Questions from Auditing and Assurance


Q: Evaluate the necessity of following the practice described by an auditor:

Evaluate the necessity of following the practice described by an auditor: “In confirming bank accounts, I insist upon a response from every bank the client has done business with in the past 2 years,...

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Q: Identify the key required reports of the Single Audit Act and OMB

Identify the key required reports of the Single Audit Act and OMB Uniform Guidance.

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Q: Describe what is meant by an operational audit.

Describe what is meant by an operational audit.

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Q: The CPA examines all unrecorded invoices on hand as of February 28

The CPA examines all unrecorded invoices on hand as of February 28, 2020, the last day of the audit. Which of the following misstatements is most likely to be uncovered by this procedure? Explain. a....

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Q: Define the following terms: a. Acceptable risk of overreliance

Define the following terms: a. Acceptable risk of overreliance (ARO) b. Computed upper exception rate (CUER) c. Estimated population exception rate (EPER) d. Sample exception rate (SER) e. Tolerable e...

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Q: Explain why you agree or disagree with the following statement: “

Explain why you agree or disagree with the following statement: “In most audits, it is more important to test carefully the cutoff for sales than for cash receipts.” Describe how you perform each type...

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Q: Identify the nine accounts receivable balance-related audit objectives. For

Identify the nine accounts receivable balance-related audit objectives. For each objective, list one audit procedure.

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Q: Describe two major changes a client may make to its supply-

Describe two major changes a client may make to its supply-chain management system and discuss how those changes might increase or decrease the risk of material misstatement in specific accounts.

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Q: Describe why the use of MUS sampling provides little, if any

Describe why the use of MUS sampling provides little, if any, evidence related to the completeness balance-related audit objective.

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Q: Which documents will be used to verify accrued property taxes and the

Which documents will be used to verify accrued property taxes and the related expense accounts?

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