Auditing & Assurance Services: A Systematic Approach (Irwin Accounting)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780077732509
Author: William F Messier Jr, Steven M. Glover Associate Professor, Douglas F. Prawitt Associate Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 17, Problem 17.15MCQ
To determine
Concept Introduction:
Audit report includes the opinion of the auditor on the financial statements. Audit provides his opinion based on the audit evidences obtained during the
To choose: The auditor’s responsibility with respect to the subsequent events.
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An audit report was dual-dated for a subsequent event disclosed in the financial statements, which occurred after the completion of the evidence collection process butbefore the issuance of the financial statements. The auditor’s responsibility for eventsoccurring subsequent to the completion of the evidence collection process was(1) limited to include only events occurring before the date of the last subsequentevent referred to.(2) extended to subsequent events occurring through the date of issuance of thefinancial statements.(3) limited to the specific events referred to.(4) extended to include all events occurring since the completion of the evidencecollection process.
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Which of the following normally occurs earliest in the audit examination?a. Discovery of an omitted audit procedure.b. Dual dating the auditor’s report on the entity’s financial statements for subsequent events that exist at the date of the financial statements.c. Preparation of the management letter.d. Review of audit documentation.
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Auditing & Assurance Services: A Systematic Approach (Irwin Accounting)
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