Questions and Answers of Auditing Risk Based Approach

For accounts receivable, what are the more relevant assertions? Why should an auditor identify which assertions are more relevant?
a. What are KAMs?b. In what order should the auditor present the identified KAMs?
You have been assigned to the audit of Marathon Oil Company and will observe the testing of inventory at a major storage area in Ohio. The company has approximately 15 different types of fuel oils
Fraud related to cash often happens in nonprofit organizations because they tend to lack segregation of duties. Explain how an individual could steal cash from a nonprofit if the individual has
Refer to the Why It Matters feature at the beginning of the chapter.Why does cash have a high risk of material misstatement, and why was the petty cash account at Koss Corporation inherently risky?
Explain the two ways China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co. Ltd. management violated the existence assertion.
How do auditors use their knowledge about the risk of material misstatement in developing an audit approach? Comment on extensiveness of testing, types of audit procedures, and the rigor of audit
a. Explain the two main reasons for AmTrust’s restatement. Why do you think that management judged these issues material, and therefore deemed it necessary to issue the restatements?b. The
Explain the concepts of block chain and triple-entry accounting.
Articulate organizational risks associated with cyber security attacks.
Explain the four phases of data mining.
Define the term data center. Do you think that Arthur Andersen might still be in existence today if the firm had employed a secure data center, whereby employees of the Houston office of the Enron
Define the term key performance indicator. The text provides you with examples of KPIs applicable to revenue cycle activities. Extend that line of thinking and identify at least five possible KPIs
Companies disclose various risks in their 10-K filings. Regulators encourage companies to make these types of disclosures so that investors can estimate the uncertainties inherent in the
What audit procedures can the auditor complete only at or after period end?
How does inherent risk relate to internal controls? Why is it important to assess inherent risks of material misstatement prior to evaluating the quality of an organization’s internal controls?
The audit report provides reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatements. The auditor assesses materiality in planning the audit to ensure that sufficient
An auditor makes multiple materiality judgements.a. Define planning materiality. Explain how the auditor typically determines and uses it in the audit.b. Define performance materiality. Explain how
List factors that might affect an audit firm’s client portfolio.
List various procedures the auditor would perform in evaluating whether to accept a potential client.
Identify the accounts associated with the acquisitions and payments for long lived assets cycle.
a. Describe the guidance that the PCAOB provides within the General Auditing Standards about the responsibilities and functions of the independent auditor. b. Then think about the four
In 2015, a jury ruled that Deloitte & Touche LLP wasn’t liable in Florida’s biggest ever insurance-company collapse. The Florida Department of Financial Services did not prove its claims that
In 2015, the business press reported that Japan’s Toshiba Corp. over- stated its operating profit by 151.8 billion yen ($1.22 billion) over several years through accounting irregularities involving
An auditor issued an unqualified opinion on financial statements that failed to disclose that a significant portion of the accounts receivable was uncollectible. The auditor also failed to follow
Describe the elements in the litigation environment that provide incentives to pursue litigation against audit firms.
Refer to the Why It Matters feature “KPMG Fires Five Audit Partners and the Head of Its Audit Practice.” Recall that this incident initially involved a former and a current PCAOB employee, with
Obtain a copy of the PCAOB’s enforcement Release No. 105-2017-028 (May 24, 2017), with respect to the matter of W.T. Uniack CPA and the audit of Bravo Multinational incorporated. To find it, go to
Describe some major findings regarding financial reporting frauds that the COSO studies reveal.
Refer to Exhibit 1.8. Read the description of the rule related to Integrity and Objectivity. What does this rule require?Exhibit 1.8 Exhibit 1.8 AICPA Rules of Conduct for Members in Public Practice
Describe why maintaining auditor independence can help achieve audit quality.
Codes of conduct followed by auditors emphasize the importance of independence to achieving audit quality. Explain why independence is considered the cornerstone of the auditing profession.

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