Auditing And Assurance Services
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ISBN: 9780134897431
Author: ARENS, Alvin A.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Identify the situations under which the auditor may increase the assessment on the risk of material misstatement due to fraud.
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The following are examples of circumstances that may indicate the possibility that the financial statements may contain a material misstatement resulting from fraud, except
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Last-minute adjustments that significantly affect financial results or unusual journal entries.
Transactions that are recorded in a complete or timely manner or are properly recorded as to amount, accounting period, classification, or entity policy.
Unsupported or unauthorized balances or transactions.
Tips or complaints to the auditor about alleged fraud.
The following audit procedures are included in the auditprogram because of heightened risks of material misstatements due to fraud.1. Use audit software to search cash disbursement master files for missing check numbers.2. Search the accounts receivable master file for account balances with missing orunusual customer numbers (e.g., “99999”).3. Use audit software to create a list of all credits to the repair and maintenanceexpense account for follow-up testing.4. Engage an actuarial specialist to examine management’s assumptions about averagelength of employment and average life expectancy of retirees used in pension accounting decisions.5. Send confirmations to customers for large sales transactions made in the fourth quarterof the year to obtain customer responses about terms related to the transfer of titleand ability to return merchandise.6. Use audit software to search purchase transactions to identify any with nonstandard vendor numbers or with vendor names reflecting related…
Which among the following types of audit evidence can be considered the most reliable?
a.Verbal reply from management that the accounts receivable are fairly presented.
b.Sales invoice with alteration submitted to the audit team by the company that has weak internal control.
c.Photocopy of the building insurance document.
d.Confirmation of cash balance directly obtained by the audit team leader from the bank.
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