financial statement and footnote disclosures are adequate, detailing the conditions, events, and management's plans to alleviate the doubt. However, the CPA believes that substantial doubt remains. The CPA must add a Going Concern section to the audit report, discussing the Substantial Doubt. How should the audit opinion be modified? a. No modification. b. A qualified opinion. c. An adverse opinion. d. A disclaimer of opinion.
Describe what an auditor should do if an attorney refuses to give information that is within the attorney's authority and might have a direct impact on the financial statements' fair presentation.
2. A client has departed from GAAP for what you, the auditor, considers to be justifiable. The financial statements would have been misleading if the client had not departed from GAAP. Circumstance: Type of Opinion: