Loose-leaf For Auditing & Assurance Services: A Systematic Approach
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781260687637
Author: William F Messier Jr, Steven M Glover Associate Professor, Douglas F Prawitt Associate Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.23MCQ
To determine
Concept Introduction:Audit provides his opinion based on the audit evidences obtained during the
To choose:The type of report for the given circumstances.
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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:
If in the auditor’s judgment, management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is inappropriate:
A.
The auditor will give a disclaimed of opinion.
B.
The auditor shall express an adverse opinion.
C.
The auditor shall express an unmodified opinion with a separate section.
D.
The auditor shall express a qualified opinion.
When financial statements are affected by a material departure from generally accepted accounting principles, the auditors should:
Withdraw from the engagement.
Issue an unmodified opinion with a basis for modification paragraph.
Issue an "except for" qualification or a disclaimer of opinion.
Issue an "except for" qualification or an adverse opinion.
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Loose-leaf For Auditing & Assurance Services: A Systematic Approach
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- Under which of the following circumstances would a disclaimer of opinion not beappropriate?(1) The auditor is unable to determine the amounts associated with an employeefraud scheme.(2) Management does not provide reasonable justification for a change in accountingprinciples.(3) The client refuses the auditor permission to confirm certain accounts receivableor apply alternative procedures to verify their balances.(4) The chief executive officer is unwilling to sign the management representationletter.arrow_forwardUrgentarrow_forwardDescribe the action that an auditor should take if an attorney refuses to give information that is within the attorney's authority and may have a direct impact on the financial statements' fair presentation.arrow_forward
- would you say that material mistakes found in a financial statement could lead to the auditors being held liable?arrow_forwardWhich of the following situations will not result in modification of the auditor's report because of a scope limitation? * O Inadequacy in the accounting records. O Restriction imposed by the client. Inability to obtain sufficient appropriate evidential matter. Reliance placed on the report of another auditor.arrow_forwardAn 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 auditor to perform a particular procedure.arrow_forward
- 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.arrow_forwardWhen the financial statements are fairly stated but the auditor concludes there is substantial doubt whether the client can continue in existence, the auditor should issue a(n)(1) adverse opinion.(2) qualified opinion only.(3) unqualified opinion.(4) unqualified opinion with explanatory paragraph.arrow_forwardSome 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.arrow_forward
- What does a third-party user of financial statements have to prove under common law in a suit against an auditor for the auditor's negligence?arrow_forwardIf the auditor concludes that financial statements are not free from material misstatements and the effect of material misstatements are not pervasive to the financial statements. Auditor shall express: Disclaimer of opinionUnmodified opinionAdverse opinionQualified opinionarrow_forwardA number of cases have considered the auditor’s liability in relation to persons other than the immediate client. Even so, the AWA case established that: Select one: a. Duty of care and skill means following the accounting standards b.auditors have a contractual duty to oversee and review the work of inexperienced audit staff c.Auditors are only liable for the proportion of damages attributable to their actions d.Auditors have a duty of care only to the shareholders.arrow_forward
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