Principles Of Auditing & Other Assurance Services
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ISBN: 9781259916984
Author: WHITTINGTON, Ray, Pany, Kurt
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 5, Problem 45HOQ
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- The particular and specialized actions that auditors take to obtain evidence during a specific engagement are known asa. Audit procedures.b. Audit standards.c. Interpretive publications.d. Statements on Auditing Standardsarrow_forwardWhich of the following is most closely related to the responsibilities principle?a. The auditors’ responsibility to issue a report as a result of their examination.b. The requirement that auditors gather sufficient, appropriate evidence upon which to base an opinion on the financial statements.c. The auditors’ compliance with relevant ethical requirements of independence and due care.d. The auditors’ responsibility to plan the audit and properly supervise assistants.arrow_forwardThe preparation of audit documentation is an integral part of an auditor’s examination of financial statements. On a recurring engagement, auditors review the audit plans and audit documentation from the prior audit while planning the current audit to determine their usefulness for the current-year work.Required:a. (1) What are the purposes or functions of audit documentation? (2) What records may be included in audit documentation?b. What factors affect the auditors’ judgment of the type and content of the audit documentation for a particular engagement?c. What should be included in audit documentation to support auditors’ compliance with generally accepted auditing standards?d. How can auditors make the most effective use of the prior-year audit plans in a recurring audit?arrow_forward
- (b) By referring to the above case: (i) Discuss the audit procedures that been performed together with audit evidence obtained. (ii) Discuss the audit procedures supposedly to be performed together with audit evidence will obtain. (iii) Perform other the audit ticks and audit working papers that are necessarily needed. (c) (i) Review the base conclusion reached on the above case. (ii) Exhibit any supporting document to complete the above working papers.arrow_forwardDescribe the financial statement's aims and purposes, and explain how the auditor intends to verify them via his audit plan for the financial statements (You can assume necessary details).arrow_forwardWhich of the following is least likely to be included in the auditor’s engagement letter?(1) Details about the preliminary audit strategy.(2) Overview of the objectives of the engagement.(3) Statement that management is responsible for the financial statements.(4) Description of the level of assurance obtained when conducting the audit.arrow_forward
- The auditor should consider audit risk when planning and performing an audit of financial statements. Audit risk should also be considered together in determining the nature, timing, and extent of auditing procedures and in evaluating the results of those procedures. Required: a. Define audit risk. b. Describe the components of audit risk (e.g., inherent risk, control risk, and detection risk). c. Explain how these components are interrelated. (AICPA, adapted)arrow_forwardExplain the content of each section of the audit report and describe the types of opinions that an auditor can issue. Evaluate the importance of each section with respect to the users of financial reports.arrow_forwardIn the auditing process Select one: a. the criteria for evaluating information will not vary depending on the information being audited. b. the audit report communicates the auditor's findings to users. c. the types and amounts of evidence remain constant from audit to audit d. evidence are gathered by the auditor to determine whether the audited information is stated in accordance with SEC standards.arrow_forward
- Which of the following is required documentation in an audit in accordance with generally acceptedauditing standards? Group of answer choices a. A flowchart or narrative of the accounting system describing the recording and classification of transactions for financial reporting. b. All major stakeholder groups. c. An internal control questionnaire identifying controls that assure specific objectives will be achieved. d. The overall audit strategy and audit plan.arrow_forwardState the objectives of the ordinary audit of financial statements. In general terms, how do auditors meet those objectives?arrow_forwardS1: The extent of planning will vary according to the size of the entity, the complexity of the audit, the type of opinion to be expressed and the auditor's assessment of the client's ability to pay the audit fee. S2: The auditor's understanding of the entity and its environment assists in the identification of events, transactions and practices which may have a material effect on the financial statements. S3: One of the elements of the audit planning process most likely to be agreed upon with the client before implementation of the audit strategy is the determination of the timing of inventory observation procedures to be performed. A. Only 1 statement is True B. Only 2 statements are True C. All statements are True D. All statementS are Falsearrow_forward
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