Which one of the following is NOT a duty of the auditor?

Related Mcqs:

1. Assuming that it is not the first appointment of the auditor, who is responsible for the appointment of the auditor?

   A. The shareholders in a general meeting
   B. The managing director
   C. The board of directors in a board meeting
   D. The audit committee

2. The term of the auditor ship of first auditor would be from the date of appointment till________?

   A. the conclusion of statutory meeting
   B. the conclusion of first annual general meeting
   C. the conclusion of next annual general meeting
   D. the date of removal

3. The auditor has serious concern about the going concern of the company. It is dependent on company’s obtaining a working capital loan from a bank which has been applied for. The management of the company has made full disclosure of these facts in the notes to the balance sheet. The auditor is satisfied with the level of disclosure. He should issue___________?

   A. unqualified opinion
   B. unqualified opinion with reference to notes to the accounts
   C. qualified opinion
   D. disclaimer of opinion

4. Which of the following factors would least likely affect the quantity and content of an auditor’s working papers

   A. The assessed level of control risk
   B. The possibility of peer review
   C. The nature of auditor’s report
   D. The content of management representation letter

5. Which of the following statement is true regarding an auditor’s working papers?

   A. They document the level of independence maintained by the auditor
   B. They should be considered as the principle support for the auditor’s report
   C. They should not contain details regarding weaknesses in the internal control system
   D. They help the auditor to monitor the effectiveness of the audit firm’s quality control

6. Which of the following statement best describes the understanding with respect to ownership and custody of working papers prepared by an auditor?

   A. The working papers may be obtained by third parties when they appear to be relevant to issues raised in litigation
   B. The safe custody of working papers is the responsibility of client, if kept at his premises
   C. The working papers must be retained by an audit firm for a period of 10 years
   D. Successor auditors may have access to working papers of the predecessor auditors. The approval of client is not required.

7. Who out of the following cannot be appointed as a statutory auditor of the company?

   A. Erstwhile director
   B. Internal auditor
   C. Relative of a director
   D. Only (B. and (C.

8. When restrictions that significantly affect the scope of the audit are imposed by the client, the auditor generally should issue which of the following opinion?

   A. Qualified opinion
   B. Disclaimer of opinion
   C. Adverse opinion
   D. Unqualified report with ‘an emphasis of matter’ paragraph;

9. 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

10. Which one of the following is part of the auditor’s function?

    A. Conducting the inventory count
    B. Obtaining and evaluating audit evidence on the financial statements
    C. Calculating the year-end accruals figure for inclusion in the accounts
    D. Providing representations to management