Principles Of Auditing & Other Assurance Services
21st Edition
ISBN: 9781259916984
Author: WHITTINGTON, Ray, Pany, Kurt
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Identify the most important benefit of having an annual audit by a public accounting firm.
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Independent auditors perform audits on the
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type of auditing can best be described as:
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O 1. a discipline that assures financial
information presented by
management.
O 2. an activity whose purpose is to
search for irregularities.
3. a regulatory function that prevents
the issuance of improper financial
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O 4. a professional activity that
measures and communicates
financial and business data.
Which of the following actions did the Treadway Commission recommend to reduce fraudulent financial reporting?
Establish financial incentives that promote integrity in the financial reporting process.
Identify and understand the factors that lead to fraudulent financial reporting.
Assess the risk of corruption and misappropriation of assets within the company.
Design and implement internal controls to provide reasonable assurance of preventing fraudulent financial reporting.
Which of the following is not a Sarbanes-Oxley Actrequirement intended to reduce fraud opportunities?a. Increase fines and jail sentences for fraud perpetrators.b. All public companies establish an audit committee ofindependent directors.c. Management of all public companies evaluates andreports on the effectiveness of internal control overfinancial reporting.d. External auditors of large public companies evaluateand report on the effectiveness of internal control overfinancial reporting.
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