Questions from Accounting for Government and Non-Profit


Q: Following are 8 statements with missing terms involving auditor legal liability.

Following are 8 statements with missing terms involving auditor legal liability. 1. Under the Ultramares Doctrine, an auditor is generally not liability for _____ to third parties lacking _____. 2. Th...

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Q: Lauren Yost & Co., a medium-sized CPA firm,

Lauren Yost & Co., a medium-sized CPA firm, was engaged to audit Stuart Supply Company. Several staff were involved in the audit, all of whom had attended the firm's in-house training program on effec...

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Q: The CPA firm of Bigelow, Barton, and Brown was expanding

The CPA firm of Bigelow, Barton, and Brown was expanding rapidly. Consequently, it hired several junior accountants, including a man named Small. The partners of the firm eventually became dissatisfie...

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Q: In order to expand its operations, Barton Corp. raised $

In order to expand its operations, Barton Corp. raised $5 million in a public offering of common stock, and also negotiated a $2 million loan from First National Bank. In connection with this financin...

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Q: Chen, CPA, is the auditor for Greenleaf Manufacturing Corporation,

Chen, CPA, is the auditor for Greenleaf Manufacturing Corporation, a privately owned company that has a June 30 fiscal year. Greenleaf arranged for a substantial bank loan that was dependent on the ba...

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Q: Under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 10

Under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 10(b), Rule 10b-5, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, a CPA may be sued by a purchaser of registered securities. The following items rel...

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Q: Groton, CPAs, were the auditors of Bank & Company,

Groton, CPAs, were the auditors of Bank & Company, a brokerage firm and member of a national stock exchange. Gordon & Groton audited and reported on the financial statements of Bank, which were filed...

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Q: Sarah Robertson, CPA, had been the auditor of Majestic Co

Sarah Robertson, CPA, had been the auditor of Majestic Co. for several years. As she and her staff prepared for the audit for the year ended December 31, 2010, Herb Majestic told her that he needed a...

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Q: Whitlow & Company is a brokerage firm registered under the Securities Exchange

Whitlow & Company is a brokerage firm registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The act requires such a brokerage firm to file audited financial statements with the SEC annually. Mitchell...

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Q: Jackson is a sophisticated investor. As such, she was initially

Jackson is a sophisticated investor. As such, she was initially a member of a small group that was going to participate in a private placement of $1 million of common stock of Clarion Corporation. Num...

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