Principles Of Auditing & Other Assurance Services
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Author: WHITTINGTON, Ray, Pany, Kurt
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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- According to the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct, which of the following actions will impair independence? A. Preparing client financial statements based on information in a trial balance. B. Processing payroll for a client's signature based on client record keeping. C. Participating in the hiring or termination of a client's employees. D. Assisting a client in drafting a stock-offering document or memorandom.arrow_forwardBusiness damages, as a result of financial fraud, directly impact the operations of any company. Under this premise: What can be, in your opinion, some of the commercial damages resulting from financial fraud? What methods can you use to assess the damages caused by financial fraud? How do generally accepted accounting principles help prevent financial statement fraud?arrow_forwardWhich of the following acts by a CPA would be most likely to be a violation of the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct? Select one: A “covered member” owns an immaterial amount of stock in an audit client. Accepting a fee in a tax matter that is contingent upon the result of an administrative proceeding. Assisting a client in preparing a financial forecast. Forming a professional corporation to practice as a CPA.arrow_forward
- According to the Code of Professional Conduct of the AICPA, for which type of service may a CPA receive a contingent fee? O Performing an audit of a financial statement. O Performing a review of a financial statement. O Performing an examination of a prospective financial statement. O Seeking a private letter ruling.arrow_forwardThe Sarbanes–Oxley Acta. requires the SEC to establish a federaloversight board for the accounting industry.b. requires CEOs to certify periodic financialstatements.c. subjects auditors, accountants, andemployees to imprisonment for destroyingfinancial documents.d. prohibits many types of consulting servicesby accounting firms.e. All of the above are true.arrow_forwardWhy do you think the SEC requires companies to disclose fees paid to independent accountingfirms for audit and consulting services? What must be disclosed?arrow_forward
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