Quizzer 4
Quizzer 4
10. Although the quantity and content of audit working papers vary with each particular
engagement, an auditors permanent files most likely include
a. Schedules that support the current years adjusting entries.
b. Prior years accounts receivable confirmations that were classified as exceptions.
c. Documentation indicating that the audit work was adequately planned and
supervised.
d. Analyses of capital stock and other owners equity accounts.
11. Audit working papers are indexed by the means of reference numbers. The primary
purpose of indexing is to
a. Permit cross-referencing and simplify supervisory review.
b. Support the audit report.
c. Eliminate the need for follow-up reviews.
d. Determine that working papers adequately support findings, conclusions, and
reports.
12. The audit working paper that reflects the major components of an amount reported in
the financial statements is the
a. Interbank transfer schedule
c. Supporting schedule
b. Carryforward schedule
d. Lead schedule
13. An auditor ordinarily uses a working trial balance resembling the financial statements
without footnotes, but containing columns for
a. Cash flow increases and decreases
c. Reclassifications
and
adjustments
b. Audit objectives and assertions
d. Reconciliations and tick marks
14. In the course of the audit of financial statements for the purpose of expressing an
opinion thereon, the auditor will normally prepare a schedule of unadjusted
differences for which he did not propose adjustment when they were uncovered. The
primary purpose served by this schedule is to
a. Point out to the responsible client officials the errors made by the various
company personnel.
b. Summarize the adjustments that must be made before the company can prepare
and submit its income tax returns.
c. Identify the potential financial statement effects of errors or disputed items that
were considered immaterial when discovered.
d. Summarize the errors made by the company so that corrections can be made
after the audited financial statements released.
15. Which of the following analyses appearing in a predecessors working papers is the
successor auditor least likely to be interested in reviewing?
a. Analysis of noncurrent balance sheet
c. Analysis of income statement
accounts
accounts
b. Analysis of current balance sheet accounts
d. Analysis of contingencies
16. In an internal audit, the audit supervisor determines that working papers are
complete
a. When satisfied that the audit objectives have been met and the working papers
support the conclusions.
b. When working papers refer to the steps outlined in the audit program.
c. Only after the auditor who prepared the working papers has signed and dated
them.
d. When proper cross-references to other working papers are noted.
17. Standardized working papers are often used, chiefly because they allow working
papers to be prepared more
a. Efficiently
b. Professionally
c. Neatly
d. Accurately
18. Ordinarily, the audit may use schedules, analyses and other documentation prepared
by entity personnel in order to:
a. Lessen auditors responsibility.
b. Eliminate the need to apply any audit procedures on verifying their correctness.
c. Emphasize that the responsibility on financial statements rests with the client
engagement.
d. Improve audit efficiency.
19. Working papers which contain information relating primarily to the audit of a single
period.
a. Current audit files
c. Financial reporting files
b. Permanent audit files
d. Correspondence files
20. Which of the following is the least required of the audit working papers?
a. Substitute for the entitys accounting records.
21. The form and content of working papers are affected by matters such as the following
except:
a. Nature of engagement
b. Type of opinion rendered by the auditor
c. Nature and complexity of the business
d. Needs in the particular circumstances for the direction, supervision and review of
work performed by assistants
22. Audit working papers should not
a. Include any client-prepared papers or documents other than those prepared by
the CPA or his assistant.
b. Be kept by the CPA after review and completion of the audit except for items
required for the income tax return or the permanent file.
c. Be submitted to the client to support the financial statements and to provide
evidence of the audit work performed.
d. Be themselves be expected to provide sufficient support for the auditors opinion.
23. Using laptop computers in auditing may affect the methods used to review the work
of staff assistants because
a. Supervisory personnel may not have an understanding of the capa