Principles Of Auditing & Other Assurance Services
21st Edition
ISBN: 9781259916984
Author: WHITTINGTON, Ray, Pany, Kurt
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 2, Problem 13RQ
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Explain whether a CPA firm expresses an opinion on the client’s accounting records, financial statements, or both.
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The audit documentation are the connecting link between the client's accounting records, financial statements, and the auditor's report.
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Assume that a CPA serves as an audit client’s business consultant and performs each of the following services for the client. Identify the threats to independence. Do you believe any safeguards can be employed to reduce the threat to an acceptable level? Explain.a. Advising on how to structure its business transactions to obtain specific accounting treatment under GAAP.b.Advising and directing the client in the accounting treatment that the client employed for numerous complex accounting, apart from its audit of the client’s financial statements.c. Selecting the audit client’s most senior accounting personnel by directly interviewing applicants for those positions.
Which of the following may not be the possible sources of obtaining information in respect of client's business for the purpose of preparation of an
audit plan?
O a. Minutes of directors and shareholders of entity's competitors
O b. Discussion of audit matters with an internal auditor
OC. Discussions with client's lawyers
O d. Predecessor auditor's working papers
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- Concerning litigation, claims, and assessments, which of the following is an audit procedure that an auditor Concerning litigation, claims, most likely would perform ? Select one: a. Confirm directly with the client’s lawyer that all litigation, claims, and assessments have been recorded or disclosed in the financial statements. b. Discuss with management its policies and procedures adopted for evaluating and accounting for litigation, claims, and assessments. c. Request the client’s lawyer to evaluate whether the client’s pending litigation, claims, and assessments indicate a going concern problem. d. Examine the legal documents in the client’s lawyer’s possession concerning litigation, claims, and assessments to which the lawyer has devoted substantive attention.arrow_forwardA CPA audits the financial statements of a client. The CPA has been asked to perform bookkeepingfunctions for the client. Under the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct, which of the followingactivities would impair the CPA's independence? a. The CPA records transactions in accordance with classifications determined by management. b. The CPA prepares financial statements from a trial balance provided by management. c. The CPA posts adjusting journal entries prepared by managementto the trial balance. d.The CPA authorizes client transactions and reports them to management.arrow_forwardWhich of the following is not part of audit evidence? Information gathered by the auditors from stock exchange Information contained in the accounting records Confirmation from third parties Audit firm quality control procedure for client acceptance and continuationarrow_forward
- According to the Code of Professional Conduct of the AICPA, for which type of service may a CPA receive a contingent fee? O Performing an audit of a financial statement. O Performing a review of a financial statement. O Performing an examination of a prospective financial statement. O Seeking a private letter ruling.arrow_forwardWhich of the following can be used as a fundamental source of information in an audit? a. Money in the safe b. Oral testimony of the person responsible for accounting c. An e-mail from a supplier d. None e. Income statementarrow_forwardWhat is the purpose of an audit in accounting? How does it differ from other forms of accounting services such as consulting or tax preparation?arrow_forward
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