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Which of the following circumstances normally does not affect the consistency phrase in the auditor's standard report?


A) A change in accounting estimate.
B) A change in accounting principle.
C) A change in the companies included in combined financial statements.
D) A correction of an error in principle.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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When reporting on comparative financial statements where the financial statements of the prior year have been examined by a predecessor auditor whose report is not presented, the successor auditor should make


A) No reference to the predecessor auditor.
B) Reference to the predecessor auditor only if the predecessor auditor expressed a qualified opinion.
C) Reference to the predecessor auditor only if the predecessor auditor expressed an unqualified/unmodified opinion.
D) Reference to the predecessor auditor regardless of the type of opinion expressed by the predecessor auditor.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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When there has been a change in accounting principle that materially affects the comparability of the comparative financial statements presented for a public company and the auditor concurs with the change, the auditor should When there has been a change in accounting principle that materially affects the comparability of the comparative financial statements presented for a public company and the auditor concurs with the change, the auditor should   A)  A. B)  B. C)  C. D)  D.


A) A.
B) B.
C) C.
D) D.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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Discuss the conditions that prohibit the auditor from issuing an unqualified/unmodified opinion and the types of reports that the auditor may issue for a financial statement audit.

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There are three circumstances that may r...

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The following four situations require a modification to the standard unqualified/unmodified audit report. Identify the modification required for each. a. Opinion based in part on the report of another auditor. b. Going concern. c. Lack of consistency. d. Additional emphasis.

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a. This situation results in a modificat...

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A going concern issue requires a modification of the three-paragraph standard unqualified audit report (public company).

A) True
B) False

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Auditing standards define special purpose financial statements as including those prepared under the following base(s)


A) Regulatory basis.
B) Tax basis.
C) Contractual basis.
D) All of these.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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The predecessor auditor, after properly communicating with the successor auditor, has reissued a report because the entity desires comparative financial statements. The predecessor auditor's report should make


A) No reference to the report or the work of the successor auditor.
B) Reference to the work of the successor auditor in the scope paragraph.
C) Reference to both the work and the report of the successor auditor in the opinion paragraph.
D) Reference to the report of the successor auditor in the scope paragraph.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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A scope limitation results from an inability to obtain sufficient appropriate evidence about some component of the financial statements.

A) True
B) False

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An auditor may reasonably issue an "except for" qualified opinion for


A) A scope limitation or an unjustified accounting change.
B) A scope limitation, but not an unjustified accounting change.
C) An unjustified accounting change, but not a scope limitation.
D) Neither an unjustified accounting change nor a scope limitation.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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A scope limitation sufficient to preclude an unqualified opinion always will result when management


A) Prevents the auditor from reviewing the working papers of the predecessor auditor.
B) Engages the auditor after the year-end physical inventory is completed.
C) Requests that certain material accounts receivable not be confirmed.
D) Refuses to provide a representation letter acknowledging its responsibility for the fair presentation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Management believes and the auditor is satisfied, that a material loss probably will occur when pending litigation is resolved. Management is unable to make a reasonable estimate of the amount or range of the potential loss, but fully discloses the situation in the notes to the financial statements. If the auditor wishes to call attention to the matter and management does not make an accrual in the financial statements, the auditor should issue a(an)


A) Qualified report due to a scope limitation.
B) Qualified report due to a departure from GAAP.
C) Unqualified/unmodified report with an explanatory/emphasis-of-matter paragraph.
D) Unqualified/unmodified report in a standard auditor's report.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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When expressing an opinion on a specified account or item in the financial statements, the auditor need only consider that account or item. However, the auditor must have audited the entire set of financial statements if this engagement requires a report on the entity's


A) Net income.
B) Retained earnings.
C) Assets.
D) Working capital.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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An auditor must disclaim an opinion when the auditor lacks independence.

A) True
B) False

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