18th Edition | All 18 Chapters Included
, Table of Contents
Part 1: The Contemporary Auditing Environment
1. The Demand for Audit and Other Assurance Services
2. The CPA Profession
3. Audit Reports
4. Professional Ethics
5. Legal Liability
Part 2: The Audit Process
6. Audit Responsibilities and Objectives
7. Audit Evidence
8. Audit Planning and Materiality
9. Assessing the Risk of Material Misstatement
10. Assessing and Responding to Fraud Risks
11. Internal Control and Coso Framework
12. Assessing Control Risk and Reporting on Internal
Controls
13. Overall Audit Strategy and Audit Program
Part 3: Application of the Audit Process to the Sales and
Collection Cycle
14. Audit of the Sales and Collection Cycle: Tests of Controls
and Substantive Tests of Transactions
15. Audit Sampling for Tests of Controls and Substantive
Tests of Transactions
,16. Completing the Tests in the Sales and Collection Cycle:
Accounts Receivable
Part 4: Application of the Audit Process to Other Transaction
Cycles
17. Audit Sampling for Tests of Details of Balances
18. Audit of the Acquisition and Payment Cycle: Tests of
Controls, Substantive Tests of Transactions, and Accounts
Payable
19. Completing the Tests in the Acquisition and Payment
Cycle: Verification of Selected Accounts
20. Audit of the Payroll and Personnel Cycle
21. Audit of the Inventory and Warehousing Cycle
22. Audit of the Capital Acquisition and Repayment Cycle
Part 5: Completing the Audit and Other Assurance Services
23. Completing the Audit
24. Other Assurance Services
Part 6: Application of Audit Methodology to Different Audits
25. Internal and Governmental Financial Auditing and
Operational Auditing
26. Other Information and Special Engagements
Chapter 1 – The Demand for Audit and Other Assurance
Services
Multiple-Choice Questions
, Q1. Which of the following best describes auditing?
a) Accumulating and evaluating evidence about information
and reporting results.
b) Preparing financial statements for a client.
c) Providing tax advice to individuals.
d) Designing internal control systems.
Rationale: Auditing is an independent examination of
evidence regarding financial information, performed to
provide assurance about its reliability.
Q2. The primary purpose of an audit is to:
a) Detect all fraud.
b) Provide absolute assurance.
c) Increase the credibility of financial statements.
d) Prepare the client’s accounting records.
Rationale: Audits provide reasonable assurance that financial
statements are fairly presented, thereby enhancing their
credibility.
Q3. Which of the following is an assurance service?
a) Preparing a client’s payroll.
b) Reviewing a company’s compliance with environmental
laws.
c) Preparing a tax return.
d) Bookkeeping for a client.