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AUDITING - GT1

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The principle of professional competence and due care imposes which of the following obligations?

a)

To maintain professional knowledge and skill at the level required to ensure clients or employees receive competetent professional service

b)

To refrain from disclosing confidential information obtained as a result of professional and business relationships without proper and specific authority unless there is a legal or professional right or duty

c)

To comply with relevant laws and regulations and avoid any situations that may bring discredit to the profession.

d)

Not to compromise professional orbusiness judgement because of bias conflict of interest or undue influence of others

2.

Which of the folowing is not an assertion that is made in the financial statements by management concerning each major account balances?

a)

Completeness

b)

Rights and Obligations

c)

Legality

d)

Valuation

3.

What type of assurance engagement is involved when the practitioner expresses a negative form of conlcusion?

a)

Limited assurance engagement

b)

Assertion-based assurance engagement

c)

Negative assurance engagement

d)

Reasonable assurance engagement

4.

The primary objective in the conduct of an annual audit by a CPA firm is to

a)

permit management and those charged with governance to avoid personal responsibbility for any deficiencies in the financial statements

b)

provide assurance on the detection of fraud

c)

provide assurance to investors and other external parties of the dependability of the financial statements

d)

confrom with governmental requirements

5.

The subject matter of a audit in general is/are:

a)

Assertions

b)

Financial Statement

c)

Internal Control

d)

COmpliance with laws and regulations

6.

The different types of audit according to the nature of assertion or data being evaluated includes:

a)

Financial statements audit

b)

Operational Audit

c)

COmpliance audit

d)

All of the above

7.

Which is not included in the elements of an assurance engagement?

a)

Appropriate subject matter

b)

Professional fees

c)

Sufficient appropriate evidence

d)

Written report

8.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

9.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.

Which of the following statements about the theoretical framework of financial statements audit is INCORRECT:

a)

Financial statements audit

b)

Operational Audit

c)

COmpliance audit

d)

All of the above

12.

a)

II, III, IV, V

b)

II, IV, V

c)

I, II ,II ,IV

d)

I and II

13.

Most difficult to use criteria across multiple assurance engagement

a)

Financial reporting framework of a foreign jurisdiction

b)

COSO

c)

Governmental requirements

d)

Operational effectiveness and efficiency

14.

Most difficult to use criteria across multiple assurance engagement

a)

Financial reporting framework of a foreign jurisdiction

b)

COSO

c)

Governmental requirements

d)

Operational effectiveness and efficiency

15.

Most difficult to use criteria across multiple assurance engagement

a)

Financial reporting framework of a foreign jurisdiction

b)

COSO

c)

Governmental requirements

d)

Operational effectiveness and efficiency

16.

______ criteria allow reasonably consistent measurement or evaluation of the underlying subject matter, including, were relevant, presentation and disclosur, when used in similar circumstances by different practitioners

a)

Neutral

b)

Relevant

c)

Complete

d)

Reliable

17.

When there are no representationfrom the responsible party about the evaluation or measurement of the subject matter, or if such assessment are not made available to the intended users, an assurance engagement is set to be structured as a/an _____

a)

Direct Reporting

b)

Attest

c)

Reasonable assurance

d)

Limited Assurance

18.

One component of assurance engagement risk is controllable by the practitioner. Which of the following most likely fits this definition?

a)

Control Risk

b)

Risk of material misstatements

c)

Inherent Risk

d)

Detection Risk

19.

Which of the following international standard setting body serves to set high quality, internationally appropriate ethics standards for professional accountants, inlcuding auditor independence requirements?

a)

IAASB

b)

IESBA

c)

IFAC

d)

IAESB

20.

Which of the following attributes most clearly differentiates a CPA who audits management's financial statements as contrasted to management?

a)

Independence

b)

Integrity

c)

Keeping informed on current professional developmements

d)

COmpetence

21.

Attestation risk is limited to a low level in which of the following engagements?

a)

Both examination and reviews

b)

Examinations, but not reviews

c)

Reviews but no examination

d)

Neither examinations nor review

22.

In auditing financial accounting data, the primary concern is with:

a)

determininig whether recorded information properly reflects the economic events that occured during the accounting period

b)

determining if fraud has occured

c)

determinig if taxable income has been calculated correctly

d)

analyzing the financial information to be sure that it complies with governmement requirements

23.

Financial statement users often receive unreliable financial information from companies. Which of the ffg is NOT a common reason for this?

a)

Complex business transaction

b)

large amounts of data

c)

lack of firsthand knowledge about the business

d)

each of these choices is common reason for unreliable financial information

24.

It can be significantly affected by an audit

a)

Inherent Risk

b)

business risk

c)

information risk

d)

the rism free interest rate

25.

The responsibility for adopting sound accounting policies and maintaining adequate internal control rests with the:

a)

BOD

b)

company management

c)

financial statement auditor

d)

company's internal audit department

26.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

27.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

28.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

29.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D