READ THIS EVERYDAY Flashcards

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correct statements concerning probability proportional to size (PPS) sampling, also known as dollar unit sampling

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The auditor controls the risk of incorrect acceptance by specifying that risk level for the sampling plan.

Overstated units have a HIGHER probability of sample selection than units that are understated, because with PPS sampling, each item is given a probability of selection in proportion to its recorded amount (probability proportional to size)- ng ta dung PPS de tim overstated errors nen may so lon bi nghi ngo la overstated units thuong co kha nang cao bi chon lam sample cho PPS.

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the auditor performs an assessment of risks at the assertion level and financial statement level. Which statement correct?

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Identified financial statement level risks could also have a potential impact on many of the client’s relevant assertions.

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Which audit procedure related to the understandability of presentation and classification of the F.S with respect to inventory?

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Confirming inventories pledged under loan agreements. (this should be disclosed in the F.S)
(NOTE: consignment agreement help to ensure the rights and obligation assertion)

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Last year’s audit resulted in relatively low response rate from the client’s customer is NEVER the reason for not sending A.R confirmation this year audit.

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Reasons to NOT use A.R confirmation:
1. Using A.R confirmation would be ineffective method.
2. The A.R are deemed immaterial
3. Inherent and control risk are very low and other procedures can be used to reduce audit risk to a low level.

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which following types of evidence would an auditor most likely examine to determine whether the I.C are operating as designed?
1. Confirmations of receivables verifying account balances.
2. Client records documenting the use of EDP programs.
3. Attorneys’ reponeses to the auditor’s inquiries.
4. Letters of representation corroborating inventory pricing.

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  1. Client records documenting the use of EDP programs.
    Why? b/c this is a test of control. Other answers are substantive tests.
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To determine whether checks are being issued for unauthorized expenditures, an auditor would select items for testing from the population of all:
1. Purchase orders
2. Receiving reports
3. Canceled checks
4. Approved vouchers

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  1. Canceled checks

muon tim dc unauthorized purchases, thi phai tim trong canceled checks. Tui no huy het PO, Receiving report thi lam sao ma tim duoc.

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An auditor may achieve audit objectives related to particular assertions by:

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Performing analytical procedures

b/c analytical procedures are one type of substantive procedure.

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In a compilation engagement, the accountant should read the F.S for obvious material misstatements.

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In a review engagement, the accountant would ask about actions taken at board of directors’ meetings that affect the F.S. Inquiry is not part of a compilation engagement.

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auditor perform substantive procedures on a client’s accounts payable. Which procedure to test the existence and occurrence assertion?

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Vouch selected amounts from the accounts payable listing to the client’s voucher packages.

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Which of the following types of control best describes procedures to ensure appropriate systems software acquisition?

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General controls( support tinh nang hieu qua, hoat dong phu hop ve he thong thong tin)

(Application controls apply to the processing of individual transactions and help to ensure that transactions occurred, are authorized, complete, accuracy and reported)

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In performing a F.S audit in accordance with Goverment Auditing Standards, an auditor is required to report on the entity’s compliance with laws and regulations. This report should

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STATE that the audit should be PLANNED TO OBTAIN REASONABLE ASSURANCE about WHETHER NONCOMPLIANCE COULD HAVE MATERIAL EFFECT on the entity’s program.

1 su bao dam hop li la ko tuan thu luat thi co the anh huong nghiem trong den cai chuong trinh dand bi kiem toan.

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Which matters would include in a REP LETTER?

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Li do cho gia dinh quan trong dung de uoc tinh ke toan ( the reasonableness of significant assumptions used in making accounting estimates.)
Management acknowledges its responsibilites for the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control to prevent and detect fraud, but doesn’t thua nhan trach nhiem bat duoc lua dao-detect fraud.

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Which procedure is consider a test of controls?

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An auditor interviews and observes appropriate personnel to determine segregation of duties.

(an auditor reviews the audit workpapers to ensure proper sign off IS NOT a test of control- cai nay la QUALITY CONTROL cho viec kiem toan dc thuc hien day du- ko lien quan toi TEST OF CONTROL for client company)

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Which sampling methods would be used to estimate a numerical measurement of a population, such a dollar value?

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SAMPLING FOR VARIABLES

( Numerical sampling la xao, ko co thiet, make up words )

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Return on assets

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Net Income/ Average total assets

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Subsequently discovered facts that lead to a change in an audit opinion may be presented in

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Emphasis of matter paragraph
Also in Other Matter Paragraph

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Test completeness assertion for Inventory

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Performing cutoff procedures for shipping and receiving

(scanning perpetual inventory, production, and purchasing records would include ONLY transactions have been RECORDED, the completeness assertion is focused on unrecorded transactions)

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A insurance client uses an actuary in assist in technical matters related to the preparation of the company’s F.S. The actuary above would best be described as a

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Management specialist

(Not external accounting expert-not directly related to pure accounting work but most likely to technical actuarial insurance matters)

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An auditor consider which one when evaluating the ability of a company to continue as a going concern?

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Management’s plans for disposal of assets.

(Not a lawsuit for which judgment is not anticipated for 18 months- ket qua se ko co trong vong 18 thang toi. The future outcome of a pending lawsuit that is more than 1 year away is a CONTINGENCY that WOULD NOT HAVE A significant impact on a going concern issue for a current audit. Under US. GAAP, the going concern period is one year.

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Which procedure that auditor perform to obtain assurance that slow moving and obsolete items included in inventories are properly identified?

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Examining an analysis of inventory turnover.
Helps to ID slow moving, excess, defective, and obsolete items included in inv. For inv to be properly valued, these items need to be written down.

(NOT tracing inventory observation test counts to perpetual listings, chi biet dc completeness)

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Which one NOT considered an attest engagement subject to attestation standards?

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An engagement to review the F.S of a non public company( Attest engagements under SSAE EXCLUDED SSAR.)

SSAE: examination, review report, or an agreed upon procedures report on subject matter that is the responsibility of a party other than the practitioner.

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A compilation of F.S in accordance with SSAR is LIMITED TO

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a compilation of F.S in accordance with SSAR is LIMITED TO info in the form of F.S that is representation of management.

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Which one is NOT a possible reason why a properly designed system of internal control may fail to prevent or detect fraud?

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Inadequate segregation of duties may allow 1 person to both perpetrate and conceal fraudulent activity.
This imply that the system of internal control was not properly designed.

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Understandability of presentation and classification deal with whether financial info is appropriately presented and described, and disclosures are clearly expressed.
Follow-up of errors reported by customers NOT IMPACT the proper presentation, description, and disclosure of account receivable in the F.S

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25
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Which one would be considered in planning an auditor’s sample for a test of controls?

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The auditor’s allowable risk of assessing control risk too low. (inverse relationship with sample size when planning sample for a test of control)

The auditor’s allowable risk of assessing control risk too high is not a factor when planning a sample for a test of control

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F.S of a nonissuer that have been reviewed by an accountant should be accompanied by a report stating that a review

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Is substaintially less in scope than audit

NOT provides limited assurance that the F.S are fairly stated. B/C the review report provides limited assurance that the accountant IS NOT AWARE of any MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS that need to be made to accompanying F.S. Cai cum tu” presented fairly” dung trong opinion paragraph cua audit report.

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Which one internal control activities is NOT usually performed in the voucher payable department?

A. Approving vouchers for payment by having an authorized employee sign the vouchers.
B. Accounting for unused prenumbered P.O and receiving reports.

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B. Accounting for unused prenumbered P.O and receiving reports.

(NO A, b/c the vouchers payable dep is responsible for approving vouchers for payment)

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If a service auditor is unable to obtain a written assertion from the service organization’s management regarding its system and the suitability of the design and operating effectiveness of controls, it would be most appropriate for the auditor to

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Withdraw from the engagement unless prohibited by law

SSAE requires that the auditor withdraw from the engagement unless prohibited by law. yeu cau rut ra khoi lien.

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The authoritative body designated to promulgate standards concerning an accountant’s association with unaudited F.S of an non-issuers

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Accounting and Review Services Committee.

Not auditing standards board b/c the ASB is responsible for auditing standards under GAAS.

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gui thu di phai la ng cuoi cung ki check, ng giu mechanical check-signing device ko dc gui thu.

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Mailing disbursement checks and remittance advices should be the employee who signs the last check.

Note: 2 person on the check-signing device, 1 ng giu cai thiet bi, 1 ng dieu khien cai signature plates.

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As the acceptable level of detection risk increases, an auditor may change the

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timing of substantive tests from year end to an interim date.
note: b/c the assurance (effectiveness) that must be provided from substantive tests can decrease.

32
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Statements on Standards for Accounting and review services establish standards and procedures for which of the following engagements?

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Compiling an individual’s personal F.S to be used to obtain a mortgage.

SSAR not include: Preparing standard monthly JE
Proposing adjustments to the books of account for a partnership.

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If an auditor concludes that there is substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and that the entity’s disclosures are adequate, then the audit report may be either

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Unqualified with explanatory paragraph, or
Disclaimer

34
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Each of the following items should be included in a presentation of pro forma F.S, except

A. The source of the historical information on which the pro forma info is based.
B. All indication that the pro forma info is not necessarily indicative of results.
C. All direct and indirect effects attributed to the related transaction.
D. The significant assumptions used in developing the pro forma info.

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C. All direct and indirect effects attributed to the related transaction.

A presentation of pro forma F.S should include all significant DIRECT effects related to the transactions. The presentation DOES NOT NEED to include the Indirect effects related to the transactions.

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Pro forma Financial statements are not prospective F.S, but dung no de chi ra anh huong (effects) tu nhung su kien tuong lai len nhung ban bao cao tai chinh lich su. historical F.S.

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Pro forma F.S maybe examined or reviewed.

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reviewing the renewal of a note payable after the balance sheet date most likely to obtain evidence concerning the management’s assertions about:

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Understandability of presentation and classification
Coi no ghi dung ko, current hay non current liability

Ko phai completeness vi nay no dien ra sau balance sheet date. ko lien quan toi completeness assertion for the year under audit.

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SSAR Does Not require the compilation report be printed on the accountant’s letterhead and that the report be manually signed by the accountant.

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the report maybe presented in the accountant’s letterhead, but NOT REQUIRE.

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In a review of F.S, an accountant decides to emphasize a matter in the review report.

The entity has had significant transactions with related parties.

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ke toan ko co nhan manh chuyen significant tax expenses b/c new tax law.

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Which circumstances would the use of the negative form of A.R confirmation most likely be justified?

A small number of accounts may be in dispute and the A.R balance arises from sales to many customers with small balances.

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40
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An auditor express an unmodified opinion and would not add EOM or other matter paragraphs to the report if the auditor:
Believes that there is a probable likelihood of a material loss resulting from an uncertainty that is sufficiently supported and disclosed.

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Not the right answer:
Concurs with the entity’s change in its method of computing depreciation. Why? B/C change in accounting principle required to be included in EOM

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An auditor of a non issuer should design tests of details to ensure that sufficient audit evidence supports which of the following?

a. Management’s assertions that internal controls exist and are operating effectively.
b. The effectiveness of internal controls.
c. The planned level of assurance at the relevant assertion level

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The planned level of assurance at the relevant assertion level

Not A b/c test of controls not test of details would help Management’s assertions that internal controls exist and are operating effectively

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Which is true about an accountant’s consideration of fraud/noncompliance with laws and regulations in compilation and review engagements?

A. The accountant is not required to perform procedures designed to detect material misstatements due to fraud or noncompliance with laws and regulations.
B. The accountant must report only definite instances of fraud or noncompliance with laws and regulations.

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A. The accountant is not required to perform procedures designed to detect material misstatements due to fraud or noncompliance with laws and regulations.

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When an accountant compiles a financial forecast, the accountant’s report should include:

A. A statement that the practitioner assumes no responsibility to update the report for events and circumstances occurring after the date of the report.

B. A statement that the accountant did not audit or review the F.S nor was the accountant required to perform any procedures to verify the accuracy or completeness of information provided by management.

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A. A statement that the practitioner assumes no responsibility to update the report for events and circumstances occurring after the date of the report.

IT MAKES SENSE B/C THIS IS COMPILE FINANCIAL FORECAST-THE FUTURE

B is wrong b/c that statement will be included when compile HISTORICAL FINANCIAL STATMENTS.

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The primary reason of sending a standard confirmation request to financial institutions with which the client has done business during the year is to:

Corroborate info regarding deposit and loan balances.

Request info abt contingent liabilities and secured transactions.

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Corroborate info regarding deposit and loan balances.

Cau tra loi kia la li do phu, ko phai li do chinh

45
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In a audit, the responsibility btw auditor and management

Detection of immaterial errors: Neither is responsible
Establishing the timing of the audit: Both
Compliance with laws and regulations: Management
Coordinating client assistance: Both

A