Accounting Estimates Flashcards

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Accounting estimates

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susceptible to bias

Reasonable

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If auditor is concerned about identifying MATERIALITY AE then it is necessary to discover unrecorded estimates.

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Auditor can review lawyers letter of information about litigation to discover unrecorded estimates

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In evaluating the reasonableness of AE the auditor concentrates on?

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*must first understand how management developed the particular accounting estimates

Significant to AE
Sensitive to variations
Deviations from historical patterns
Subjective and susceptible to misstatement and bias

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