What is the maximum number of inaccuracies? What does the auditor get out of it?

Q: Auditors have not been successful in measuring the components ofthe audit risk model. How is it…

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Q: Define risk of material misstatement. At what level of the financial statements do auditors measure…

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Q: Which analytical procedures are most important in verifyingnotes payable? Which types of…

A: Definition: Liabilities: The claims creditors have over assets or resources of a company are…

Q: What are going-concern uncertainties? What is the auditors’ responsibility for evaluating…

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Q: If performance materiality increases, what impact would it have on the amount of evidence required…

A: Auditing is an important activity undertaken by almost every organization. It helps increase the…

Q: The auditor is not expected to, and cannot, reduce audit risk to zero and cannot therefore obtain…

A: Auditing is described as the on-site verification activity of a process or quality systems, such as…

Q: Why would an auditor use observation to gather evidence? What are the strengths and weaknesses of…

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Q: What red flags did the auditors miss in the Parmalat case? Please be specific.

A: Given: The missed red flags by the auditors in the Parmalat case.

Q: Why is the audit team more concerned with the risk of overreliance than with the risk of…

A: Auditing is a gathering of information and evaluation of evidence as to report on the degree of…

Q: What types of matters would result in the auditors’ report being modified for consistency?

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Q: Why are auditors more concerned with the risk of incorrect acceptance than the risk of incorrect…

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Q: How can auditors ensure they are receiving authentic documentation, not forgeries?

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Q: What are some factors that complicate the post-audit process?

A: Capital projects are selected by using capital budgeting techniques. Post audit refers to evaluation…

Q: Talk about the Disadvantages of the Occasional Audit

A: As the name itself suggests 'Occasional Audit' is done when there is a requirement, like there is a…

Q: What defenses might the auditors use to rebut any charges made about their audit?

A: The main purpose of the auditor in performing examination on the financial statement is to ensure…

Q: The risk that material errors will not be detected is directly controllable by the auditor through…

A: Auditor: An auditor is a person or a group of people who is responsible for conducting an audit of…

Q: What is the tolerable rate of deviation? How does the audit team use it when deciding whether torely…

A: Tolerable rate of deviation: Tolerable rate of deviation is the maximum rate of deviation is used by…

Q: What steps should auditors take if during a compilation engagement they become aware that the…

A: Auditing:   Auditing is a gathering of information and evaluation of evidence as to report on the…

Q: Why do you think auditors were not able to detect the fraud in their previous audit

A: Auditing:   Auditing refers to an independent examination of financial information of any…

Q: What factors should an auditor consider prior to accepting anengagement? Explain.

A: Introduction: A financial audit is a purposive inspection and assessment of the financial statements…

Q: The higher the risk of material misstatements the lower should audit risk be taken. True or false

A: Audit risk is the risk that an auditor expresses an inappropriate opinion.  This is the risk that…

Q: How does the quality of audit evidence vary depending on who has provided it?

A: Audit evidence is primarily the data and accounts of the client and its associated third parties,…

Q: The risk that the auditors’ own testing procedures will lead to the decision that…

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Q: Why is it desirable to design tests of details of balances beforeperforming tests of controls and…

A: It is desirable to design tests of details of balances before performing tests of controls and…

Q: Why is it important for an auditor to carefully assess inherent risk on each audit engagement?

A: Definition: Inherent risk is the probability that material errors or frauds have entered the…

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A: First option is wrong because risk of material misstatements is judged not only based on the…

Q: What is the upper limit on misstatements? What information does it provide the auditor?

A: A Misstatement is a statement having concealed facts or misleading information regarding the facts,…

Q: It's important to explain what lapping is and how an auditor may find it. When should the auditor…

A: This question explains about what lapping is and how an auditor may find it.

Q: How does the concept of materiality influence the auditors’ report?

A: Auditing: Auditing is a systematic process wherein the auditor investigates the financial…

Q: How does audit risk relate to audit evidence?

A: Audit Evidence   The information obtained by the auditor from numerous sources (finance records,…

Q: How do the professional audit standards differ for (a) errors, (b) frauds, (c) direct-effect…

A: Errors:   Error refers to omission of amounts or misstatement or disclosure in financial statement.…

Q: What is lapping?  How can it be detected by an auditor and how can it be prevented?

A: Lapping is an accounting fraud where cash stolen or cash misappropriation is concealed by altering…

Q: Why should receiving reports be prenumbered? What assertion would an auditor test using thereceiving…

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Q: In obtaining audit evidence, the auditor should use professional judgment to assess the risk of…

A: Auditing means the independent checking of company operation by outsider. Auditor is a qualified and…

Q: How do contingent liabilities effect the audit?

A: Contingent liability is a liability that may occur depending on the outcome of future uncertain…

Q: Incorporating elements of unpredictability in the selection of audit procedures to be performed by…

A: Audit Procedures: The particular and specific procedures undertaken by auditors to procure evidence…

Q: What happens when the auditor cannot issue the standard unqualified/unmodified audit report?

A: Auditor can issue standard unqualified/unmodified audit report if he satisfy that financial…

Q: What is “tolerable misstatement”? How is this concept applied when auditors perform audit tests on a…

A: Tolerate misstatement is a term used in auditing that refers to the amount by which a financial…

Q: The more the auditor relies on the operating effectiveness of controls in the assessment of risk,…

A: AS per the Auditing Standard "The Auditor's Responses to the Risks of Material Misstatement", Some…

Q: The size of the subset of items the auditor examines is primarily a function of materiality and the…

A: Audit sampling is the application of an audit procedure to less than 100 percent of the items within…