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It is not appropriate for the auditors' report to refer a reader to a financial statement note for details regarding a(an) :


A) Change in accounting principle.
B) Limitation in the scope of the audit.
C) Uncertainty.
D) Related party transaction.

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Which of the following is a "registration statement" that is filed with the SEC by a company planning to issue securities to the public?


A) Form 8-K.
B) Form S-1.
C) Form 10-Q.
D) Form 10-K.

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A public company's financial statements should be prepared following standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

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When financial statements of a prior period are presented on a comparative basis with financial statements of the current period,the continuing auditor is responsible for:


A) Expressing dual dated opinions.
B) Updating the report on the previous financial statements only if there has not been a change in the opinion.
C) Updating the report on the previous financial statements only if the previous report was qualified and the reasons for the qualification no longer exist.
D) Updating the report on the previous financial statements regardless of the opinion previously issued.

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Regulation S-X governs the form and content of financial statements filed with the SEC.

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Which of the following is least likely to result in qualification of the auditors' opinion due to a scope limitation?


A) Scope limitations imposed by the client.
B) Reliance placed upon the report of component auditors.
C) Inability to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence.
D) Inadequate accounting records.

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A basis for modification paragraph in the audit of the financial statements of a nonpublic company:


A) Is only included with qualified, adverse or disclaimers of opinion.
B) Is presented after the opinion paragraph.
C) Has a section title: Emphasis-of-Matter.
D) Must be included in all nonpublic company audit reports.

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Audit reports should be dated the date on which sufficient appropriate audit evidence has been collected.

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William & Plaud are group auditors for the Lowell Corporation.One of the subsidiaries of Lowell Corporation,Wilson Manufacturing Co.,is audited by Lyle & Adams. a.If William & Plaud make reference in their report to reliance on the report of the component auditors are they qualifying their opinion? Explain. b.Regardless of whether William & Plaud make reference to reliance on the report of the component auditors,they should perform certain procedures with respect to Lyle and Adams' audit.What are these procedures?

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When financial statements are affected by a material departure from generally accepted accounting principles,the auditors should:


A) Issue an unmodified opinion with a basis for modification paragraph.
B) Withdraw from the engagement.
C) Issue an "except for" qualification or an adverse opinion.
D) Issue an "except for" qualification or a disclaimer of opinion.

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Under which of the following set of circumstances might the auditors disclaim an opinion?


A) The financial statements contain a departure from generally accepted accounting principles, the effect of which is material.
B) The group auditors decide to make reference to the report of component auditor who audited a subsidiary.
C) There has been a material change between periods in the method of application of accounting principles.
D) There are significant scope limitations on the audit.

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When the auditor is unable to determine the amounts associated with noncompliance with a law by client personnel due to a scope limitation,the auditor should issue a(an) :


A) Standard unmodified opinion.
B) Disclaimer of opinion.
C) Adverse opinion.
D) Unmodified opinion with a separate emphasis-of-matter paragraph.

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The auditors include an emphasis-of-matter paragraph in report with an unmodified opinion in order to emphasize that the entity being reported upon is a subsidiary of another business enterprise.The inclusion of this paragraph:


A) Is appropriate and would not negate the unmodified opinion.
B) Is considered a qualification of the opinion.
C) Is a violation of generally accepted reporting standards if this information is disclosed in notes to the financial statements.
D) Necessitates a revision of the opinion paragraph to include the phrase "with the foregoing explanation."

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After performing all necessary procedures the predecessor auditors reissue a prior-period report on financial statements at the request of the client without revising the original wording.The predecessor auditors should:


A) Delete the date of the report.
B) Dual-date the report.
C) Use the reissue date.
D) Use the date of the previous report.

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When the auditors are unable to comply with generally accepted auditing standards,they should issue an opinion that is unmodified,but include an additional emphasis-of-matter paragraph in the report.

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In which of the following circumstances will it be most likely that an adverse opinion is considered appropriate?


A) The auditor is not independent with respect to the enterprise being audited.
B) The statements are not in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles due to a departure from GAAP with an immaterial effect on the financial statements.
C) The statements are not in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles regarding pension plans.
D) A client-imposed scope limitation prevents the auditor from obtaining sufficient appropriate audit evidence.

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Use the accompanying solution sheet to reply to the eight situations below that relate to the audit of financial statements of nonpublic companies.Unless indicated otherwise,assume that material amounts are involved.Do not consider including an emphasis of matter paragraph in an "auditor discretionary" circumstance. Situations: 1.A company has departed from GAAP. 2.A company's inventory records were deficient and the auditor was required to satisfy herself that the inventory was properly stated using alternative procedures.She is satisfied that she has sufficient appropriate evidence. 3.In auditing a client,an auditor has determined that substantial doubt exists about an entity's ability to continue as a going concern. 4.A group auditor decides not to take responsibility for the work of the component auditor who audited a 70% owned subsidiary and issued an unmodified opinion.The total assets and revenues of the subsidiary are 5% and 8%,respectively,of the total assets and revenues of the entity being audited. 5.A company changes from FIFO to LIFO for inventory valuation and the auditor concurs with the change.The change has a material effect on the comparability of the entity's financial statements this year,but is expected to have an immaterial effect in the future. 6.Inadequate record retention policies by the client have resulted in a situation in which a CPA is unable to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence with respect to a material account. 7.A CPA has decided to emphasize in the audit report that the company she audited is a component of XYZ Company,its parent. 8.A client has changed its estimate of likely doubtful accounts from 2% of credit sales to 3%.The auditor believes the change to be reasonable. Reply as to the type of opinion and other modification to the audit report as follows:

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An auditor has been asked to report on the balance sheet of Kane Company but not on the other basic financial statements.The auditor will have access to all information underlying the basic financial statements.Under these circumstances,the auditor:


A) May accept the engagement.
B) May accept the engagement but must disclaim an opinion because of an inability to apply the procedures considered necessary.
C) Should refuse the engagement because there is a client-imposed scope limitation.
D) Should refuse the engagement because of a departure from generally accepted auditing standards.

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Doe,an independent auditor,was engaged to perform an audit of the financial statements of Ally Incorporated one month after its fiscal year had ended.Although the inventory count was not observed by Doe,and accounts receivable were not confirmed by direct communication with debtors,Doe was able to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence by applying alternative auditing procedures.Doe's audit report will probably contain:


A) A standard unmodified opinion.
B) An unmodified opinion and an emphasis-of-matter paragraph.
C) Either a qualified opinion or a disclaimer of opinion.
D) An "except for" qualification.

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If an accounting change has no material effect on the financial statements in the current year,but the change is reasonably certain to have a material effect in later years,the change should be:


A) Referred to in the auditor's report for the current year.
B) Disclosed in the notes to the financial statements of the current year.
C) Disclosed in the notes to the financial statements and referred to in the auditor's report for the current year.
D) Treated as a subsequent event.

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