Principles Of Auditing & Other Assurance Services
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ISBN: 9781259916984
Author: WHITTINGTON, Ray, Pany, Kurt
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 14A, Problem 2P
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Explain the effect of the weaknesses in the internal control of the company in terms of the type of errors or fraud that could result.
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A conceptually logical approach to the auditor's evaluation of internal control consists of the following four steps:
I.
Determining the internal controls that should prevent or detect errors and fraud.
II.
Identifying control deficiencies to determine their effect on the nature, timing, or extent of auditing procedures to be applied and suggestions to be made to the client.
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Determining whether the necessary internal control procedures are prescribed and are being followed satisfactorily.
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Considering the types of errors and fraud that can occur.
What should be the order in which these four steps are performed?
Which of the following is appropriate about risk assessment?
A. The assessed level of inherent and control risk can be sufficiently low, thus resulting to eliminating the need for substantive tests.
B. Audit risk may be more effectively determined by assessing inherent and control risk separately.
C. Detection risk is eliminated if an auditor were to examine 100 percent off the account balance or class of transactions.
D. There is an iverse relationship between detection risk and the combined level of inherent and control risk
After obtaining an understanding of an entitiy's internal control, an auditor may assess control risk at the maximum level for some assertions because he
A. performs tests of controls to restrict detection risk to an acceptable level.
B. identifies internal control policies and procedures that are likely to prevent material misstatements.
C. believes the internal control policies and procedures are unlikely to be effective.
D. determines that the pertinent internal control components are not well documented.
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- In which of the following circumstances would an auditor expect to find that an entity had implemented automated controls to reduce risks of misstatement?a. When errors are difficult to predict.b. When misstatements are difficult to define.c. When large, unusual, or nonrecurring transactions require judgment.d. When transactions are high volume and recurring.arrow_forwardWhen completing the audit of internal controls for an issuer, the severity of an internal control deficiency depends ona. Whether there is a reasonable possibility that the company’s controls will fail to prevent or detect a misstatement of an account balance or disclosure.b. Whether a misstatement has actually occurred as a result of the deficiency.c. The magnitude of the potential misstatement resulting from the deficiency or the deficiencies.d. Both a and c are correct.e. All of the above are correct.arrow_forwardThe following are concepts discussedin this chapter:1. Preliminary judgment about 7. Estimated total misstatementmateriality in a segment2. Control risk 8. Planned detection risk3. Risk of fraud 9. Estimate of the combined4. Inherent risk misstatement5. Risk of material misstatements 10. Acceptable audit risk6. Known misstatement 11. Performance materialitya. Identify which items are audit planning decisions requiring professional judgment.b. Identify which items are audit conclusions resulting from application of audit procedures and requiring professional judgment.c. Under what circumstances is it acceptable to change those items in part a. after theaudit is started? Which items can be changed after the audit is 95% completed?arrow_forward
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