With the rapid growth of cloud computing, many organizations are contracting with third-party service providers to process

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With the rapid growth of cloud computing, many organizations are contracting with third-party service providers to process and store all kinds of data off site. In doing so, entities are now dependent on the effectiveness of controls provided by external software providers and data centers that are used to generate and store a huge volume of important information for making critical business decisions.
a. How might the use of an external service provider to process financial statement transactions affect the audit of the entity's financial statements?
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What options are available to the auditor of the user entity's financial statements to obtain information about the design of internal controls over financial reporting at the service organization?
c. What kind of report could the auditor of the user entity obtain from the service organization, if the user auditor needed information about the operating effectiveness of controls at the service organization?
d. What type of report might the service organization provide to management of an entity that uses the service center to process quality control reports related to the user entity's manufacturing processes?
Financial Statements
Financial statements are the standardized formats to present the financial information related to a business or an organization for its users. Financial statements contain the historical information as well as current period’s financial...
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Auditing and Assurance services an integrated approach

ISBN: 978-0134065823

16th edition

Authors: Alvin A. Arens, Randal J. Elder, Mark S. Beasley, Chris E. Hogan

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