Auditing And Assurance Services
17th Edition
ISBN: 9780134897431
Author: ARENS, Alvin A.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 8, Problem 25.3MCQ
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Identify the statement that is correct regarding the financial statement presentation.
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When financial statements are affected by a material departure from generally accepted accounting principles, the auditors should:
Withdraw from the engagement.
Issue an unmodified opinion with a basis for modification paragraph.
Issue an "except for" qualification or a disclaimer of opinion.
Issue an "except for" qualification or an adverse opinion.
Misstatements in the financial statements can result from errors or fraud and may consist of any of the following:
An inaccuracy in gathering or processing data from which financial statements are prepared.
A difference between the amount, classification, or presentation of a reported financial statement element, account, or item and the way that it should have been reflected under GAAP.
The omission of a financial statement element, account, or item.
A financial statement disclosure that is not presented in conformity with GAAP.
The omission of information required to be disclosed in conformity with GAAP.
An incorrect accounting estimate due to oversight, misrepresentation of facts, or fraud.
Management’s judgments concerning an accounting estimate or the selection or application of accounting policies that the auditor may consider unreasonable or inappropriate.
What steps would you take if you discover 1 of the above issues in a routine audit?
Would you take…
If in the auditor’s judgment, management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is inappropriate:
A.
The auditor will give a disclaimed of opinion.
B.
The auditor shall express an adverse opinion.
C.
The auditor shall express an unmodified opinion with a separate section.
D.
The auditor shall express a qualified opinion.
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