Auditing: A Risk Based-Approach (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337619455
Author: Karla M Johnstone, Audrey A. Gramling, Larry E. Rittenberg
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 15, Problem 15CYBK
To determine
Concept Introduction:
Auditing, in general, means conducting an inspection or examination of an entities financial statements. It is conducted in private as well as public sector companies to ensure true and fair representation of financial statements.
To select:The correct option.
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Some auditors claim that increased exposure under creates a litigation environment that is unfairly risky for auditors. Do you think that the inability of auditors to detect a financial statement misstatement due to gross deficiencies in internal controls over financial reporting should expose auditors to litigation? Why or why not? Include reference to appropriate ethical standards in your response.
2. A client has departed from GAAP for what you, the auditor, considers to be justifiable. The financial statements
would have been misleading if the client had not departed from GAAP.
Circumstance:
Type of Opinion:
Which of the following statements about materiality is considered true?
a.
Materiality is judged by the auditor using his professional knowledge and experience since materiality of an item varies with circumstances.
b.
Materiality could never influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of the financial information.
c.
The auditor should consider materiality but not its relationship with audit risk when conducting an audit.
d.
The size and nature of the item will not determine its materiality.
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