AUDITING & ASSURANCE SERVICES CONNECT AC
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Author: MESSIER
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Chapter 6, Problem 6.12MCQ
To determine
Concept Introduction:
Internal controls are policies and procedures defined by the management to ensure the smooth functioning of the business processes. Internal controls ensure the complete and correct accounting and safeguards to the assets.
To choose: The auditor’s primary consideration regarding an entity’s internal controls.
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An auditor's primary consideration regarding an entity's internal controls is whether they
a. Prevent management override.
b. Relate to the control environment.
c. Reflect management's philosophy and operating style.
d. Affect the financial statement assertions.
When auditing account balances of liabilities, auditors are most concerned with management’s assertion abouta. Existence.b. Rights and obligations.c. Completeness.d. Valuation and allocation.
An auditor uses assessed control risk to(1) evaluate the effectiveness of the entity’s internal controls.(2) identify transactions and account balances where inherent risk is at the maximum.(3) indicate whether materiality thresholds for planning and evaluation purposesare sufficiently high.(4) determine the acceptable level of detection risk for financial statement assertions
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AUDITING & ASSURANCE SERVICES CONNECT AC
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- Which one of the following components of internal control over financial reporting sets the tone for the organization? a. Risk assessment. b. Control environment. c. Information and communication. d. Monitoring.arrow_forwardProfessional guidance indicates that the auditor should consider revenue recognition to be high risk in planning an audit of a company’s financial statements. a. Identify the activities that affect the revenue cycle. b. Identify the financial statement accounts typically associated with the revenue cycle.arrow_forwardRefer to Exhibit 3.10 and Exhibit 3.11. Describe management’s process for evaluating internal control over financial reporting. For the control environment principles, identify evidence that management might obtain to assess the operating effectiveness of the control environment.arrow_forward
- Risk assessment procedures are performed by auditors to: a. detect material misstatements in the financial statements. b. distribute the information needed to perform control activities. c. express an opinion on the financial statements. d. identify and assess the risks in achieving the entity’s objectives.arrow_forwardProvide the key factor auditors will have to review when deciding on the inherent risk within the accounting system.arrow_forwardEntity-level controls can have a pervasive effect on the entity's ability to meet the control criteria. Which one of the following is not an entity-level control? A. The period-end financial reporting process B. Controls to monitor results of the operations C. Controls to monitor the inventory taking process D. Management's risk assessment processarrow_forward
- How do management assertions affect the audit?arrow_forwardWhat are analytical procedures? Substantive tests designed to assess control risk Substantive tests designed to evaluate the validity of management’s representation letter Substantive tests designed to study relationships between financial and non-financial data All of the abovearrow_forwardAn audit can have significant effect on A. Financial risk B. Business risk C. Information risk D. Solvency riskarrow_forward
- How can an audit add value to financial statements and management's internal control reports? Is an audit a guarantee of a company's financial statements being presented fairly?arrow_forwardAn assurance service is defined as a service thata. Provides auditing services to nonfinancial information.b. Reviews unaudited financial information.c. Improves the quality of information for decision makers.d. Reduces the risk in management decision making.arrow_forwardWhich of the following is NOT a requirement in management’s report on the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting?a. A statement of management’s responsibility for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control user satisfaction. b. A statement that the organization’s internal auditors have issued an attestation report on management’s assessment of the company’s internal controls. c. A statement identifying the framework management uses to conduct its assessment of internal controls. d. An explicit written conclusion as to the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting.arrow_forward
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