12. The auditor is responsible for the footnotes to the financial statements. -True -False 13. The...
1. Which of the following is false regarding common and federal securities laws? a. The securities act of 1933 deals only with the reporting requirements for companies issuing new securities. b. -Rule 10-5b of the securities exchange act of 1934 is also known as the antifraud provision. C. -Ultramares doctrine states that ordinary negligence is insufficient for liability to third parties because of the lack of privity of contracts. d. A scienter is a specialist used in Rule 10-5b investigations....
Please try to answer all questions. Which of the following is false with regards to audit responsibility? The auditor of a public company is required to certify the annual financial statements. Auditing standards make no distinction between error or fraud; in either case, the auditor must obtain reasonable assuran misstatement. The auditor's responsibility for illegal acts is the same as for errors and fraud. Reasonable assurance is a high, but not absolute, level of assurance. -> Moving to the next...
Which of the following are true statements? A. An auditor is responsible for detecting fraud. B. When an auditor issues an opinion, they are guaranteeing the company will continue into the future. C. An unqualified audit opinion guarantees that the financial statements are 100% correct. D. The auditor tests a sample of transactions. E. The primary responsibility for fraud prevention and detection remains with those charged with governance. F. Peer reviews of audits ensure that auditing standards have been applied...
True and false questions 10) Under Rule 101, Independence, independence is considered to be impaired if fees remain unpaid for professional services provided more than six months before the date of the current year's report. 11) The criteria by which an auditor evaluates the information under audit may vary with the information being audited. 12) The criteria used by an external auditor to evaluate published financial statements are known as generally accepted auditing standards. 13) An auditor must...
PART 1: A) True and false questions, 20 points. For each statement indicate if the statement is correct (T) or false (F),USE THE LEFT SIDE FOR YOUR ANSEWRS. 1) Professional skepticism must be maintained only if the auditor suspects fraud. 2) The term "audit failure" refers to the situation when the auditor has followed auditing standards yet still fails to discover that the client's financial statements are materially misstated. 3) The best defense an auditor can have in litigation against...
1. Consider the following statements: I. Financial statements are based on Generally Accepted Auditing Principles. II. Auditing standards issued by the AICPA’s Auditing Standards Board must be followed on all audits of companies' financial statements in the United States of America. a. I is true; II is true b. I is true; II is false c. I is false; II is true d. I is false; II is false 2. Considering the demand...
Consider the following statements: I. An Other Matter paragraph “… refers to something that has been appropriately presented or disclosed in the financial statements”. II. The new PCAOB audit report includes a section involving Critical Audit Matters. a. I is true; II is true b. I is true; II is false c. I is false; II is true d. I is false; II is false 2. Consider the following statements: I. Inconsistent...
Patel, CPA, has completed the audit of the financial statements of Bellamy Corporation as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016. Patel also audited and reported on the Bellamy financial statements for the prior year. Patel drafted the following report for 2016: We have audited the balance sheet and statements of income and retained earnings of Bellamy Corporation as of December 31, 2016. We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted accounting standards. Those standards require that...
A- True or False: (20 pts.) se 1-The AICPA is the only organization that a CPA must answer to involving ethical conduct. 2-Professional Ethics extend beyond moral principles but not above the letter of the law. e 3-Under rule 203, Accounting Principles, the FASB and GASB have been designated as the promulgating bodies for accounting Principles 4-An auditor may not divulge confidential information concerning a client, even if Subpoenaed (citado) to do so in court. 5- Under Rule 101 -Independence,...
1. Consider the following statements: I. Clearly trivial and not material are terms that can be used interchangeably. II. The higher the dollar amount of (performance) materiality the less audit evidence is required. a. I is true; II is true b. I is true; II is false c. I is false; II is true d. I is false; II is false 2. Consider the following statements: I. Per auditing standards, the successor [new]...