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Example Question #11 : Performing Further Procedures
During the course of the audit, the auditor uncovers a serious misappropriation of cash attributed to the senior accountant. This is required to be communicated to
police
audit committee
IRS
management
audit committee
The audit committee is the appropriate group as it is a representative of governance. Governance communication is established in AU section 380.
Example Question #1 : Communication With Management
“Significant Difficulties” encountered through an audit that should be communicated to governance include:
Significant delays in management providing information
The unavailability of expected information
Restrictions imposed on the auditor
All of the answer choices are correct.
All of the answer choices are correct.
AU Section 380 identifies specific instances of communication. The instances included for communication to the government are significant delays, unavailability of information, and restrictions placed on auditors.
Example Question #2 : Communication With Management
According to AU 380, the auditor must communicate to those charged with governance all items related to the audit except those that:
Neither A and B
Are restricted by law
Both A and B
The auditor's judgment deems them immaterial
Both A and B
Auditors must communicate all items to governance except those that the auditors in their professional judgment deem immaterial. Auditors may also be restricted by law in their communication with governance.
Example Question #3 : Communication With Management
An auditor's communication with those charged with governance is required to include the:
Basis for the auditor's preliminary judgement about materiality
Discussion of disagreements with management about matters that significantly impact the financial statements
Assessment of the quality of the entity's earnings as compared to the previous year
Justification for the auditor's selection of sampling methods
Discussion of disagreements with management about matters that significantly impact the financial statements
The auditor should discuss with those charged with governance any significant disagreements with management, whether or not satisfactorily resolved, about matters that are significant to the financial statements or to the auditor's report.
Example Question #4 : Communication With Management
An auditor's communication of internal control related matters noted in an audit usually should be addressed to:
The chief financial officer
The chief accounting officer
The director of internal auditing
Management and those charged with governance
Management and those charged with governance
An auditor's communication of internal control related matters noted in an audit usually should be addressed to management and those charged with governance.
Example Question #5 : Communication With Management
An auditor should communicate a deficiency to a non-issuer client's management only either orally or in writing when there is a:
Control deficiency
Significant deficiency
None of the answer choices are correct
Material weakness
Control deficiency
Communication of deficiencies in internal control varies on reporting to management. Significant deficiencies and material weaknesses for example need to be communicated in writing.
Example Question #1 : Quality Control, Engagement Acceptance, Planning, & Internal Control
Auditors document the terms of engagement in:
Comfort Letter
Engagement Letter
Auditors Planning Letter
Management Representation Letter
Engagement Letter
An engagement letter outlines the terms of the engagement including management's expected responsibilities and the responsibilities of the auditor.
Example Question #155 : Cpa Auditing And Attestation (Aud)
A properly developed engagement letter should include:
Management responsibilities
The auditors’ responsibilities
Discussion of inherent limitations in the audit
All of the above
All of the above
A properly constructed engagement letter should discuss the responsibilities of the auditors, management as well as the risks and limitations of the audit engagement.
Example Question #1 : Quality Control, Engagement Acceptance, Planning, & Internal Control
Preplanning audit documentation includes
Confirmation letters
Overall audit strategy
Results of substantive tests
Internal control assessment
Overall audit strategy
A preplanning audit document will discuss the overall audit strategy. Planning an audit will include an internal control assessment, but not in the preplanning stage. Confirmation letters and substantive testing are part of the audit process.
Example Question #2 : Quality Control, Engagement Acceptance, Planning, & Internal Control
An audit supervisor reviewed the work performed by the staff to determine if the audit was adequately performed. The supervisor accomplished this by primarily reviewing which of the following?
Analytical procedures
Checklists
Financial statements
Working papers
Working papers
Audit documentation, or working papers, comprises the principal record of audit procedures performed, evidence obtained, and conclusions reached. Reviewing the working papers allows a supervisor to understand the work performed and the evidence obtained, and to evaluate whether the audit was adequately performed.
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