Questions from Auditing and Assurance


Q: You are the auditor in charge of the audit of Steffens Corporation

You are the auditor in charge of the audit of Steffens Corporation. In the audit of investments, you have just been given the following list of securities held by Steffens Corporation at December 31,...

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Q: An assistant auditor received the following instructions from her supervisor: “

An assistant auditor received the following instructions from her supervisor: “Here is a cutoff bank statement covering the first seven business days of January. Compare the paid checks returned with...

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Q: “When auditors are verifying a client’s bank reconciliation, they are

“When auditors are verifying a client’s bank reconciliation, they are particularly concerned with the possibility that the list of outstanding checks may include a nonexistent or fictitious check, and...

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Q: In the audit of a client with a fiscal year ending December

In the audit of a client with a fiscal year ending December 31, the CPAs obtain a January 10 bank statement directly from the bank. Explain how this cutoff bank statement will be used a. In the review...

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Q: In the audit of Wheat, Inc., for the year ended

In the audit of Wheat, Inc., for the year ended December 31, you discover that the client had been drawing checks as creditors’ invoices became due but had not been mailing the checks immediately. Bec...

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Q: How can the auditors corroborate compensating balance arrangements?

How can the auditors corroborate compensating balance arrangements?

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Q: Explain how each of the following items would appear in a four

Explain how each of the following items would appear in a four-column proof of cash for the month of November. Assume the format of the proof of cash begins with bank balances and ends with the unadju...

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Q: During the current year, the management of Hanover, Inc.,

During the current year, the management of Hanover, Inc., entered into a futures contract to hedge the price of silver that will be needed for next year’s production. The contract, which is held by Ha...

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Q: During your audit of Miles Company, you prepared the following bank

During your audit of Miles Company, you prepared the following bank transfer schedule: Required: a. Describe the purpose of a bank transfer schedule. b. Identify those transfers that should be inve...

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Q: Based on an assessment of audit risk, the auditors are concerned

Based on an assessment of audit risk, the auditors are concerned with the following two risks: 1. The risk that that the client might be making duplicate payments to vendors. 2. The risk that the clie...

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