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Solution Manual for Principles of Auditing and Other Assurance Services, 23rd Edition 2024, by Ray Whittington, Kurt Pany, All Chapters 1 - 21, Complete Newest Version Chapter 1: The Role of the Public Accountant in the American Economy Chapter 2: Professional Standards Chapter 3: Professional Ethi...
Chapter 20: Additional Assurance Services: Other Information
Chapter 21: Internal, Operational, and Compliance Auditing
,CHAPTER 1
The Role of the
Public Accountant in the
American Economy
Review Questions
1-1 The ―crisis of credibility‖ largely arose from the number of companies that restated their
previously issued financial statements as a result of accounting irregularities and fraud. Especially
responsible werethe very visible Enron and WorldCom fraud cases. Both companies filed for
bankruptcy and constituted the largest companies in American history to do so. The extent of the
accounting irregularities and fraud being investigated and disclosed brought into question the
effectiveness of financial statement audits. In addition, the criminal conviction of Arthur Andersen,
LLP, one of the then Big 5 accounting firms, on charges of destroying documents related to the
Enron case brought into question the ethics standards of the profession.
1-2 Assurance services are professional services that enhance the quality of information, or its
context, for decision-making. The two types are: (a) those that increase the reliability of
information and (b) those that involve putting information in a form or context that facilitates
decision-making.
1-3 A financial statement audit is, by far, the most common type of attest engagement. The overall
assertion,made by management, most frequently is that the financial statements follow generally
accepted accounting principles.
1-4 A large corporation with securities listed on a stock exchange is required by the rules of the stock
exchange and by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission to provide an audit report
with theannual financial statements furnished to its stockholders. It also is required to engage the
auditors to provide an opinion on its internal control. Apart from legal requirements, however, a
large listed corporation recognizes that it must maintain investor confidence in the reliability of its
financial statements and internal control over financial reporting if it is to continue to be able to
secure capital from the public. The report by a firm of certified public accountants adds credibility
to the financial statements prepared by the corporation. When a small family-owned enterprise
elects to have an audit, the purpose usually is to use the auditors' report to support an application
for a bank loan.
, 1-5 A report by an independent public accountant concerning the fairness of a company's financial
statementsis commonly required in the following situations:
(1) Application for a bank loan.
(2) Establishing credit for purchase of merchandise, equipment, or other assets.
(3) Reporting operating results, financial position, and cash flows to absentee owners
(stockholdersor partners).
(4) Issuance of securities by a corporation.
(5) Annual financial statements by a corporation with securities listed on a stock exchange or
tradedover the counter.
(6) Sale of an ongoing business.
(7) Termination of a partnership.
1-6 To add credibility to financial statements is to increase the likelihood that they have been prepared
following the appropriate criteria, usually generally accepted accounting principles. As such, an
increasein credibility results in financial statements that can be believed and relied upon by third
parties.
1-7 Business risk is the risk that the investment will be impaired because a company invested in is
unable tomeet its financial obligations due to economic conditions or poor management decisions.
Information risk is the risk that the information used to assess business risk is not accurate.
Auditors can directly reduce information risk, but have only limited effect on business risk.
1-8 At the beginning of the century, the principal objective of auditing was the prevention and detection
of fraud. Audit work centered on the balance sheet, because the income statement was regarded as
highly confidential and not for public disclosure. Today, the principal objective of auditing is to
form an opinion on the fairness of financial statements and their conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles. But the professional standards also require that an audit be
designed to provide reasonable assurance of detecting material misstatements, due to errors or
fraud. Particular emphasis is placed on the income statement which is of great importance to
investors. Auditing today also has the objectives ofmeeting the requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board for public
companies.
1-9 The statement is incorrect. The increasing integrated databases of today, along with available
auditprocedures make audited entire populations a possibility in many situations.
1-10 An operational audit attempts to measure the effectiveness and efficiency of a specific unit of an
organization. It involves more subjective judgments than a compliance audit or an audit of
financial statements because the criteria of effectiveness and efficiency of departmental
performance are not asclearly established as are many laws and regulations or generally
accepted accounting principles.
The report prepared after completion of an operational audit is usually directed to
managementof the organization in which the audit work was done.
1-11 A compliance audit is an audit to determine whether financial reports or other assertions are in
compliance with established criteria. The necessary ingredients are verifiable data and the
existence of standards established by an authoritative body. An operational audit, on the other
hand, is a review of adepartment or other unit of a business or governmental organization to
measure the effectiveness and efficiency of operations. Internal auditors often perform
operational audits as do auditors employed by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) of
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