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1:gUnderstandgwhygstudyinggau
ditinggcangbegvaluablegtogyougw
1 29 30
hethergorgnotgyougplangtogbeco
megangauditor,gandgwhygitgisgdif
ferentgfromgstudying
accounting.
LOg1-
2:gUnderstandgthegdemandgforga
2,3,4 13,14,20 24,25 29
uditinggandgbegablegtogexplaingth
egdesiredgcharacteristicsgof
auditorsgandgauditgservices.
LOg1-3:gKnowgthegbasic
definitiongofgagfinancialgstatementg 5,6 13,14,15,16 25
audit.
LOg1-
4:gUnderstandgthreegfundamenta
7 17,18 25
lgconceptsgthatgunderliegfinancia
lgstatement
auditing.
LOg1-5:gUnderstandgwhy
samplinggisgimportantgingangaudit. 8
LOg1-
6:gBegablegtogdescribegthegbasic EWMC
gfinancialgstatementgauditinggpro
9,g10 17,19,20 26
cessgandgthegphasesgingwhichga
ngauditgisgcarriedgout.
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7:gKnowgwhatgangauditgreportgis 11 21,22,23 27,28
gandgunderstandgthe
naturegofgangunqualifiedgreport.
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8:gUnderstandghowgtechnologyg
andgauditgdataganalyticsgaregcha
nginggauditsgingexcitinggways.
LOg1-9:gUnderstandgwhygauditing
demandsglogic,greasoning,gandgres 12 30
ourcefulness.
NOTE:gReferencesgtogauditinggstandardsgingtheginstructorgmanualgfollowgagsimilargconventiongtogthatgfollowe
dgingthegtext:gAICPAgstandardsgwillgbegreferencedgbygclarifiedgAUgsectiongandgPCAOBgstandardsgwillgbegrefer
encedgbygAuditinggStandardg(AS)gnumber.
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Whengstudentsgentergthegfirstgintroductorygclass,gtheygseldomgunderstandgwhatgassurancegorgaudi
tinggentails.gGenerally,gtheygwillgnotghavegreadgChapterg1gbeforegclass,gsogit‘sgimportantgtogspend
gthegtimegnecessarygduringgthegfirstgclassgtogcapturegstudents‘gattentiongandgstimulategtheirgintere
stgingauditing.
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,Introduction
Afterggoinggovergthegclassgexpectations,gwegspendgthegfirstgpartgofgclassgdiscussinggandgillust
ratinggthegdemandgforgauditinggandgthegrolegofgauditinggingsociety.gIfgstudentsgaregtogbegintereste
dgandgexcitedgtogdiggingandglearngthisgdauntinggnewgmaterial,gtheygneedgtogbegconvincedgthatgitgis
gimportantgandguseful.gThus,gwegalsogemphasizegthatgthegconceptsgunderlyinggauditinggareguseful
gingmanygcontextsgothergthangauditing,gincludinggconsultinggandgmanagement.
Latergingthegclass,gwegmightgaskgthegstudentsghowgtheygwouldgauditgthegautomobilegrevenues
g(sayg$100gbillion)gofgaglargegautomobilegmanufacturer.gWegtellgthemgthatgeachgcargandgtruckghas
ganginvoicegongthegwindowgandgingthegcompany'sgcomputergsystem,gandgthatg8gmilliongcarsgandgt
rucksgweregsold.gWegthengaskgthemghowgmanyginvoicesgoutgofg8gmilliongtheygwantgtogexaminegi
ngordergtogverifygtheg$100gbilliongofgrevenuesgingthegfinancialgstatements.gOfgcourse,gyougwillgge
tgsomegoutlandishganswersg(e.g.,g400,000ginvoices).gWegeventuallygtellgthemgthatgyougmaygnotglo
okgatganyginvoicesgandgthatgyougmaygrelygsolelygongthegcompany‘sginternalgcontrolsgingconjuncti
ongwithgagcarefulgratioganalysisgorgothergtypegofganalyticalgprocedure.gThisgtypegofgexamplegquic
klyggetsgthegstudents'gattentiongthatgauditingginvolvesgagsubstantialgamountgofgjudgmentgandgcom
mongsense.
[LOg1-1]gTipsgforgLearninggAuditing
Wegspendgagfewgminutesgongthisgsectiongemphasizinggthegdifferencesgbetweengthegstudygofga
ccountingg(whichgtheygaregverygfamiliargwith)gandgthegstudygofgauditingg(whichgtheygaregnot).g W
egtrygtogmakegsuregtheygunderstandgwhatgauditinggfocusesgongandghowgitgisgmuchgmoregconceptu
algthangtheirgothergaccountinggcourses.gWegintroducegthegideagofgag―toolgkit‖gandghowgitgrelatesg
togwhatgwegwillgbegcoveringgduringgthegcourse.
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Wegspendgagreasonablegamountgofgtimegduringgthegfirstglecturegdiscussinggwhygtheregisgagde
mandgforgauditinggandgassurancegservices.gManygstudentsgthinkgthatgthegdemandgforgauditinggisgd
rivengbygthegrequirementsgofgthegSecuritiesglaws.gItgisgimportantgthatgthegstudentsghavegsomegbasi
cgunderstandinggofgthegagencygrelationshipgthatgleadsgtogthegdemandgforgauditing.gFigureg1-
1gprovidesgaggoodgframeworkgforgthisgdiscussion.gWegthengbringginghowgthegCPAgfitsgthisgneedg
withgthegqualitiesgofgindependence,gintegrity,gandgobjectivity.gSometimesgwegdogrole-
plays,gaskinggstudentsgtogcomegtogthegfrontgofgthegroom.gOnegisgsellinggagcar,gwhilegthegothergisgi
nterestedgingbuyinggit.gWegletgthemgdiscussgtheirgconcerns,gwhatginformationgtheygwant,gwhatgthe
gincentivesgofgthegtwogpartiesgare,gwhatginformationgasymmetriesgmightgexist,getc.gWegthengtiegth
isgscenario,gwhichgmostgstudentsgaregsomewhatgfamiliargwithgorgatgleastgcangrelategto,gbackgtogthe
gideagofgthegdemandgforgauditing.
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, AngAssurancegAnalogy:gThegCasegofgthegHousegInspector
Sometimesgitgisgdifficultgforgstudentsgtoggraspgthegtheoreticalgperspectivegofgthegrolegaccounti
nggandgauditinggplaygingthegprincipal-
agentgrelationship,gsogwegusegagpracticalganalogygtogaidgtheirgunderstanding.gWeggogoverghowgag
houseginspectiongisgsimilargtogagfinancialgstatementgauditgincludinggwhogthegplayersgaregandghow
gtheirgrolesgrelategtogwhatgwegjustgdiscussed.gWegaskgthegstudentsgwhatgisgsimilargandgdifferentgb
etweengtheghouseginspectiongandgthegfinancialgstatementgauditgbeginninggwithgTableg1-
1.gLastly,gwegaskgthegstudentsgforgothergexamplesgofgassurancegservicesgandgagaingtrygtogrelategth
egspecificsgofgeachgtogthegcharacteristicsglistedging Tableg1-1.
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Wegthengintroducegthegconceptgofg―managementgassertions‖gbygaskinggthegstudentsgwhatgsp
ecificgassertionsgthegcompanygisgmakinggaboutgspecificgfinancialgstatementgitemsg(forgexample:gc
ashgorginventory).gTheygusuallygcangcomegupgwithgthegmostgobviousgones:gexistence,gfairlygandga
ccuratelygrecorded,gandgallgitemsgaregincluded.gTheygmightgneedgtogbegpushedgforgsomegofgthegot
hers.gTheygmaygalsogfailgtogdistinguishgbetweengassertionsging termsg ofg accountg balancesg andgas
sertionsgingtermsgofgtransactions.gItgisgusefulgtoghelpgthemgunderstandgthegdifferencesgbetweengas
sertionsgforgtransactionsgandgbalancesgbutgalsoghowgtheygaregrelated.gThengwegaskgthemghow,gasg
angauditor,gyougmightggogaboutgcollectinggevidencegongthegcashgaccount,gbringinggingwhatgasserti
onsgaregmostgimportantgandgwhy.gWeglikegtogemphasizegthegdifferencesgbetweengassertionsgabout
gthegaccountgbalancegatgthegendgofgthegperiodgandgthegtransactionsgpostedgtogthegaccountgduringgt
hegperiod,grelatinggthesegconceptsgtogeachgothergandgtogthegideagofgriskgfromgangauditgperspective.
UsegTableg1-2
Next,gwegtalkgaboutgwhatgelsegthegprospectiveginvestorgwouldgwantgtogknowgbesidesgthegqual
itygofgmanagement‘sgassertions.gFinally,gwegrelategallgofgthisgbackgtogTableg1-
1.gProblemg24gcouldgbegcoveredghere.
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Ingthisgsection,gwegdiscussgexamplesgofgthegfundamentalgconceptsgingagfinancialgstatementgau
dit:gmateriality,gauditgrisk,gandgevidence.gOurgphilosophygisgthatgitgisgmuchgbettergforgstudentsgtog
graspgthegfundamentalgprinciplesgandgconceptsgofgauditinggearlygon,grathergthangimmersegthemgin
gthegdetailsgofgreporting,gethics,gorglegalgliabilitygtoogsoon.gWegusegFigureg1-
2gtogpresentgagsimplegoverviewgofgthegauditgprocessgandgthengintroducegthegthreegfundamentalgco
nceptsgandgthegconceptualgandgproceduralgdetailsgthatgagfinancialgstatementgauditgisgbuiltgon:gmat
eriality,gauditgrisk,gandgevidencegrelatinggtogmanagementgassertions.
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egthreegconcepts.gItgisgimperativegforgthegstudentsgtogbegingtogunderstandgthatgthegauditor‘sgjudgm
ent
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