Chapter 7 Flashcards

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Evaluations of financial information through analysis of plausible relationships among financial and nonfinancial data

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Analytical Procedures

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A measure of the quality of evidence; appropriate evidence is relevant and reliable in meeting audit objectives for classes of transactions, account balances, and related disclosures

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Appropriateness of Evidence

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Record of the audit procedures performed, relevant audit evidence, and conclusions the auditor reached

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Audit Documentation

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Detailed instructions for the collection of a type of audit evidence

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Audit Procedure

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List of audit procedures for an audit area or an entire audit; the audit program always includes audit procedures and may also include sample sizes, items to select, and timing of tests

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Audit Program

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The auditor’s receipt of a direct written or electronic response from a third party verifying the accuracy of information requested

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Confirmation

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All audit files applicable to the year under the audit

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Current Files

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A document, such as a vendor’s invoice, that has been used by an outside party to the transaction being documented and that the client now has or can easily obtain

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External Document

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The obtaining of written or oral information form the client in response to specific questions during the audit

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Inquiry

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The auditor’s examination of the client’s documents and records to substantiate the information that is or should be included in the financial statements

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Inspection

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A document, such as an employee’s time report, that is prepared and used within the client’s organization

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Internal Document

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An audit schedule that contain the detailed accounts form the general ledger making up a line item total in the working trial balance

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Lead Schedule

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Looking at the process or procedure being performed by others

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Observation

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Auditor’s files that contain data of a historical or continuing nature pertinent to the current audit such as copies of articles of incorporation, bylaws, bond indentures, and contracts

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Permanent Files

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The degree to which the auditor is convinced that the evidence supports the audit opinion; sufficient and appropriate of the evidence

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Persuasiveness of Evidence

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The auditor’s inspection or count of a tangible asset

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Physical Examination

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The rechecking of a sample of the computations made by the client, including mathematical accuracy of individual transactions and amounts and the adding of journals and subsidiary records

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Recalculation

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The extent to which evidence is believable or worthy of trust; evidence is reliable when it is obtained (1) from an independent provider, (2) from a client with effective internal controls, (3) from the auditor’s direct knowledge, (4) from qualified providers such as law firms and banks, (5) from objective sources, and (6) in a timely manner

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Reliability of Evidence

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The auditor’s independent tests of client’s accounting procedures or controls that were originally done as part of the entity’s accounting and internal control system

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Reperformance

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The quantity of evidence; proper sample size

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Sufficiency of Evidence

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Detailed schedules prepared by the client or the auditor in support of specific amounts on the financial statements

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Supporting Schedules

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Symbols used on an audit schedule that provide additional information or detail of audit procedures performed

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Tick Marks

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The use of documentation to determine if transactions or amount are included in the accounting records

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Significant unexpected differences indicated by analytical procedures between the current year’s unaudited financial data and other data used in comparisons

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Unusual Fluctuations

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The use of documentation to support recorded transaction or amounts
Vouching
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A listing of the general ledger accounts and their year-end balances
Working Trial Balance
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Information used by the auditor to determine whether the information being audited is stated in accordance with the established criteria
Evidence
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Auditors must determine the BLANK and BLANK of evidence needed to be satisfied that the client's financial statements are fairly stated
Appropriate types and amounts
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The 4 decisions about what evidence to gather and how much of it to accumulate
Which audit procedures to use, what sample size to select for a given procedure, which items to select from the population, and when to perform the procedures
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The BLANK for any given procedure is likely to vary from audit to audit
Sample size
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Audit standards require the auditor to accumulate BLANK
Sufficient appropriate evidence to support the opinion issued
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Two most important factors in determining sample size are
Expectation of misstatements and the effectiveness of the client's internal controls
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Analytical procedures are required during BLANK and BLANK phases of the audit and recommended during the BLANK phase
Planning and completion, Testing
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Most expensive types of evidence
Physical examination and confirmation
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Moderately costing types of evidence
Inspection, analytical procedures, and reperformance
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Least expensive types of evidence
Observation, inquiries of the client, and recalculation
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Type of evidence for the terms examine, read, trace, compare, and vouch
Inspection
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A reasonable detailed study of a document or record to determine specific facts about it
Examine
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An examination of written information to determine facts pertinent to the audit
Read
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The following of information from one point to another
Trace
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Matching together information from different locations
Compare
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The use of documents to verify recorded transactions or amounts
Vouch
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Type of evidence for the terms scan and compute
Analytical procedures
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A less-detailed examination of a document or record to determine whether there is something unusual warranting further investigation
Scan
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A calculation done by the auditor independent of the client
Compute
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Type of evidence for the terms recompute and foot
Recalculation
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A calculation done to determine if a client's calculation is correct
Recompute
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Addition of a column of numbers to determine whether the total is the same as a client's
Foot
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Type of evidence for the term trace
Reperformance
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Type of evidence for the term count
Physical Examination
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A determination of assets on hand at a given time
Count
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Type of evidence for the term observe
Observation
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Are the primary frame of reference used by supervisors personnel to review the work of assistants
Audit Files
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Audit documentation prepared during the engagement is the property of BLANK
The auditor
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Record for audits of private companies must be held for BLANK years and for public companies BLANK years
5 and 7
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Permanent files normally include
Copies of files of continuing importance, analysis of previous years accounts, information about internal control and control risk, and results of prior analytical procedures
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Found in the current files
Audit program, general information, working trial balance, adjusting and reclassification entries, and supporting schedules