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(Arens/Elder/Beasley) Chapter 2 The CPA
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Profession
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2.1 Learning Objective 2-1 kr kr
1) The legal right to perform audits is granted to a CPA firm by regulation of
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A) each state. kr
B) the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).
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C) the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
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D) the Auditing Standards
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Board. Answer: A
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Terms: Legal rights to perform k r kr kr kr
audits Diff: Moderate
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Objective: LO 2-1 k r kr
AACSB: Reflective thinking k r kr
2) Which of the following is not a characteristic of a small firm?
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A) Most small firms have fewer than 25 professionals.
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B) Small firms perform audits on small and not-for-profit businesses.
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C) Tax services are more important than auditing services to the small firm.
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D) Small firms are prohibited by the SEC from auditing publicly traded
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companies. Answer: D
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Terms: Characteristics of a small k r kr kr kr
firm Diff: Moderate
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Objective: LO 2-1 k r kr
AACSB: Reflective thinking k r kr
3) Sarbanes-Oxley and the Securities and Exchange Commission restrict auditors kr kr kr kr kr kr kr kr
from providing many consulting services to their publicly traded audit clients.
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Which of the following is true for auditors of publicly traded companies?
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I. They are restricted from providing consulting services to privately held companies.
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II. There is no restriction on providing consulting services to non-audit clients.
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A) I only kr
B) II only kr
C) I and II
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D) Neither I nor kr kr
II Answer: B
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Terms: Sarbanes-Oxley and Securities Exchange Commission
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restrictions Diff: Moderate
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Objective: LO 2-1 k r kr
AACSB: Reflective thinking k r kr
Topic: SOX
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,4) Which of the following does not describe a size category for a CPA firm?
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A) Big Four national firms kr kr kr
B) Big Four international firms
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C) local firms kr
D) national and regional kr kr
firms Answer: A
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Terms: Three categories for describing size of
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audit firms Diff: Easy
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Objective: LO 2-1 k r kr
AACSB: Reflective thinking k r kr
5) is one of the Big Four international CPA firms. kr kr kr kr kr kr kr kr
A) Deloitte
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D) All of the above are classified as Big Four international
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CPA firms. Answer: D
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Terms: Three categories for describing size of
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audit firms Diff: Moderate
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Objective: LO 2-1 k r kr
AACSB: Reflective thinking k r kr
6) In which type of service does the CPA assemble the financial statements but
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provide no assurance to third parties?
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A) audit
B) compilation
C) review
D) bookkeepi
ng Answer:
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B
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Terms:
Compilation
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Diff: Moderate
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Objective: LO
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2-1
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AACSB: Reflective thinking k r kr
7) In addition to attestation and assurance services, CPA firms provide other
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services to their clients. List three of these services.
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Answer: Other services performed by a CPA firm include:
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• accounting and bookkeeping services kr kr kr
• tax services kr
• management consulting and risk advisory kr kr kr kr
, services. Terms: Activities of CPA firms
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Diff: Moderate
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Objective: LO
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AACSB: Reflective thinking
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