Financial Statement Audits Flashcards

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Types of Interpretive Publications

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1) Appendices to the SAS
2) Auditing Interpretations of SASs
3) Auditing guidance included in the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guides
4) AICPA auditing Statements of Position

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10 Original AICPA Auditing Standards used by the PCAOB

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TID-PIE-GCDO

1) Training
2) Independence
3) Due Care

4) Planning and Supervision
5) Internal Control
6) Evidence

7) GAAP
8) Consistency
9) Disclosure
10) Opinion

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3
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3 Main Categories of the 10 Auditing Standards

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1) General
2) Field Work
3) Reporting

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4 Primary theme of the new clarified auditing standards

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PR-PR

1) Purpose/Premise
2) Responsibilities
3) Performance
4) Reporting

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The 7 principles of the claried auditing standards are not requirments and have no authoritative status (T/F)

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True

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Interpretive publications are not considered to be auditing standards (T/F)

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True

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Statements on Auditing Standards (SASs) constitute what?

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Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS)

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Who issues SASs

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Auditing Standards Board

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9
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What two principals underline SASs

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Materiality & Audit Risk

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The Auditing Standards Board is part of what Organization?

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American Institute of CPAs (AICPA)

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The Auditing Standards Board promulgates what?

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1) Statements on Auditing Standards (SASs)
2) Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE)
3) Statements on Quality Control Standards (SQCS)

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12
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Who governs Governmental Audits?

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Government Accountability Office (GAO) with the GAGAS

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13
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What is the “Purpose” of the audit

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Provide an opinion

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What is the “Premise” of the audit

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Management has the responsibility for

  1. Financial Statements
  2. Providing the auditor with information
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What are the “Responsibilities” of an auditor?

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Competence
Capabilities
Ethics
Professional Skepticism

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16
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What is the “Performance” standard of an audit

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Same of fieldwork standards under PCAOB

17
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What are the 4 main sections of a unmodified report?

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  1. Intro (technically has not title)
  2. Management’s responsibility for the Financial Statements
  3. Auditor’s Responsibility
  4. Opinion
18
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The Statements on Auditing Standards issued by the Auditing Standards board comprise what?

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GAAS

19
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Evidence must have what 2 qualities?

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Sufficient & Appropriate

20
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What two concepts are the basis for the audit?

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Materiality & Audit Risk

21
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2 Categories of Professional Requirments

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  1. Unconditional (must)

2. Presumptively Mandatory (should)

22
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Six Elements of Quality Control

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LEAH - EM

  1. Leadership
  2. Ethics
  3. Acceptance/Continuance
  4. HR
  5. Engagement Performance
  6. Monitoring
23
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How often should an accounting firm get written confirmation of independence from it’s staff?

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Annually

24
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Substantive Procedures are broken-down into what categories and sub-categories?

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  1. Analytical Procedures
  2. Test of Details
    a. Ending Balance
    b. Transactions
25
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Where is GAAP referenced in the Unmodified Audit Report?

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  1. Opinion paragraph

2. Management’s Responsibilities Paragraph

26
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Where is GAAS referenced in the Unmodified Audit Report?

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Auditor’s Responsibilities

27
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SSARS stands for what and relates to what services?

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Statements on Standards of Accounting and Review Services

  1. Compilations
  2. Reviews
28
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SSAEs stands for what and relates to what services?

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Statements on Standards of Attestation Engagements

- Opinion on something other than the financials

29
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Level of assurance for Audit, Review, and Compliation

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Audit - HIGH
Review - LOW
Compilation - NONE