Auditing And Assurance Services
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ISBN: 9780134897431
Author: ARENS, Alvin A.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 21.2MCQ
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Identify the option under which the auditor must issue a report if the financial statements are fairly stated but the auditor concludes there is substantial doubt whether the client can continue in existence
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When 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.
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.
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- when the auditor discover a misstatement in the financial statement and this misstatement is considered as material and will affect the overall financial statement fairness , the auditor will issue a : Select one: a. Qualified opinion b. Modified wording opinion c. unqualified with emphasis of matter d. Adverse opinionarrow_forwardWhich of the following is not a condition before an auditor may add Emphasis of Matter paragraph in the auditor’s report?a. Matter is already fully disclosed in the financial statements.b. No material misstatement exists.c. Not result to modification of opinion.d. Be placed immediately after the opinion.arrow_forwardWhat is the appropriate nature of opinion when the auditor is unable to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence on which to base the opinion, but the auditor concludes that the possible effects on the financial statements of undetected misstatements, if any, could be material but not pervasive? a. Unmodified opinion. b. Disclaimer of opinion. c. Qualified opinion. d. Adverse opinion.arrow_forward
- 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.arrow_forwards1: When client-imposed restrictions significantly limit the scope of the audit, the auditor generally should disclaim an opinion. s2: The auditor shall express modified opinion when the auditor concludes that the financial statements are prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework. O S1 is True, S2 is False O S1 is False, S2 is True O Both statements are True O Both statements are Falsearrow_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_forward
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