A. May be eliminated for an account balance under certain conditions
B. Are designed to discover significant subsequent events
C. Will increase proportionately when the auditor decreases the assessed level of control risk
D. May be test of transactions, test of balance and analytical procedures
Related Mcqs:
- The nature, timing and extent of substantive procedures is related to assessed level of control risk
A. Randomly
B. Disproportionately
C. Directly
D. Inversely - What would most effectively describe the risk of incorrect acceptance in terms of substantive audit testing?
A. The auditor has ascertained that the balance is materially correct when in actual fact it is not
B. The auditor concludes the balance is materially misstated when in actual fact is not
C. The auditor has rejected an item from sample which was not supported by documentary evidence
D. He applies random sampling on data which is inaccurate and inconsistent - Analytical procedures issued in the planning stage of an audit, generally
A. Helps to determine the nature, timing and extent of other audit procedures
B. Directs attention to potential risk areas
C. Indicates important aspects of business
D. All of the above - The working papers which auditor prepares for financial statements audit are___________?
A. Evidence for audit conclusions
B. Owned by the client
C. Owned by the auditor
D. Retained in auditor’s office until a change in auditors - ______the audit risks_______the materiality and_________the audit effort.
A. Lower, Higher, Lower
B. Lower, Lower, Higher
C. Higher, Lower, Lower
D. Lower, Higher, Higher - For what minimum period should audit working papers be retained by audit firm?
A. For the time period the entity remains a client of the audit firm.
B. For a period of ten years
C. For a period auditor opines them to be useful in servicing the client
D. For the period the audit firm is in existence. - The client changed method of depreciation from straight line to written down value method. This has been disclosed as a note to the financial statements. It has an immaterial effect on the current financial statements. It is expected, however, that the change will have a significant effect on future periods. Which of the following option should the auditor express?
A. Unqualified opinion
B. Qualified opinion
C. Disclaimer of opinion
D. Adverse opinion - Which of the following statements is most closely associated with analytical procedure applied at substantive stage?
A. It helps to study relationship among balance sheet accounts
B. It helps to discover material misstatements in the financial statements
C. It helps to identify possible oversights
D. It helps to accumulate evidence supporting the validity of a specific account balance - Analytical procedures issued in the planning stage of an audit, generally?
A. helps to determine the nature, timing and extent of other audit procedures
B. directs attention to potential risk areas
C. indicates important aspects of business
D. All of the above - What is the primary objective of analytical procedures used in the overall review stage of an audit?
A. To help to corroborate the conclusions drawn from individual components of financial statements
B. To reduce specific detection risk
C. To direct attention to potential risk areas
D. To satisfy doubts when questions arise about a client’s ability to continue
