Questions from Auditing and Assurance


Q: Your small business client, Phillip’s Computer Repair Shop, is experiencing

Your small business client, Phillip’s Computer Repair Shop, is experiencing financial difficulties and has to lay off one of its four employees in the accounting area. Phillip has asked you to determi...

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Q: What is a system of quality control? Identify the six elements

What is a system of quality control? Identify the six elements of a system of quality control.

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Q: Comment upon each of the following statements you heard in a conversation

Comment upon each of the following statements you heard in a conversation between two newly hired staff auditors. a. “Of course, I’m qualified to be assigned to this engagement. I have an accounting d...

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Q: What factors should auditors consider in deciding whether to accept or continue

What factors should auditors consider in deciding whether to accept or continue the engagement with a particular client? What should firms do if they decide to withdraw from an engagement?

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Q: Provide examples of procedures that firms have used to monitor their quality

Provide examples of procedures that firms have used to monitor their quality control policies and procedures.

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Q: How frequently are firms required to have PCAOB inspections?

How frequently are firms required to have PCAOB inspections?

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Q: Define generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS). What is the purpose

Define generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS). What is the purpose of GAAS?

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Q: Identify the role of the following bodies in the auditing standards-

Identify the role of the following bodies in the auditing standards-setting process: (1) the AICPA; (2) the PCAOB; (3) the SEC.

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Q: Identify the three fundamental principles underlying GAAS.

Identify the three fundamental principles underlying GAAS.

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Q: What reports (other than auditors’ report) on internal control do

What reports (other than auditors’ report) on internal control do audit teams give to an entity’s management, board of directors, or audit committee?

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