GEN COMBO LL PRINCIPLES OF AUDITING & OTHER ASSURANCE SERVICES; CONNECT AC
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Author: Ray Whittington, Kurt Pany
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Explain the points which enable the CPA firm to give an opinion on the soundness of the company.
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In an attestation engagement, a CPA practitioner is engaged toa. Compile a company’s financial forecast based on management’s assumptions without expressing any form of assurance.b. Prepare a written report containing a conclusion about the reliability of a management assertion.c. Prepare a tax return using information the CPA has not audited or reviewed.d. Give expert testimony in court on particular facts in a corporate income tax controversy.
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.
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Which of the following best describes why an independent auditor is asked to expressan opinion on the fair presentation of financial statements?(1) It is difficult to prepare financial statements that fairly present a company’s financialposition, operations, and cash flows without the expertise of an independent auditor.(2) It is management’s responsibility to seek available independent aid in theappraisal of the financial information shown in its financial statements
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