This is a timed quiz.
You have 45 minutes to complete the 25 questions in this quiz.
Evidence is used by which of the following professionals?
Auditors
Scientists
Lawyers
All of the above
An _________ programme is a list of audit procedures for an audit area or an entire audit.
Control
Evidence
Data
Audit
Characteristics that effect the reliability of evidence include:
Independence of provider
Timeliness of evidence
Auditors direct knowledge
The following are all types of audit evidence except:
Analytical procedures
Physical examination
Organization
Confirmation
An insurance policy is an example of:
External documents
Other
Internal documents
Both external and internal documents
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires auditors of public companies to retain audit files for no less than:
Ten years
Twenty years
Three years
Seven years
Which of the following is an example of a supporting schedule which is support of specific amounts on the client's financial statements?
A. Reconciliation
B. Scanning
C. Trial balances
A and B only
C and B only
A and C only
If an auditor believes the financial statements of a client are not fairly presented then the auditor should:
Notify users through an auditor report
Report the findings to the government
Notify the external users by advertising its findings
Fair representation in the financial statements:
Rest with the creditors
Rests with the shareholder
Rests with the auditors
Rests with the management
When an auditor believes a client is involved in illegal acts, the auditor should:
Help the client destroy all evidence of the illegal act
Go to management at a level above those likely to be involved in the potential illegal act
Withdraw from the engagement immediately
Go to the press
Audit objectives should be estimated for each of the following except:
Management Reports
Balances
Transactions
Presentations and Disclosures
_____________ uses comparison and relationship to assess whether account balances or other data appear reasonable.
Test of details
Internal details
Walk through tests
___________ judgment should be used when setting and applying materiality guidelines.
Professional
Minimum
Amateur
Maximum
Materiality is allocated to accounts on the balance sheet while keeping the following items in mind:
Certain accounts
Audit costs of the allocation
Overstatements and understatements
All the above
The risk that the portion of the population selected for review does not accurately represent the population, is what type of risk?
Sampling
Detection
Inherent
As inherent risk increases, planned detection risk
Stays the same
Increases
Decreases
Becomes negative
If the level of audit assurance is 97%, the level of acceptable audit risks is
7%
3%
5%
10%
In evaluating engagement risks, the auditor should be aware of items such as:
The clients previous year's profits
The clients method of financing growth
The client liquidity position
Factors affecting inherent risks include:
A. Non routine transaction
B. Internal controls
C. Initial audit
B and C only
The major limitation of using the audit risk model is the:
Objective nature of its components
There is no limitation to the model
Application of the model
Subjective nature of its components
Because of legal liability and loss of professional reputation most auditors are concerned about:
A. Status- quo auditing
B. Over-auditing
C. Under-auditing
Materiality and risk are_________ related.
Inversely
Directly
Equally
None of the above
_________ smoothing is a form of earning management in which revenues and expenses are shifted between periods to reduce fluctuations in earnings.
Expense
Equity
Revenue
Income
Fraudulent financial reporting may be contributed to:
External Performance Pressures
Lack of Segregation of Duties
Internal Performance Pressures
If an auditor discovers fraud, an auditor should:
Conduct further investigations
Approach the appropriate level of management
Consider withdrawing from the audit if the fraud is significant