EBK AUDITING & ASSURANCE SERVICES: A SY
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Chapter 18, Problem 18.23P
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Introduction: The audit report is the final report prepared by an auditor which contains the opinion and conclusions given by the auditor about the financial statements of a company. The report is of four types- qualified, unqualified, disclaimer and adverse report.
To explain: The type of financial statement audit report that the auditor would issue in the given situations.
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Consider each of the following independent situations which have come to your attention. In each of the following independent and material situations assume that the client is a reporting entity and that a general-purpose financial report has been prepared and audited:
Event 1: Part of Steel Limited's operations is in South America. Recent changes of government have made it impossible for you to verify the key accounts of inventory, fixed assets and cash and related income statement balances.
Event 2: The management of Surf Limited's has refused to disclose a few, director related transactions on the grounds of commercial confidentiality. The financial controller reminds you that no other errors have been found in the financial report and states that the transactions are immaterial and therefore irrelevant to the users of the financial report.
Event 3: The annual report of Ranger Limited includes a detailed graph showing revenue for the last 10 years. You note that there are some…
Consider each of the following independent situations which have come to your attention. In each of the following independent and material situations assume that the client is a reporting entity and that a general-purpose financial report has been prepared and audited:Event 1: Part of Steel Limited's operations are in South America. Recent changes of government have made it impossible for you to verify the key accounts of inventory, fixed assets and cash and related income statement balances. Event 2: The management of Surf Limited's has refused to disclose a few, director related transactions on the grounds of commercial confidentiality. The financial controller reminds you that no other errors have been found in the financial report and states that the transactions are immaterial and therefore irrelevant to the users of the financial report.Event 3: The annual report of Ranger Limited includes a detailed graph showing revenue for the last 10 years. You note that there are some…
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