Point of Emphasis - Final Exam Flashcards

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Components of Internal Controls

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  1. Control Environment (Umbrella)
  2. Risk Assessment
  3. Control Activities
  4. Information & Communication
  5. Monitoring
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Audit Risk Model

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[PDR=AAR/(IR x CR)]

  • Planned Detection Risk (PDR)
  • Acceptable Audit Risk
  • Inherent Risk
  • Control Risk
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Control Environment (Umbrella)

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The actions, policies, and procedures concerning internal control.

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Risk Assessment

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Analysis of risks concerning the preparation of financial statements.

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Control Activities

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Policies and procedures to reduce risks.

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Information & Communication

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Methods used to initiate, record, process, and report transactions and to maintain accountability for assets.

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Monitoring

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Assessing quality of internal control performance to determine that controls are operating as intended.

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Planned Detection Risk

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The risk that audit evidence for a segment will fail to detect misstatements.

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Acceptable Audit Risk

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How willing the auditor is to accept misstatements after the audit is completed and an unqualified audit opinion has been issued.

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Inherent Risk

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Assessment concerning material misstatement before considering the effectiveness of internal control.

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Control Risk

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Assessment of the risk that misstatement could occur in an assertion and not be prevented or detected by internal controls.

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If Acceptable Audit Risk (AAR) ↑, then Planned Audit Evidence…

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Decreases ↓ (Inverse)

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If Acceptable Audit Risk (AAR) ↓, then Planned Audit Evidence…

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Increase ↑ (Inverse)

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If Inherent Risk (IR) ↑, then Planned Audit Evidence…

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Increase ↑ (Direct)

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If Inherent Risk (IR) ↓, then Planned Audit Evidence…

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Decrease ↓ (Direct)

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If Planned Detection Risk (PDR) ↑, then Planned Audit Evidence…

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Decrease ↓ (Inverse)

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If Planned Detection Risk (PDR) ↓, then Planned Audit Evidence…

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Increase ↑ (Inverse)

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If Control Risk (CR) ↓, then Planned Audit Evidence…

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Decrease ↓ (Direct)

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If Control Risk (CR) ↑, then Planned Audit Evidence…

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Increase ↑ (Direct)

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If Acceptable Audit Risk (AAR) ↑, then Planned Detection Risk (PDR)…

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Increase ↑ (Direct)

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If Acceptable Audit Risk (AAR) ↓, then Planned Detection Risk (PDR)…

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Decrease ↓ (Direct)

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If Inherent Risk (IR) ↓, then Planned Detection Risk (PDR)…

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Increase ↑ (Inverse)

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If Inherent Risk (IR) ↑, then Planned Detection Risk (PDR)…

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Decrease ↓ (Inverse)

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If Control Risk (CR) ↓, then Planned Detection Risk (PDR)…

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Increase ↑ (Inverse)

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If Control Risk (CR) ↑, then Planned Detection Risk (PDR)…

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Decrease ↓ (Inverse)

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If Planned Detection Risk (PDR) ↓, then Planned Audit Evidence…

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Increase ↑ (Inverse)

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If Planned Detection Risk (PDR) ↑, then Planned Audit Evidence…

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Decrease ↓ (Inverse)

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Types of Audit Reports

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  1. Standard Unqualified Opinion
  2. Unqualified Opinion with Explanatory Paragraph of Modified Wording
  3. Qualified Opinion
  4. Adverse Opinion
  5. Disclaimer of Opinion
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Standard Unqualified Opinion

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Immaterial

30
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Unqualified Opinion with Explanatory Paragraph of Modified Wording

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Immaterial/Material
Substantial doubt about going concern.
Inconsistency of GAAP
Emphasis of other matters

31
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Qualified Opinion

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Material

Scope limitation and/or departure from GAAP.

32
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Adverse Opinion

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Highly material

Auditor has knowledge*

33
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Disclaimer of Opinion

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Highly material
Severe scope limitation*
Nonindependent relationship.

34
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Types of Confirmations for Accounts Receivable

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  1. Positive Confirmation
  2. Blank Confirmation
  3. Invoice Confirmation
  4. Negative Confirmation
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Positive Confirmation

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Confirmation request if correct or incorrect.

36
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Blank Confirmation

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Request to provide information.

37
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Invoice Confirmation

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Confirmation of individual invoice but not entire account receivable balance.

38
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Negative

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Confirmation request only if stated amount is incorrect.

39
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Transaction-Related Audit Objectives for Sales

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  1. Occurrence
  2. Completeness
  3. Accuracy
  4. Posting & Summarization
  5. Classification
  6. Timing
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Transaction-Related Audit Objectives for Sales: Occurrence

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Recorded sales are for shipments actually made to non-fictitious customers. (Vouching)

41
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Transaction-Related Audit Objectives for Sales: Completeness

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Existing sales transactions are recorded. (Tracing)

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Transaction-Related Audit Objectives for Sales: Accuracy

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Recorded sales are for the amount of goods shipped and are correctly billed and recorded.

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Transaction-Related Audit Objectives for Sales: Posting & Summarization

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Sales transactions are correctly included in the accounts receivable master file and are correctly summarized.

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Transaction-Related Audit Objectives for Sales: Classification

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Sales transactions are correctly classified.

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Transaction-Related Audit Objectives for Sales: Timing

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Sales are recorded on the correct dates.

46
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The Fraud Triangle

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  1. Incentives/Pressures
  2. Opportunities
  3. Attitudes/Rationalization
47
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The Fraud Triangle: Incentives/Pressures - Example

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Significant declines in customer demand for entity’s goods/services.

48
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The Fraud Triangle: Opportunities - Example

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Weak internal controls

49
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The Fraud Triangle: Attitudes/Rationalization - Example

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Inappropriate or ineffective communication and support of the entity’s values.