Chapter 01 An Introduction to Assurance and Financial Statement Auditing True / False Questions 1. Independence standards are required for audits of public companies‚ but not for audits of private companies. True False 2. Decision makers demand reliable information that is provided by accountants. True False 3. Information asymmetry seldom occurs. True False 4. Conflicts of interest often occur between absentee owners and managers. True False
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Objectives of the communication audit exercise What is Company communicating? Are these communications effective? These are the two main questions that have been stated from the start. A Communication Audit will answer these questions. A Communication Audit is a method of research that helps to determine the strengths and weaknesses of current internal and external communication. Our task was: • To understand the internal structure of chosen organization (nature of organization) • To
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The Auditors’ Objectives in Audit of Inventories and Cost of Goods Sold are to: 1. Consider internal control over inventories and cost of goods sold. 2. Determine the existences of inventories and the occurrence of transactions affecting cost of goods sold. 3. Establish the completeness of inventories. 4. Establish that the client has rights to the recorded inventories. 5. Establish the clerical accuracy of records and supporting schedules for inventories and cost of goods sold
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Standards B Objective 4. The objective of the auditor when using audit sampling is to provide a reasonable basis for the auditor to draw conclusions about the population from which the sample is selected. Definitions 5. For purposes of the PSAs‚ the following terms have the meanings attributed below: (a) Audit sampling (sampling) – The application of audit procedures to less than 100% of items within a population of audit relevance such that all sampling units have a chance of selection in
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Objective and Projective Test Rene’ Butler Kaplan University Testing‚ Measurement‚ and Assessment PS-505 James Julian June 30‚ 2014 Objective and Projective Test 1. The historical use of the terms objective and projective to classify a personality test‚ and the problems with such classification. Since the beginning of mankind‚ there have been attempts to figure out how and why people differ. People who study personality traits tend to focus on various aspects of human behaviors
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Company 36 Clearwater Lake Road Ocean City‚ Florida 33140 Dear Mr. Phillips: This letter is to confirm our understanding of the terms of our engagement as the auditors of Oceanview Marine Company for the year ended December 31‚ 2014. We will audit the company’s balance sheet for December 31‚ 2014‚ and the related statements of income‚ retained earnings‚ and cash flows for the year then ended. The purpose of our audit is to form an opinion as to whether these statements are fairly presented in accordance
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Question #1 (AICPA.900546AUD-AU) | | | The first general standard requires that an audit of financial statements is to be performed by a person or persons having | A. Seasoned judgment in varying degrees of supervision and review. | | B. Adequate technical training and proficiency. | | The first general standard requires that the audit be performed by individuals with adequate technical training and proficiency as an auditor. The auditor must have obtained a proper education in accounting
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Student Project Audit Test OCTOBER 9 PAYROLL: (Use the payroll file you saved under filename 10-09 your name to answer the following questions for the October 9 payroll.) Payroll Report 1. What is the number of withholding allowances for James C. Ferguson? 2. What is the current gross pay for Norman A. Ryan? 3. What is the amount of HI withheld for the current pay period for Ruth V. Williams? 4. What is the total current net pay for all employees? 5. What is the total yearly SIT withheld for all
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1 ACCTMIS 4500 AUTUMN 2012 QUIZ 1 – SOLUTIONS (ANSWERS IN BOLD) 30 POINTS Instructions: Circle the letter for the answer you select. True/False and Multiple Choice are 2 points each. Short Answer Questions are 3 points each 1. Auditing services and attestation services are the same. A. True B. False 2. Why do auditors generally use a sampling approach to evidence gathering? A. Auditors are experts and do not need to look at much to know whether the financial statements are
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The aim of this report is to develop an audit plan using the 2007/2008 annual reports of the WesFarmers. This report will provide an understanding of the underlying concepts of an overall audit strategy. This strategy will bring forward the direction and scope of the WesfFarmers audit plan. This report will address five major points these are as follows: • Understanding the entity and its environment • Making preliminary judgements about materiality levels • Considering the audit risk • Understanding
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