Q1
Generally accepted auditing standards are
A Required procedures to be used to gather evidence to support financial statements. |
B Policies and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that the CPA firm and its personnel comply with professional standards. |
C Pronouncements issued by the Auditing Standards Board. |
D Rules acknowledged by the accounting profession because of their universal application. |
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Q2 |
An attestation engagement is one in which a CPA is engaged to
A Testify as an expert witness in accounting, auditing, or tax matters, given certain stipulated facts. |
B Provide tax advice or prepare a tax return based on financial information the CPA has not audited or reviewed. |
C Assemble pro forma financial statements based on the representations of the entity's management without expressing any assurance. |
D Issue a written communication expressing a conclusion about the reliability of a written assertion that is the responsibility of another party. |
Q3
Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which of the following is not a stated responsibility of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board?
A Issuing auditing standards that must be followed by registered public accounting firms in auditing the financial statements of issuers. |
B Conducting inspections of registered public accounting firms. |
C Overseeing the registration of public accounting firms. |
D Issuing accounting standards that must be followed by issuers in financial reporting. |
Q4
he organization charged with protecting investors and the public by requiring full disclosure of financial information by companies offering securities to the public is the:
A Government Accounting Standards Board. |
B Auditing Standards Board. |
C Financial Accounting Standards Board. |
D Securities and Exchange Commission. |
Q5
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has authority to establish which of the following relating to public companies?
Attestation standards |
Independence standards |
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Question - (1)
Answer -
Generally accepted auditing standards are pronouncements issued by the Auditing Standards Board.
Hence, Option - (C) is Correct, because this statement is True.
Note - Option - (A), Option - (B) and Option - (D) are incorrect, because all these statement are False.
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Question - (2)
Answer -
An attestation engagement is one in which a CPA is engaged to issue a written communication expressing a conclusion about the reliability of a written assertion that is the responsibility of another party.
Hence, Option - (D) is Correct, because this statement is True, according to AT 101.
Note - Option - (A), Option - (B) and Option - (C) are incorrect, because the attestation standards does not apply on it.
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