An auditor issued an unqualified opinion on financial statements that failed to disclose that a significant portion of the accounts receivable was uncollectible. The auditor also failed to follow professional auditing standards with respect to inventory. The auditor knew that the client would use the financial statements to obtain a loan. The client subsequently declared bankruptcy. Under what concepts might a creditor, who loaned money to the client based on the financial statements, recover losses from the auditor?

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Q: ervasive effects on the financial

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Q: Which of the following statements is invalid relating to confirmation of accounts receivable?  a. A…

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Q: The auditor has determined that there is a material going concern uncertainty at the company due to…

A: The answer is option (b) Adverse opinion  refer step 2 for explanation

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A: Rationalization: Rationalization emphasizes on the justification provided by an employee and finds…

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A: Situation Here the situation was in the audit of Emerson college it is identified from the auditors…

Q: Cite any example of an accounting fraud.What actions were taken by the authorities after that?

A: Accounting fraud: It is basically manipulating the financial statements intentionally in order to…

Q: An auditor knew that the purpose of her audit was to render reasonable assurance on financial…

A: Either ordinary or gross negligence.

Q: Which of these statements is/are correct? | If an auditor had the required knowledge and…

A: Audit means checking of financial statements of a company.

Q: An auditor must identify the relevant assertions about each significant financial statement account…

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Q: When investors sue auditors for damages under section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933,they must…

A: The Securities Exchange Act 1934:   "The Securities Exchange Act 1934 controls everyday trading of…

Q: Choose the one correct answer Which of the following statements is valid relating to confirmation…

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Q: If the auditor believes that a misstatement is or might be intentional and the effect on the…

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Q: Under common law, which of the following statements most accurately reflects the liability of a CPA…

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Q: Which of the following would be the auditors’ most likely defense in an action broughtunder the…

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Q: A CPA conducts audit for ABC company. As a result of ABC management's refusal to permit the CPA to…

A: SOLUTION- AS MENTION IN THE QUESTION ABC MANAGEMENT REFUSE TO PERMIT CPA TO PHYSICALLY EXAMINE…

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Q: A certain contingent liability was evaluated at year-end, and considered to have a reasonable…

A: Contingent liabilities are the liabilities that may or may not be happened in the future and it…

Q: Discuss the negative consequences that arise when auditors fail to identify and report going-concern…

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Q: Jones, CPA, is planning the audit of Rhonda’s Company. Rhonda verbally asserts to Jones that all…

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Q: which of the following regarding errors is not correct Select one: a. unintentional misstatement of…

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Q: During the audit of LDF Co’s bad debt provision, the auditor discovered that £500,000 of costs…

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Q: Assume that you are interviewed by a student newspaper regarding the nature of accounting fraud. The…

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Q: Which of the following situations would raise an auditor's concern about the risk of fraudulent…

A: SOLUTION- Fraudulent financial reporting is the intentional misrepresentation of a firm's financial…

Q: a. Identify and describe

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Q: The following are examples of circumstances that may indicate the possibility that the financial…

A: Audit is the process of checking and verifying financial statements of the business so that it can…

Q: The auditor was aware that the goal of her audit was to provide reasonable confidence on financial…

A: This question deals with Either regular or egregious carelessness.

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Q: What procedures must the auditor perform when gathering evidence related to contingencies? (Several…

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Q: B. During the audit of LDF Co's bad debt provision, the auditor discovered that £500,000 of costs…

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Q: A group of investors sued Anderson, Olds, and Watershed, CPAs (AOW) for alleged damages suffered…

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Q: While conducting an audit, Larson Associates, CPAs, failed to detect material misstatements included…

A: Section 11 of the Securities Act applies only to the initial public offerings and not to any second…

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Q: Misstatements & Concepts a. The client failed to include in their financial statements inventory…

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