Required: Five of the largest companies (in terms of market capitalization) are shown in the following table, along with their ticker symbols. After accessing the EDGAR database, download copies of auditors' reports from the Form 10-K filings and complete the following table (Apple has been done as an example). (Hint: Search the 10-K filing by using the key word "independent," as in Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.) Use the following responses in completing the table. Report on Financial Statements: Type of Opinion (Unqualified, Qualified, Adverse, Disclaimer) and any additional matters discussed in report Report on ICFR: Type of Opinion (Unqualified, Adverse, Disclaimer) and any additional matters discussed in report Form of Reports: Combined or Separate Auditor: Identify Name of Firm Tenure: Year in which firm began serving as auditor Company and Date Apple (AAPL) 10/28/2021 Microsoft (MSFT) Alphabet (GOOGL) Amazon.com (AMZN) Tesla (TSLA) Report on Financial Statements Unqualified opinion Report on ICFR Unqualified opinion Form of Reports Auditor Tenure Separate EY 2009
Required: Five of the largest companies (in terms of market capitalization) are shown in the following table, along with their ticker symbols. After accessing the EDGAR database, download copies of auditors' reports from the Form 10-K filings and complete the following table (Apple has been done as an example). (Hint: Search the 10-K filing by using the key word "independent," as in Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.) Use the following responses in completing the table. Report on Financial Statements: Type of Opinion (Unqualified, Qualified, Adverse, Disclaimer) and any additional matters discussed in report Report on ICFR: Type of Opinion (Unqualified, Adverse, Disclaimer) and any additional matters discussed in report Form of Reports: Combined or Separate Auditor: Identify Name of Firm Tenure: Year in which firm began serving as auditor Company and Date Apple (AAPL) 10/28/2021 Microsoft (MSFT) Alphabet (GOOGL) Amazon.com (AMZN) Tesla (TSLA) Report on Financial Statements Unqualified opinion Report on ICFR Unqualified opinion Form of Reports Auditor Tenure Separate EY 2009
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Chapter17: Financial Statement Analysis
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Five of the largest companies (in terms of market capitalization) are shown in the following table, along with their ticker symbols. After
accessing the EDGAR database, download copies of auditors' reports from the Form 10-K filings and complete the following table
(Apple has been done as an example). (Hint: Search the 10-K filing by using the key word "independent," as in Report of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm.) Use the following responses in completing the table.
Report on Financial Statements: Type of Opinion (Unqualified, Qualified, Adverse, Disclaimer) and any additional matters discussed in
report
Report on ICFR: Type of Opinion (Unqualified, Adverse, Disclaimer) and any additional matters discussed in report Form of Reports:
Combined or Separate
Auditor: Identify Name of Firm
Tenure: Year in which firm began serving as auditor
Company and Date
Apple (AAPL) 10/28/2021
Microsoft (MSFT)
Alphabet (GOOGL)
Amazon.com (AMZN)
Tesla (TSLA)
Report on Financial
Statements
Unqualified opinion
Report on ICFR
Unqualified opinion
Form of Reports
Auditor
Tenure
Separate
EY
2009](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F0fa88dcc-6cc8-49c1-a098-f90b23ba1f65%2Fecb6eb34-fd78-4c20-bb8f-f90d3f24fb2b%2F8h539j_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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Five of the largest companies (in terms of market capitalization) are shown in the following table, along with their ticker symbols. After
accessing the EDGAR database, download copies of auditors' reports from the Form 10-K filings and complete the following table
(Apple has been done as an example). (Hint: Search the 10-K filing by using the key word "independent," as in Report of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm.) Use the following responses in completing the table.
Report on Financial Statements: Type of Opinion (Unqualified, Qualified, Adverse, Disclaimer) and any additional matters discussed in
report
Report on ICFR: Type of Opinion (Unqualified, Adverse, Disclaimer) and any additional matters discussed in report Form of Reports:
Combined or Separate
Auditor: Identify Name of Firm
Tenure: Year in which firm began serving as auditor
Company and Date
Apple (AAPL) 10/28/2021
Microsoft (MSFT)
Alphabet (GOOGL)
Amazon.com (AMZN)
Tesla (TSLA)
Report on Financial
Statements
Unqualified opinion
Report on ICFR
Unqualified opinion
Form of Reports
Auditor
Tenure
Separate
EY
2009
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