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Introduction: Auditing means the inspection of financial accounts of the company to determine if the records are accurate as per the rules and regulations of accounting or not. There are two types of auditors i.e. internal auditors and external auditors, that carry out the
To state: As an auditor, the action that needs to be taken on:
- If there should be an agreement or disagreement with the partner.
- In case of a disagreement, describe its consequences in the firm.
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Introduction: Auditing means the inspection of financial accounts of the company to determine if the records are accurate as per the rules and regulations of accounting or not. There are two types of auditors i.e. internal auditors and external auditors, that carry out the auditing process.
To explain: The factors that support the existence of material weakness in the internal control.
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Introduction: Auditing means the inspection of financial accounts of the company to determine if the records are accurate as per the rules and regulations of accounting or not. There are two types of auditors i.e. internal auditors and external auditors, that carry out the auditing process.
To state: The material weakness that can be included in the report.
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- In assessing the possibility of invalid data in a human resources computer system, such as incorrect job classifications, ages exceeding retirement age, or erroneous ethnic classifications, the auditor should employ the following approach to determine the potential extent of the problem:Select one: a. Submit test data to test the effectiveness of edit controls over the input of data. b. Use generalized audit software to select a sample of employees. Use the sample to determine the validity of data items and project the result to the population as a whole. c. Review and test access controls to ensure that access is limited to authorized individuals. d. Use generalized audit software to develop a detailed report of all data outside specified parameters.arrow_forwardDuring planning phase of a client’s financial audit, the CPA firm of Arthur Smith, LLP discovered a lack of segregation of duties between the programming and computer operating functions. As a result, the auditors expanded their Test of Controls phase of the audit. Following their review, the auditors concluded in their final report that sufficient compensating general controls provided reasonable assurance that internal control objectives were being met. Required What compensating controls are most likely in place?arrow_forwardTRUE OR FALSE When evaluating the results of specific items selected for testing, its effects must be projected to the whole population. Audit sampling refers to the application of audit procedures to less than 100% of the items in account balance or class of transactions for the purpose of evaluating some of its characteristics. In performing external confirmations, the management prepares the requests and receives and replies for communication to the auditor. One of the ways to gain knowledge of any lirigations and claims is through an examination of professional or legal expenses and related source documents. Related parties generally unreliable in nature which leads to the auditor performing procedures to examine transactions with them.arrow_forward
- Blake and Caroline, two audit managers assigned to the audit of Legolas Enterprises are discussing samples and sample sizes in conjunction with the audit of the client's system of internal control. Blake mentions that back in college when he took an auditing class, he recalled the professor saying that audit sample size was tied to the level of assurance that the auditor ultimately wished to obtain. Which of the following responses by Caroline is most likely to help Blake understand this connection? O The professor was mistaken. There really isn't any relationship between the level of assurance the auditor wishes to obtain and the sample sizes used in an audit. O Although there is a definite relationship between desired level of assurance and sample size, most auditors simply audit the population of interest when they wish to increase the desired level of assurance. O Generally speaking, if an auditor wishes to increase the desired level of assurance, he or she will typically increase…arrow_forwardState with reasons (in short) whether the following statements are correct or incorrect (a) The terms of audit engagement can restrict the scope of an audit. · (b) It is the function of an audit to establish that payments have been made validly to the persons who are shown to be recipients. (c) Letter of Representations received from Management relieve the auditors of their responsibility. (d) Stratified sampling method involves dividing the whole population to be tested in a few separate groups. (e) There is a very thin difference between advocacy threats and intimidation threats to an auditor while performing his dutyarrow_forwardThe internal auditors of Brown Electrical Company report to the controller. Because of changes made in the past year to several of the transaction processing programs, the internal auditors created a new test data set. The external auditors requested that the old data set also be run. The internal auditors, embarrassed, explained that they overwrote the original test data set. Required: Outline any potential risks, and determine the courses of action the external auditor should take.arrow_forward
- Assume that your audit partner has asked you to design detailed substantive testingprograms for the accounts receivable and sales; inventory; purchases and accountspayable; and payroll systems of Square Pharma. Your partner also asked you toincorporate all or some of the following types of tests: Specific analytical procedures,tests of detail (i.e. direct tests on balances and tests of transactions of a balance).While designing the testing programs, assume that the Tests of Control identifythe weaknesses as described in each of the following situations, but no other. Insummary:(a)Consider the control weaknesses for each subsystem as set out below; (b)Design and develop a substantive audit tests program using information fromlast three year annual reports and explain and justify your audit program in termsof audit objectives (also called 'audit assertions' )Note: The risk situations below are created for purposes of teaching and bear norelationship to events in Briscoe Group Ltd or any…arrow_forwardAs auditors move from the planning phase to the fieldwork phase of an audit, they recognize they will not be able to test all transactions in order to offer their opinion on the financial statements. Therefore, various sampling techniques and principles have been developed to assist the auditor in providing adequate coverage and a reliable opinion using samples of transactions. Discuss audit sampling for tests of details of balances and for tests of controls and substantive tests of transactions. How do they differ?arrow_forwardGeneral Attributes Sampling. Frazier Holyfield, a new staff accountant, is evaluatingimportant controls over the revenue cycle and, more specifically, assessing the operatingeffectiveness of the control that all shipments made to customers by Top Rank Inc. havebeen properly invoiced.Required:Comment on the following actions that Holyfield performed. You should evaluate eachaction independently of any other actions.a. Holyfield decided to inspect documentary evidence that all shipments made by Top Rankhave been invoiced by matching shipping documents with invoices. Accordingly, shehas identified the population from which she intends to sample as all sales invoices. TopRank has a computerized list of invoiced sales that she can use to select the appropriatesample.b. Because Holyfield plans to place a high degree of reliance on this particular control, sheassesses the risk of overreliance at 5 percent. In previous years, a 10 percent level wasused, but consultation with the engagement…arrow_forward
- i need the answer quicklyarrow_forwardWhen the auditor has assessed control risk of a particular area at a reduced level, he or she will then Select one: a. eliminate the need to gather evidence in that area. b. test the effectiveness of the controls in that area. c. proceed to expand the sample sizes in that area. d. negotiate with management to determine which controls will be tested in that area.arrow_forwardAudit sampling for tests of controls is generally appropriatewhen the application of the control leaves audit evidence of performance (for example, initials of the credit manager on a sales invoice indicating credit approval, or evidence of authorization of data input to a microcomputer based data processing system). TRUE OR FALSE? WHY?arrow_forward
- Auditing: A Risk Based-Approach (MindTap Course L...AccountingISBN:9781337619455Author:Karla M Johnstone, Audrey A. Gramling, Larry E. RittenbergPublisher:Cengage Learning