Auditing And Assurance Services
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ISBN: 9780134897431
Author: ARENS, Alvin A.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 25, Problem 29DQP
a)
To determine
Identify the content of the supplemental report if all the three indenture provisions are satisfied.
b)
To determine
Identify the changes in the supplemental report if net earnings were $1,020,000 and dividends paid were $80,000.
c)
To determine
Identify the changes in the supplemental report if net earnings were $1,020,000 and dividends paid were $80,000 and the client refuses to alter the financial statements or to disclose the violation of the indenture provision on the basis that it is an immaterial amount.
d)
To determine
Identify the nature of the supplemental report in a case where all the provisions of the indenture are being satisfied but there is a disclosure of lawsuit in the footnote of the financial statements because of a lawsuit against the company.
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