Auditing And Assurance Services
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ISBN: 9780134897431
Author: ARENS, Alvin A.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5, Problem 8RQ
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Identify whether the auditor’s liability under common law affected of the third party is unknown rather than known.
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- In your words, what is the legal responsibility of the auditor?arrow_forwardWhat are the implications of the cautious person notion for the auditor's legal responsibility?arrow_forwardDistinguish between the legal concepts of actually foreseen third-party users and reasonably foreseeable third-party users. How does each concept establish a basis for an auditor’s legal liability to third parties?arrow_forward
- How would an auditor communicate known there are violations of the law and the auditor's responsibilities according to the law?arrow_forwardWhat does a third-party user of financial statements have to prove under common law in a suit against an auditor for the auditor's negligence? Explain each item with an examplearrow_forwardWhat is the auditor's obligation in light of the prudent person concept?arrow_forward
- Do you think that the provision of nonaudit services for a client with a failed audit is evidence of negligence? Explain.arrow_forwardWhy should receiving reports be prenumbered? What assertion would an auditor test using thereceiving reports, and how would the auditor do this?arrow_forwardWhat are some of the advantages and disadvantages of permitting auditors to provide nonaudit services (such as tax services) to clients?arrow_forward
- Generally, the auditor could be legally liable under? Select one: a. contract law but not under the tort of negligence to third parties b. the tort of negligence to the client and contract law c. the tort of negligence but not contract law to the client d. contract law to third parties and to the clientarrow_forwardHow does the auditor’s opinion differ between scope limitationscaused by client restrictions and limitations resulting from conditions beyond the client’scontrol? Under which of these two will the auditor be most likely to issue a disclaimer ofopinion? Explain.arrow_forward2. 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:arrow_forward
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