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You determine that there is a reasonable possibility that any one of them could result in a misstatement that is significant.
Meryll Company's management identified a material weakness prior to the "as of" date and implemented controls to correct it.
Inadequate segregation of duties over certain information system access controls.
Assume that First Coast's auditor is issuing a combined report for the financial statement audit and audit of internal control.
Identify the errors and omissions contained in the auditor's report as drafted by the staff accountant.
Brown, CPA, is auditing the financial statements of Big Z Wholesaling, Inc., a continuing audit client, for the year ended January 31, 2015.
Specify whether the report identifies any material weaknesses, and if so briefly describe the nature of the issue.
Distinguish between nonstatistical and statistical sampling. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using statistical sampling?
Define attribute sampling. Why is this sampling technique appropriate for tests of controls?
In performing certain audit procedures, the auditor may encounter voided documents, inapplicable documents, or missing documents, or the auditor .
How should the results of a nonstatistical test of controls sample be evaluated in terms of considering sampling risk?
What conclusion should Austen reach about each control procedure? Justify your answer.
An auditor has haphazardly selected 30 sales invoices to be examined for proper pricing of the goods purchased by the customer.
What are the remaining steps in the outline that Jacobs should include in the statistical test of sales invoices?
Based on the sample results, what allowance for sampling risk is included in the computed upper deviation rate of 7.8?
How is the sampling unit defined when monetary-unit sampling is used for statistical sampling?
How does the use of probability-proportional-to-size selection provide an increased chance of sampling larger items?
How do the desired confidence level, risk of material misstatement, and tolerable and expected misstatements affect the sample size in a nonstatistical .
What is the decision rule for determining the acceptability of sample results when classical variables sampling is used?
Hon Zhu, staff accountant, performed the audit procedures listed in the inventory audit program for each sample item.
Discuss how you would assess the reliability of the entity's records for developing the allowance for return of unsold books.
Prepare a memo describing EDI and image-processing systems. Discuss the implications of each for the auditor's consideration of audit evidence.
What are management's incentives for establishing and maintaining strong internal control?
What are the major differences between a substantive strategy and a reliance strategy when the auditor considers internal control in planning an audit?
What is meant by the concept of reasonable assurance in terms of internal control? What are the inherent limitations of internal control?