Chapter 1 Multiple-Choice Questions
1. easy c
Recording, classifying, and summarizing economic events in a logical manner for the purpose of providing financial information for decision making is commonly called: a. finance. . auditing. c. accounting. d. economics.
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"n the audit of historical financial statements, #hich of the follo#ing accounting ases is the most common$ a. Regulatory accounting principles. . Cash asis of accounting. c. %ene %enera rally lly acc accep epte ted d accou account ntin ing g princ princip iple les. s. d. &i'u &i'uid idat atio ion n asi asiss of acco accoun untin ting. g.
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)ny service that re'uires a C*) firm to issue a report aout the reliaility of an assertion that is made y another party is a+n: a. accounting and ookkeeping service. . attestation service. c. assurance se service ice. d. ta se service.
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/hree common types of attestation services are: a. audits, revie#s, an and 0other attestation services. . audits, verifications, and 0other attestation services. c. revie# revie#s, s, verif verifica ication tions, s, and and 0other 0other attesta attestation tion servic services. es. d. audit audits, s, revi revie# e#s, s, and and ver verif ific icat ation ions. s.
2. +345 easy d
/he organization that is responsile for providing oversight for auditors of pulic companies is called the 66666666. a. )uditing 3tandards 7oard. . )merican "nstitute of Certified *ulic )ccountants. c. *ul *ulic ic 4ve 4versig rsight ht 7oar oard. d. *ul *ulic ic Comp Compan any y )cco )ccoun untin ting g 4vers 4versig ight ht 7oar 7oard. d.
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*roviding 'uantitative information that management and others can use to make decisions is the function of: a. management information systems. . auditing. c. finance. d. accounting.
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3a 3aran anes-4 es-4 ley ley )ct app appli lies es to #hic #hich h of of the the fo follo# llo#in ing g com compa pani niees$ )ll companies. *rivately held companies. *ulic comp mpaanies. )ll pulic pulic compan companies ies and and private privately ly held companies companies #ith assets assets greater greater than than 92 92 million. million.
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)n audit of historical financial statements most commonly includes the: a. alance sheet, the income statement, and the statement of cash flo#s. . income statement, the statement of cash flo#s, and the statement of net #orking capital. c. statement of cash flo#s, the alance sheet, and the retained earnings statement. d. alance sheet, the income statement, and the statement of cash flo#s.
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/he 66666666666 rate may e defined as approimately the rate a ank could earn y investing in >.3. treasury notes for the same length as the length of a usiness loan. a. nominal . stated c. risk-free d. prevailing
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/he use of the Certified *ulic )ccountant title is regulated y: a. the federal government. . state la# through a licensing department or agency of each state. c. the )merican "nstitute of Certified *ulic )ccountants through the licensing departments of the ta and auditing committees. d. the 3ecurities and ?change Commission.
11. medium c
)n operational audit has as one of its o@ectives to: a. determine #hether the financial statements fairly present the entityAs operations. . evaluate the feasiility of attaining the entityAs operational o@ectives. c. make recommendations for improving performance. d. report on the entityAs relative success in attaining profit maimization.
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)n audit of historical financial statements is most often performed to determine #hether the: a. organization is operating efficiently and effectively. . entity is follo#ing specific procedures or rules set do#n y some higher authority. c. management team is fulfilling its fiduciary responsiilities to shareholders. d. none of these choices.
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)n eamination of part of an organizationAs procedures and methods for the purpose of evaluating efficiency and effectiveness is #hat type of audit$ a. 4perational audit. . Compliance audit. c. Binancial statement audit. d. *roduction audit.
1. medium
)n audit to determine #hether an entity is follo#ing specific procedures or rules set do#n y some higher authority is classified as a+n: a. audit of financial statements. . compliance audit. c. operational audit. d. production audit.
12. medium d
hich of the follo#ing is a type of audit evidence$ a. 4ral responses to the auditor from employees of the company under audit. . ritten communications from company employees or outsiders. c. 4servations made y an auditor. d. ?vidence may take any of the aove forms.
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hich of the follo#ing services provides the lo#est level of assurance on a financial statement$ a. ) revie#. . )n audit. c. Deither service provides assurance on financial statements. d. ?ach service provides the same level of assurance on financial statements.
1;. medium c
/he three re'uirements for ecoming a C*) include all ut #hich of the follo#ing$ a. >niform C*) eamination re'uirement. . ?ducational re'uirements. c. Character re'uirements. d. ?perience re'uirement.
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"n 0auditing financial accounting data, the primary concern is #ith: a. determining #hether recorded information properly reflects the economic events that occurred during the accounting period. . determining if fraud has occurred. c. determining if taale income has een calculated correctly. d. analyzing the financial information to e sure that it complies #ith government re'uirements.
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Binancial statement users often receive unreliale financial information from companies. hich of the follo#ing is not a common reason for this$ a. Comple usiness transactions. . &arge amounts of data. c. &ack of firsthand kno#ledge aout the usiness. d. ?ach of these choices is a common reason for unreliale financial information.
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hich of the follo#ing is not a /rust 3ervices principle as defined y the )"C*) or C"C)$ a. 4nline privacy. . )vailaility. c. *rocessing integrity. d. 4perational integrity.
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hich one of the follo#ing is more difficult to evaluate o@ectively$ a. *resentation of financial statements in accordance #ith generally accepted accounting principles. . Compliance #ith government regulations. c. ?fficiency and effectiveness of operations. d. )ll three of the aove are e'ually difficult.
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/he 3aranes-4ley )ct prohiits a C*) firm that audits a pulic company from providing #hich of the follo#ing types of services to that company$ a. Revie#s of 'uarterly financial statements. . *reparation of corporate ta returns. c. Most consulting services. d. /a services.
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hich of the follo#ing audits can e regarded as generally eing a compliance audit$ a. "R3 agentsA eaminations of tapayer returns. . %)4 auditorAs evaluation of the computer operations of governmental units. c. )n internal auditorAs revie# of a companyAs payroll authorization procedures. d. ) C*) firmAs audit of the local school district.
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hich of the follo#ing can e significantly affected y an audit$ a. 7usiness risk.
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"nformation risk. /he risk-free interest rate. "nherent risk.
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/he trait that distinguishes auditors from accountants is the: a. auditorAs aility to interpret accounting principles generally accepted in the >nited 3tates. . auditorAs education eyond the 7achelorAs degree. c. auditorAs aility to interpret B)37 3tatements. d. auditorAs accumulation and interpretation of evidence related to a companyAs financial statements.
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)ttestation services on information technology include e/rust services and 3ys/rust services. hich of the follo#ing statements most accurately descries 3ys/rust services$ a. 3ys/rust services provide assurance on usiness processes, transaction integrity and information processes. . 3ys/rust services provide assurance on system reliaility in critical areas such as security and data integrity. c. ys/rust services provide assurance on internal control over financial reporting. d. 3ys/rust services provide assurance as to #hether accounting personnel are follo#ing procedures prescried y the company controller.
?ssay Questions !;. easy
Eiscuss the three primary re'uirements for ecoming a C*). )ns#er: /he three primary re'uirements for ecoming a C*) are: Educational requirement . )n undergraduate degree #ith a ma@or in accounting is re'uired. Most states no# re'uire 12 semester hours for licensure and some states re'uire 12 semester hours efore taking the C*) eam. Uniform CPA examination requirement . /his is a four-part eam #ith components on auditing and attestation, financial accounting and reporting, regulation, and usiness environment and concepts. Experience requirement . /he eperience re'uirement varies from state to state #ith some states re'uiring no eperience, #hile other states re'uire up to t#o years of audit eperience. •
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/#o types of attestation services provided y C*) firms are audits and revie#s. Eiscuss the similarities and differences et#een these t#o types of attestation services. hich type provides the least assurance$ )ns#er: /#o primary types of attestation services are: audits of historical financial statements and revie#s of historical financial statements. hile oth services involve the accumulation and evaluation of evidence regarding assertions made y management in the companyAs financial statements, a revie# involves a less etensive eamination and provides a lo#er level of assurance aout the clientAs financial statements than an audit.
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Eiscuss the differences and similarities et#een the roles of accountants and auditors. hat additional epertise must an auditor possess eyond t hat of an accountant$ )ns#er: /he role of accountants is to record, classify, and summarize economic events in a logical manner for the purpose of providing financial information for decision making. /o do this, accountants must have a sound understanding of the principles and rules that provide the asis for preparing the financial information. "n addition, accountants are responsile for developing systems to ensure that the entityAs economic events are properly recorded on a timely asis and at a reasonale cost. /he role of auditors is to determine #hether the financial information prepared y accountants properly reflects the economic events that occurred. /o do this, the auditor must not only understand the principles and rules that provide the asis for preparing financial information, ut must also possess epertise in the accumulation and evaluation of audit evidence. "t is this latter epertise that distinguishes auditors from accountants.
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Eiscuss the similarities and differences et#een financial statement audits, operational audits, and compliance audits. %ive an eample of each type. )ns#er: Binancial statement audits, operational audits, and compliance audits are similar in that each type of audit involves accumulating and evaluating evidence aout information to ascertain and report on the degree of correspondence et#een the information and estalished criteria. /he differences et#een each type of audit are the information eing eamined and the criteria used to evaluate the information. )n eample of a financial statement audit #ould e the annual audit of "7M Corporation, in #hich the eternal auditors eamine "7MAs financial statements to determine the degree of correspondence et#een those financial statements and generally accepted accounting principles. )n eample of an operational audit #ould e an internal auditorAs evaluation of #hether the companyAs computerized payroll-processing system is operating efficiently and effectively. )n eample of a compliance audit #ould e an "R3 auditorAs eamination of an entityAs federal ta return to determine the degree of compliance #ith the "nternal Revenue Code.
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Eiscuss the similarities and differences et#een the roles of independent auditors, %)4 auditors, internal revenue agents, and internal audit ors. )ns#er: /he roles of all four types of auditors are similar in that they involve the accumulation and evaluation of evidence aout information to ascertain and report on the degree of correspondence et#een the information and estalished criteria. /he differences in their roles center around the information audited and the criteria used to evaluate that information. "ndependent auditors primarily audit companiesA financial statements. %)4 auditorsA primary responsiility is to perform the audit function for Congress. "R3 auditors are responsile for the enforcement of federal ta la#s. "nternal auditors primarily perform operational and compliance audits for their empl oying company.
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hat is an engagement to attest on internal control over financial reporting$ )ns#er: 3ection of the 3aranes-4ley )ct re'uires pulic companies to report managementAs assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. /he )ct further re'uires auditors to attest to the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. /his evaluation, #hich is integrated #ith the audit of financial statements, provides for#ard-looking information, ecause effective internal controls reduce the likelihood of future misstatements in the financial statements.
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/o do an audit, it is necessary for information to e in a verifiale form and some criteria y #hich the auditor can evaluate the information. +) hat information and criteria #ould an independent C*) firm use #hen auditing a companyAs historical financial statements$ +7 hat information and criteria #ould an "nternal Revenue 3ervice auditor use #hen auditing that same companyAs ta return$ +C hat information and criteria #ould an internal auditor use #hen performing an operational audit to evaluate #hether the companyAs computerized payroll processing system is operating efficiently and effectively$ )ns#er: +) /he information used y a C*) firm in a financial statement audit is the financial information in the companyAs financial statements. /he most commonly used criteria are accounting principles generally accepted in the >nit ed 3tates. +7 /he information used y an "R3 auditor is the financial information in the companyAs federal ta return. /he criteria are the internal revenue code and interpretations. +C /he information used y an internal auditor #hen performing an operational audit of the payroll system could include various items such as the numer of errors made, costs incurred y the payroll department, and numer of payroll records processed each month. /he criteria #ould consist of company standards for departmental efficiency and effectiveness.
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?plain #hat is meant y information risk, and discuss the four causes of this risk. )ns#er: "nformation risk is the possiility that information upon #hich a usiness decision is made is inaccurate. Bour causes of information risk are: remoteness of information, iases and motives of the provider, voluminous data, and comple echange transactions. • • • •
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)ttestation services fall into five categories. hat are these categories$ )ns#er: /he five categories of attestation services include: audits of historical financial statements, attestation on internal control over financial reporting, revie#s of historical financial statements, attestation services on information technology, and other attestation services that may e applied to a road range of su@ect matter. • • • • •
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Eiscuss four factors that are likely to significantly reduce information risk in the net five to ten years. )ns#er: Bour factors that are likely to significantly reduce information risk in the net five to ten years are: technological advances, more companies #ill go on-line, reducing the risk of investors otaining outdated information, ne# accounting and auditing standards, and auditors #ill find more efficient and effective audit techni'ues. • •
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4ther 4@ective )ns#er Bormat Questions (;. easy a
/he criteria y #hich an auditor evaluates the information under audit may vary #ith the information eing audited. a. /rue . Balse
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/he criteria used y an eternal auditor to evaluate pulished financial statements are kno#n as generally accepted auditing standards. a. /rue . Balse
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/he 3aranes-4ley )ct estalishes standards related to the audits of privately held companies. a. /rue . Balse
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/he 3aranes-4ley )ct is #idely vie#ed as having ushered in s#eeping changes to auditing and financial reporting. a. /rue . Balse
1. easy
4nly companies that file annual statements #ith the 3ecurities and ?change Commission are re'uired to have an annual eternal audit. a. /rue . Balse
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/he financial statements most commonly audited y eternal auditors are the alance sheet, the income statement, and the statement of changes in retained earnings. a. /rue . Balse
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/he primary purpose of a compliance audit is to determine #hether the financial statements are prepared in compliance #ith generally accepted accounting principles. a. /rue . Balse
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Results of compliance audits are typically reported to someone #ithin the organizational unit eing audited rather than to a road spectrum of outside users. a. /rue . Balse
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/he primary role of the >nited 3tates %eneral )ccounting 4ffice is the enforcement of the federal ta la#s as defined y Congress and interpreted y the courts. a. /rue . Balse
8. medium
C*) firms are never allo#ed to provide ookkeeping services for audit clients. a. /rue . Balse
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3ection of the 3aranes-4ley )ct re'uires pulic companies to have an eternal auditor attest to their internal control over financial reporting. a. /rue . Balse
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/he 3aranes-4ley )ct re'uires a companyAs chairman of the oard of directors, C?4, and CB4 to certify the companyAs financial statements. a. /rue . Balse
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/he criterion that is most likely to e used as a frame#ork in evaluating a companyAs internal control over financial reporting under 3ection of the 3aranes-4ley )ct is the Enterprise Risk Management frame#ork . a. /rue . Balse
2. challenging a
Most pulic companiesA audited financial statements are availale on the 3?CAs ?E%)R dataase. a. /rue . Balse
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