Auditing and Assurance Services (16th Edition)
16th Edition
ISBN: 9780134065823
Author: Alvin A. Arens, Randal J. Elder, Mark S. Beasley, Chris E. Hogan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 8, Problem 12RQ
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Identify the two types of information (in the client’s minutes of the board of directors meetings) that are likely to be relevant to the auditor and State the reason it is consider important to read the minutes early in the engagement.
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Identify two types of information in the client’s minutes of theboard of directors meetings that are likely to be relevant to the auditor. Explain why it isimportant to read the minutes early in the engagement.
Auditors are required on every engagement to obtain a representation letter from the client.
a. What are the objectives of the client’s representation letter?
b. Who should prepare and sign the client’s representation letter?
c. When should the client’s representation letter be obtained?
An audit engagement letter should normally include which of the following matters of agreement between the auditor and the client?a. Schedules and analyses to be prepared by the client’s employees.
b. Methods of statistical sampling the auditor will use.
c. Specification of litigation in progress against the client.
d. Client representations about availability of all minutes of meetings of the board of directors.
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Auditing and Assurance Services (16th Edition)
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- Patrick Houghton was meeting with his manager to plan audit strategy in order to determine the amount of time to spend testing the client's internal controls and conducting detailed testing of transactions and account balances. Determining the audit strategy occurs during which phase of the audit? a. client acceptance stage b. planning stage c. performing stage d. reporting stagearrow_forwardIn making client acceptance and continuance decisions, the auditor will perform various procedures in assessing the client. Which of these would most likely not be one of those procedures? a. obtain background checks on management to assess management integrity b. review regulatory filings and examination reports c. analyze client financial statements and compare to industry metrics d. submit management to a lie detector testarrow_forwardThe date of the CPA’s opinion on the financial statements of the client should be the date of the: Select one: a. submission of the report to the client. b. closing of the client’s books. c. finalization of the terms of the audit engagement d. completion of all important audit proceduresarrow_forward
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- When initiating communications with predecessor auditors, prospective auditors should expecta. To take responsibility for obtaining the client’s consent for the predecessor to give information about prior audits.b. To conduct interviews with the partner and manager in charge of the predecessor publicaccounting firm’s engagement.c. To obtain copies of some or all of the predecessor auditors’ audit documentation.d. All of the above.arrow_forwardThe use of an audit engagement letter is the best method of assuring the auditor will have which of the following?Select one: a. Cooperation from other auditors b. Auditor will obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence. c. Access to all books, accounts and vouchers required for audit purpose d. Management representation letterarrow_forwardAuditors gather information through communication with individuals internal and external to the prospective client. Which of the following would be internal to the client? O Communication with the previous auditor O Communication with third parties O Communication with client personnel O Communication with the client's industry peersarrow_forward
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