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Advanced Audit Principles and Practice
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Question 1

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Which of the following is not one of the major categories of auditor's services?
Answer
  • Assurance engagements dealing with subject matters other than historical financial information
  • Related service engagements
  • Compilation engagement
  • The audit or review of historical financial information

Question 2

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Which of the following is not one of five elements exhibited by all assurance engagements?
Answer
  • Suitable criteria
  • A multi-party relationship involving a practitioner, a responsible party, those in charge of governance and the intended users
  • A subject matter
  • Evidence

Question 3

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Which of the following is one of the basic elements required to be included in the assurance report according to International Standards on Assurance Engagements 2000?
Answer
  • A paragraph explaining the intention to the engagement
  • Summarization of work undertaken
  • Identification of the intended user
  • The results of the internal control tests

Question 4

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What is the type of assurance engagement that has as its subject matter non-historical financial information?
Answer
  • Prospective financial information
  • Review of financial statements
  • Special purpose engagement
  • Agreed-upon procedures

Question 5

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Under what circumstances will a company get a qualified opinion in a review engagement?
Answer
  • If matters that impair a true and fair view have come to the auditor's attention
  • If the auditor can only offer limited assurance
  • If matters that impair a true and fair view have not come to the auditor's attention
  • When the effect of the matter is so material and pervasive to the financial statements that a qualification is not adequate

Question 6

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How does the related services framework differ from the assurance framework?
Answer
  • Related services claim compliance with ISAEs
  • Related services engagements do not result in an opinion
  • Related services enhance the degree of confidence intended users can have
  • Related services claim compliance with ISAs

Question 7

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In an agreed-upon procedures engagement what matters generally have to be agreed between auditor and management?
Answer
  • Nature, timing and extent of the specific procedures to be applied
  • Identification of the corporate governance framework
  • The skills of the audit team
  • The intended user of the report

Question 8

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An auditor makes inquiries of inventory control and sales personnel concerning possible obsolete or slow moving inventory to support management's financial statement assertion:
Answer
  • Rights and obligations
  • Valuation
  • Occurrence
  • Existence

Question 9

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Which of the following considerations of fraud and error by the auditor is not required by ISA 240?
Answer
  • When the auditor encounters circumstances that may indicate that there is a material misstatement in the financial statements resulting from fraud or error, the auditor should inform regulatory institutions
  • Based on the risk assessment the auditor should design audit procedures to obtain reasonable assurance that material misstatements arising from fraud and error are detected
  • The auditor should be satisfied that those charged with governance have been informed of any material weaknesses in internal control related to the prevention and detection of fraud
  • The auditor should communicate to management any material weaknesses in internal control related to the prevention or detection of fraud and error

Question 10

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Which of the following is not a benefit of international auditing standards?
Answer
  • Foreign investors are more likely to channel funds into a developing country
  • Encourage and assist developing nations to adopt national standards
  • Financial statement disclosure is more consistent
  • Investors can more readily comprehend a set of financial statements drawn up in another country

Question 11

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Which of the following standards are not issued by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board?
Answer
  • International Standards on Quality Control
  • International Auditing Practice Statements
  • International Standard on Assurance Engagements
  • International Financial Reporting Standards

Question 12

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Financial involvement with a client will affect independence and may lead a reasonable observer to conclude that independence has been impaired. Which of the following is not a form of financial involvement with a client?
Answer
  • Loans to or from the client
  • Financial interest resulting from being an administrator of any trust with a financial interest in the client
  • Financial interest in a joint venture with a client
  • Fees paid for audit engagement

Question 13

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Which of the following might be a commonly used guideline related to a financial statement materiality base?
Answer
  • 2 % to 4 % of net income before taxes
  • 15 % to 20% of current assets
  • 5 % to 10% of long-term liabilities
  • 1/2 % to 2% of total assets

Question 14

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The auditor with the responsibility for reporting is:
Answer
  • The external auditor
  • The internal auditor
  • The group auditor
  • The other auditor

Question 15

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All of the following factors influence the continuance of an existing auditor-client relationship except:
Answer
  • The balance of client fees owed
  • Excessive risk
  • Pending litigation between client and auditor
  • Inability to obtain a management representations letter

Question 16

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Which of the following matters is not ordinarily included in a management representation letter?
Answer
  • Amount of potential loss from litigation, including court costs
  • Management's acknowledgment of its responsibility for the fair presentation of financial statements
  • Disclosure of compensating balances and other arrangements involving restrictions on cash balances
  • Plans or intentions that may affect the carrying value or classification of assets

Question 17

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When a principal auditor uses the work of another auditor he must document:
Answer
  • The professional qualifications, independence and professional competence of the other auditor
  • Procedures to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence that the work of the other auditor is adequate is all the consideration necessary
  • The impact of internal controls on the work of the other auditor
  • The audit area in which the work was performed by the other auditor

Question 18

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Which of the following would be considered a 'self-interest threat'?
Answer
  • Potential employment with an assurance client
  • Acting as the client's advocate in a legal proceeding
  • When a member of the assurance team was previously a director or officer of the assurance client
  • A member of the assurance team has a close family member who is a director or officer of the assurance client

Question 19

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Financial involvement with a client will affect independence and may lead a reasonable observer to conclude that independence has been impaired. Which of the following is not a form of financial involvement with a client?
Answer
  • Loans to or from the client
  • Financial interest resulting from being an administrator of any trust with a financial interest in the client
  • Financial interest in a joint venture with a client
  • Fees paid for audit engagement

Question 20

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Important determinants of audit fees all of the following except:
Answer
  • The size of the audit firm
  • The type of client - whether the auditee is an existing client or not
  • The size of the auditee and the geographical dispersion
  • The quality of the auditee's internal control system

Question 21

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According to the profession's ethical standards, an auditor would be considered independent in which of the following instances?
Answer
  • The auditor's savings account, which is fully insured by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), is held at a client financial institution
  • The auditor is also the lawyer who advises the client as its general counsel.
  • An employee of the auditor serves as treasurer of a charitable organization that is a client.
  • The client owes the auditor fees for two consecutive annual audits.

Question 22

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The risk that audit evidence for a segment will fail to detect misstatements exceeding performance materiality levels is:
Answer
  • Audit risk.
  • Control risk.
  • Inherent risk.
  • Planned detection risk

Question 23

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In an assurance engagement, the responsible party can also be an intended user.
Answer
  • Never
  • If there is more than one intended user
  • If there are more than ten intended users
  • In exceptional circumstances

Question 24

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Which of the following is NOT a duty of the audit committee?
Answer
  • Special Investigations
  • Review of internal controls
  • Monitor the effectiveness of external auditor
  • Liaison with external controls

Question 25

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It is the responsibility of the………..to ensure a client’s operations are conducted in accordance with laws and regulations
Answer
  • The external auditor
  • Management
  • Audit committee members
  • The component auditor

Question 26

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The materiality level for a component is determined by
Answer
  • The internal auditor
  • The component auditor
  • The group engagement team
  • The external auditor

Question 27

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The group engagement partner is responsible for the:
Answer
  • A. Direction and supervision of the audit group
  • B. Provision of essential technical information
  • C. Participation in the policy making process
  • A and B
  • A and C
  • B and C
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