Principles Of Auditing & Other Assurance Services
21st Edition
ISBN: 9781259916984
Author: WHITTINGTON, Ray, Pany, Kurt
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 15, Problem 10RQ
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Criticize the given quotation related to the auditing of the legality of the bonds payable.
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Loan covenants are used for which of the following reasons?a. To protect the lender from the borrower’s substantially weakening of the latter’s financial position.b. To protect the borrower from the lender’s calling the loan early.c. To protect the auditors from false information by the borrower.d. To protect shareholders from management taking on too much debt.
Do some states allow creditors to engage in deception with the debtor to obtain the collateral if there has been a default? (Yes/No, deception is never allowed to be used by a creditor) Is a secured party allowed to be paid (reimbursed) for the costs of collection before it applies funds collected to the unpaid balance of a loan? (Yes/No collected funds must first be used to - pay off the debt owed to the creditor) If a debtor files for bankruptcy, does that stop any and all collection efforts of a creditor? ______ (Yes to unsecured creditors but no for secured creditors / Yes to all creditors, both secured and unsecured / No, bankruptcy does not affect a creditor's right to collection of an unpaid debt)
Which of the following is a reason that auditors consider any debt covenants?
O to determine the reasonableness of debt covenants
O to explain to management the purpose of the specific debt covenants
O to offer suggestions as to how to avoid debt covenants
O to gain a deeper understanding of which accounts are at risk of material misstatement
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