Auditing And Assurance Services
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Author: ARENS, Alvin A.
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Chapter 3, Problem 18RQ
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Identify the auditor’s opinion differ between scope limitations caused by clients restrictions and limitations resulting from conditions beyond the client’s control. Explain under which of these two auditors most likely to issue a disclaimer of opinion will.
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How does the auditor’s opinion differ between scope limitationscaused by client restrictions and limitations resulting from conditions beyond the client’scontrol? Under which of these two will the auditor be most likely to issue a disclaimer ofopinion? Explain.
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- what are the auditor's responsibilty for going concern?arrow_forwardWhy should receiving reports be prenumbered in the first place? With the help of the receiving reports, what assertions would an auditor test, and how would the auditor go about doing so?arrow_forwardWhen the CUER exceeds the TER, what courses of action areavailable to the auditor? Under what circumstances should each of these be followed?arrow_forward
- What is meant by the evaluation of a client's ability to continue as a going concern? What are some situations that would require modification of the auditor's opinion related to going concern? What is the auditor's responsibility for assessing a client's ability to continue as a going concern?arrow_forwardWhat type of situation would require an auditor to give an unmodified opinion without a standard report. Why would their opinion have to be modified?arrow_forwardIf an auditor does not intend to rely on internal controls in the audit, does the auditor needto obtain an understanding of the client’s internal control? Explain.arrow_forward
- what are the auditor Rules for Independence regarding the services they can offer the same client?arrow_forwardWhat are the advantages and disadvantages of disclaimer audit opinionarrow_forwardAuditors must use their professional judgment_ O to distinguish if a misstatement or scope limitation is just material or pervasively material O to distinguish if a misstatement or scope limitation is just immaterial or pervasively material O to determine if the firm has the ability to pay the auditor for services rendered O in selecting the client's audit committeearrow_forward
- What are the main threats to auditor's ethics?arrow_forwardWhat sources of information can auditors use in connection with deciding whether to accept a new client?arrow_forwardWhen applying the GAO's conceptual framework (framework), which step should the auditor apply first? Evaluate the threat to independence. Apply safeguards to mitigate threats to independence. Determine whether use of the framework is required. Identify the threat to independence. When applying the GAD's conceptual framework (framework), which step should the auditor apply first? Evaluate the threat to independence O Apply safeguards to mitigate threats to independence O Determine whether use of the framework is required. O Identify the threat to independencearrow_forward
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