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in the U.S. Who issue auditing standards to private companies
AICPA’s Audit Standards board
in the the U.S. who issues auditing standard to audit public companies
Public company accounting oversight board(PCAOB)
Aduit the goverment in the U.S. who issues the audit standards
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
What is meant by generally accepted audit standards (GAAS) under the clarified auditing standards?
The statements of auditing standards issued by the AICPA auditing standards board.
identify the four primary theme associated with the AICPA seven principles for audit standards setting.
1 purpose / premise2. Responsibilities3. Performance4. Reporting
Identify the topics associated with each of the AICPA’ seven principles for audit standard setting.
- purpose 2. premise3. responsibilities4. reasonable assurance5. performance requirements to achieve reasonable assurance6. inherent limitations7. reporting
Identify the topics associated with the three general standards formerly known as generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS), which are still applicable to the PCAOB’s auditing standards.
- Train 2. Independence3. Due professional care
Identify the topics associated with the four reporting standards for generally accepted auditing standards for generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS) which are still applicable to the PCAOB auditing standards.
- GAAP2. Consitency3. Disclosure4. Opinion
List the six elements of quality control system.
- leadership responsibilities for quality within the firm 2. Relevant ethical requirements 3.Acceptance and continuance of client relationships4. human resources5. engagement performance6 Monitoring
What are some considerations that must be given by the auditor during the planning phase of the audit?
- Determine whether to accept or continue the audit engagement;2. Assess the risk of material misstatement;3 Evaluate requirements for staffing and supervision 4. Prepare the required written audit program (also called the “audit plan”).
What matter should be covered in the (successor) auditors inquiry of the predecessor auditor?
- Facts related to managements integrity2 significant accounting or auditing disagreements3. Any communications with the audit committee about fraud, illegal acts, and significant deficiencies in internal controls maters4. predecessor’s understanding of the reasons for client change in auditors.
What matter are typically addressed in an engagement letter?
- the objective and scope of the audit2. the auditors responsibilities 3. Managements responsibilities4. statement about inherent limitations of an audit5. A statement identifying the applicable financial reporting framework6. Reference to expected content of any reports to be issued 7 other matters, as warranted
What is the auditors basic audit planning responsibility?
The auditor should plan the audit ( and design the required written audit program or plan) to be responsive to the auditors assessment of the risk of material misstatement.
what is the difference between an overall audit strategy and an audit plan?
An audit strategy deals with higher level issues, such as allocating audit resources, whereas an audit plan is more detailed and deals more specifically with the nature, timing and extent of audit procedures to be performed.
The clarified auditing standards introduced the term, “performance materiality.” What does that term mean?
Th amounts set by the auditors at less than materiality for the financial statements as a whole to reduce to an appropriately low level the probability that the aggregate of uncorrected and undetected misstatement exceeds materiality for the financial statements as a whole.
What is the audit risk model that is applicable to classes of trasactions or to account balances?
Audit risk = inherent risk * control risk * detection risk
Define “audit risk”
The probability that the auditor fails to modify the opinion on financial statements that contain a material misstatement.
Define “ Inherent risk”
The probability that a material misstatement would occur in the particular audit area in the absence of any internal control policies and procedures
Define “Control risk”
The probability that a material misstatement that occurred in the first place, would not be detected by applicable internal controls.
Define “ detection risk.”
The probability that a material misstatement, that was not prevented or detected by internal controls, was not detected by the auditors substantive and audit procedures.
Define “risk of material misstatement.”
The risk that the financial statement contain one or more material misstatement prior to the audit.
Define “analytical procedures.”
evaluations of financial information through analysis of plausible relationships among both financial and non financial data.
what three purposes might analytical procedure serve?
- required during planning 2. may be used as substantive evidence 3. required during final review
What matters must be documented in connection with analytical procedures?
- The auditors exception and the factors considered in developing it;2. The results of the comparison of the recorded amounts (or ratios) with the exceptions and 3. Any additional auditing procedures performed to investigate significant differences identified by that comparison