EBK AUDITING & ASSURANCE SERVICES: A SY
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ISBN: 9781260687668
Author: Jr
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL LEARNING SOLN.(CC)
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Chapter 20, Problem 20.16MCQ
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Financial misstatement may arise from fraud or error, fraud is done with intention. It means fraud is intentional not by fault. The auditor can suspect or identify fraud. Auditor should know that the risk of non-detection of management fraud is greater than of employee fraud and auditor must be aware that risk of non-detection of fraud is higher than misstatement due to error.
To choose: The correct statement company can sue the auditor for not detecting fraud.
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Mark Williams, CPA, was engaged by Jackson Financial Development Company to audit the financial statements of Apex Construction Company, a small closely held corporation. Williams was told when he was engaged that Jackson Financial needed reliable financial statements that would be used to determine whether to purchase a substantial amount of Apex Construction’s convertible debentures at the price asked by the estate of one of Apex’s former directors.
Williams performed his audit in a negligent manner. As a result of his negligence, he failed to discover substantial defalcations by Carl Brown, the Apex controller. Jackson Financial purchased the debentures, but it would not have done so if the defalcations had been discovered. After discovery of the fraud, Jackson Financial promptly sold them for the highest price offered in the market at a $70,000 loss.
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Mark Williams, CPA, was engaged by Jackson Financial Development Company to audit the financial statements of Apex Construction Company, a small closely held corporation. Williams was told when he was engaged that Jackson Financial needed reliable financial statements that would be used to determine whether to purchase a substantial amount of Apex Construction’s convertible debentures at the price asked by the estate of one of Apex’s former directors.
Williams performed his audit in a negligent manner. As a result of his negligence, he failed to discover substantial defalcations by Carl Brown, the Apex controller. Jackson Financial purchased the debentures, but it would not have done so if the defalcations had been discovered. After discovery of the fraud, Jackson Financial promptly sold them for the highest price offered in the market at a $70,000 loss.
What liability does Williams have to Jackson Financial? Explain
During an internal investigation, Black, a Certified Fraud Examiner, interviewed Green, a fraud suspect. Although Green wanted to leave in the middle of the interview, Black blocked the exit and prevented him from leaving. Green subsequently confessed to committing fraud. If, under these facts, Green files a lawsuit for false imprisonment against Black, Black will likely: A. Win the case because the qualified business privilege protects investigators conducting internal investigations. B. Win the case because Green confessed to the fraud. C. Lose the case if a trier of fact concludes that he restrained Green without consent or legal justification. D. Lose the cans because Green did not leave the interview.
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