Audit - ninja Flashcards
Agreed-upon procedures in accordance w SSAES
Report the diff bw agreed upon n audit procedures
Violation of SEC or PCAOB
May not prepare or issue any audit report w respect to that issuer
Cpa changes engagement to a review ac to SSARS bc scope limitation. Cpa review report should:
1) refer to scope limitation that caused the change
2) describe the auditing procedures that have already been applied
Cpa should consider ….. when review extent n nature of the risks to internal controls associated w IT?
1) entity has responded adequately to the risks arising from IT by establishing effective controls
2) maintain integrity of info n security of data
Supplemental reporting std for gov’t fin audit?
Cpa should report scope of their testing of compliance w laws n regulations n internal control
Perform in a review engagement of a nonissuer’s f/s in ac w SSARS?
Making inquiries of mgmt
Both an engagement to compile n to review a nonpublic entity’s f/s
CPA does not contemplate obtaining an understanding of internal control
When will auditor expect to find that an entity implemented automated controls to reduce risks of misstatement?
When transactions are high-volume and recurring
Cpa may accept this engagement only if:
CPA also performs procedures on Gold’s fin position & results of operations
Working paper will generally not include:
lease agreement, working trial balance, internal control flow chart or bond indenture agreement
a working trial balance
Prior year’s FS require precessor auditor revision, so as a sucessor auditor you should:
Ask mgmt to arrange a group meeting for the 3 of them
Successor auditor should ask client to request predecessor auditor to allow you to review ….. documents?
predecessor’s working papers
Predecessor auditor allows successor auditor to review her working paper regarding:
both contingencies and BS accounts
communicate materiality to governance? yes or no?
No, only if mgmt creates troubles
communicate pay rate and hours with governance? yes or no
no, that is in the engagement letter
4 matters that communicated to those in charge of governance:
1) Auditor’s Resp in relation to FS audit
2) Planned Scope & Timing of Audit
3) Sig. timing of audit
4) Auditor Independence
All independence issues have to communicate to governance in oral or writing?
writing
What is most likely to be found on review on client’s cut off period for sales?
unrecorded sales at year-end
Those charge with governance means:
mgmt or subgroup of governance
Not require to communicate with those in charge of governance?
degree of reliance auditor placed on mgmt representation letter
Good governance will not include:
Mgmt & those who in governance should be kept seperated (never- interwine at all times)
The objectives of the audit is to express an unmodified opinion, however, in some circumstance it may prevent us from expressing an unmodified opinion:
Engagement letter
Is 3rd party a consideration in agreed-upon procedures?
no
reducing attestion risk:
examination of evidences
performing only substantive procedures, becuase….?
control policies and procedures are unlikely to pertain the assertion
auditor’s resp to let audit committee know that any significant deficiency comes to auditor’s attention?
yes -(appropriate mgmt to know) through engagement letter
engagement letter establishes an understanding of the resp of …?
auditor
auditor must provide reasonable assurance that professional service confirm with professional std by?
maintaining a comprehensive systems of quality control that is suitable to its organizational structure
what allow auditor to take an engagement after fiscal year?
remedy of limitation resulting from taking an engagement after fiscal yr, like inventory counting, etc