Assessing and responding to risks of material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error Flashcards

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Conditions and requirements of accepting and performing a compilation engagement.

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Steps in the audit model

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Auditors can respond to a heightened risk of material misstatement by

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Decreasing materiality and reducing the acceptable lvl of detection risk

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If control risk is at maximum lvl _____

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The auditor must document how, when, who, and what risks the assessment identified.

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How an auditor should respond to heightened assessed risk of material misstatement

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What is the process for understanding internal control (I/C) and assessing control risk (CR)

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To plan procedures for an engagement to review a nonissuers financial statements, an accountant needs to ________

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Compilations do not inquire regarding the _______ of the F/S, but inquire about the ________ ______ the clients select

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do not inquire about accuracy, but about accounting principles

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Procedures performed before/after balance sheet date.

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Review VS Audit

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What is inherent risk?

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Inherent risk is the risk that a material misstatement will occur absent any controls

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Additional testing is required when inventory is material to the FS and susceptible to misappropriation. The auditor must _______

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-Review procedures for safeguarding inventory and perform physical inventory count on the balance sheet date or as close as possible.

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The nature, timing, and extent of substantive``` procedures reflects the amount of _________ the auditor is willing to except

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Detection risk

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Uses of Analytical procedures

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What is the best method for preventing and detecting fraudulent activity?

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Develop a fraud risk management program

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If RMM is High, than _____

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The auditor should make inquiries to determine the potential consequences of any deviations from prescribed control procedures

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Auditor should report deviation or increase sample size of control tests only after determining the consequences.

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Impact of risk on audit testing

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Reviews vs Compilations

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To maintain audit risk at an acceptable level, auditors apply audit procedures to ___________

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decrease detection risk in response to an increase in assessed control risk or inherent risk

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The RMM is a function of control and inherent risk. As RMM increase, the acceptable level of ______________

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detection risk is increased. As RMM decreases, the acceptable level of detection risk is increased.

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What is misappropriation of assets

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A type of fraud that includes both outright theft and the dishonest use of entity’s assets.

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Example of inherent audit risk

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Factors influencing interim substantive testing

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Role of risk assessment in integrated audits
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Risk Responses
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Auditor intends to decrease control risk
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What is an examination :
An attest engagement in which the accountant is engaged to obtain reasonable assurance about whether information measured or evaluated against certain criteria is free from material misstatement.
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If acceptable level of detection risk increases,
Substantive testing decreases
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Testifying as an expert witness is considered _________
Consulting and is governed by the statements on standards for consulting services, not SSARS.
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Audit risk model
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Reporting illegal acts steps
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Audit process (specifically obtain understanding and test of controls)
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Review procedures are primarily __________
Analyticals and inquiries
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What is channel stuffing
overselling so much inventory likely customer returns, necessitating allowance for sales returns
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