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An Introduction to Assurance and Financial Statement Auditing
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LOM1-
1:MUnderstandMwhyMstudyingMau
ditingMcanMbeMvaluableMtoMyouM
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whetherMorMnotMyouMplanMtoMbe
comeManMauditor,MandMwhyMitMi
sMdifferentMfromMstudying
accounting.
LOM1-
2:MUnderstandMtheMdemandMforM
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auditingMandMbeMableMtoMexplain
MtheMdesiredMcharacteristicsMof
auditorsMandMauditMservices.
LOM1-3:MKnowMtheMbasic
definitionMofMaMfinancialMstatement 5,6 13,14,15,16 25
Maudit.
LOM1-
4:MUnderstandMthreeMfundament
7 17,18 25
alMconceptsMthatMunderlieMfinanc
ialMstatement
auditing.
LOM1-5:MUnderstandMwhy
samplingMisMimportantMinManMaudit 8
.
LOM1-
6:MBeMableMtoMdescribeMtheMbas EWMC
9,M10 17,19,20 26
icMfinancialMstatementMauditingM
processMandMtheMphasesMinMwhi
chManMauditMisMcarriedMout.
LOM1-
7:MKnowMwhatManMauditMreportM 11 21,22,23 27,28
isMandMunderstandMthe
natureMofManMunqualifiedMreport.
LOM1-
8:MUnderstandMhowMtechnology
MandMauditMdataManalyticsMareMc
hangingMauditsMinMexcitingMway
s.
LOM1-
9:MUnderstandMwhyMauditing 12 30
demandsMlogic,Mreasoning,MandMres
ourcefulness.
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,NOTE:MReferencesMtoMauditingMstandardsMinMtheMinstructorMmanualMfollowMaMsimilarMconventionMtoMthatMfollo
wedMinMtheMtext:MAICPAMstandardsMwillMbeMreferencedMbyMclarifiedMAUMsectionMandMPCAOBMstandardsMwillMb
eMreferencedMbyMAuditingMStandardM(AS)Mnumber.
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,ENDMOFMCHAPTERMMATERIALSMCOMPARISONMCHART
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WhenMstudentsMenterMtheMfirstMintroductoryMclass,MtheyMseldomMunderstandMwhatMassuranceMorMa
uditingMentails.MGenerally,MtheyMwillMnotMhaveMreadMChapterM1MbeforeMclass,MsoMit‘sMimportantMto
MspendMtheMtimeMnecessaryMduringMtheMfirstMclassMtoMcaptureMstudents‘MattentionMandMstimulateMth
eirMinterestMinMauditing.
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, Introduction
AfterMgoingMoverMtheMclassMexpectations,MweMspendMtheMfirstMpartMofMclassMdiscussingMandMill
ustratingMtheMdemandMforMauditingMandMtheMroleMofMauditingMinMsociety.MIfMstudentsMareMtoMbeMint
erestedMandMexcitedMtoMdigMinMandMlearnMthisMdauntingMnewMmaterial,MtheyMneedMtoMbeMconvinced
MthatMitMisMimportantMandMuseful.MThus,MweMalsoMemphasizeMthatMtheMconceptsMunderlyingMauditin
gMareMusefulMinMmanyMcontextsMotherMthanMauditing,MincludingMconsultingMandMmanagement.
LaterMinMtheMclass,MweMmightMaskMtheMstudentsMhowMtheyMwouldMauditMtheMautomobileMreven
uesM(sayM$100Mbillion)MofMaMlargeMautomobileMmanufacturer.MWeMtellMthemMthatMeachMcarMandMtru
ckMhasManMinvoiceMonMtheMwindowMandMinMtheMcompany'sMcomputerMsystem,MandMthatM8MmillionM
carsMandMtrucksMwereMsold.MWeMthenMaskMthemMhowMmanyMinvoicesMoutMofM8MmillionMtheyMwantM
toMexamineMinMorderMtoMverifyMtheM$100MbillionMofMrevenuesMinMtheMfinancialMstatements.MOfMcou
rse,MyouMwillMgetMsomeMoutlandishManswersM(e.g.,M400,000Minvoices).MWeMeventuallyMtellMthemMt
hatMyouMmayMnotMlookMatManyMinvoicesMandMthatMyouMmayMrelyMsolelyMonMtheMcompany‘sMinterna
lMcontrolsMinMconjunctionMwithMaMcarefulMratioManalysisMorMotherMtypeMofManalyticalMprocedure.MT
hisMtypeMofMexampleMquicklyMgetsMtheMstudents'MattentionMthatMauditingMinvolvesMaMsubstantialMa
mountMofMjudgmentMandMcommonMsense.
[LOM1-1]MTipsMforMLearningMAuditing
WeMspendMaMfewMminutesMonMthisMsectionMemphasizingMtheMdifferencesMbetweenMtheMstudyMo
fMaccountingM(whichMtheyMareMveryMfamiliarMwith)MandMtheMstudyMofMauditingM(whichMtheyMareMn
ot).M WeMtryMtoMmakeMsureMtheyMunderstandMwhatMauditingMfocusesMonMandMhowMitMisMmuchMmore
MconceptualMthanMtheirMotherMaccountingMcourses.MWeMintroduceMtheMideaMofMaM―toolMkit‖MandMh
owMitMrelatesMtoMwhatMweMwillMbeMcoveringMduringMtheMcourse.
[LOM1-2]MTheMDemandMforMAuditingMandMAssurance
WeMspendMaMreasonableMamountMofMtimeMduringMtheMfirstMlectureMdiscussingMwhyMthereMisMaM
demandMforMauditingMandMassuranceMservices.MManyMstudentsMthinkMthatMtheMdemandMforMauditin
gMisMdrivenMbyMtheMrequirementsMofMtheMSecuritiesMlaws.MItMisMimportantMthatMtheMstudentsMhaveMs
omeMbasicMunderstandingMofMtheMagencyMrelationshipMthatMleadsMtoMtheMdemandMforMauditing.MFig
ureM1-
1MprovidesMaMgoodMframeworkMforMthisMdiscussion.MWeMthenMbringMinMhowMtheMCPAMfitsMthisMne
edMwithMtheMqualitiesMofMindependence,Mintegrity,MandMobjectivity.MSometimesMweMdoMrole-
plays,MaskingMstudentsMtoMcomeMtoMtheMfrontMofMtheMroom.MOneMisMsellingMaMcar,MwhileMtheMotherM
isMinterestedMinMbuyingMit.MWeMletMthemMdiscussMtheirMconcerns,MwhatMinformationMtheyMwant,Mw
hatMtheMincentivesMofMtheMtwoMpartiesMare,MwhatMinformationMasymmetriesMmightMexist,Metc.MWeMt
henMtieMthisMscenario,MwhichMmostMstudentsMareMsomewhatMfamiliarMwithMorMatMleastMcanMrelateMt
o,MbackMtoMtheMideaMofMtheMdemandMforMauditing.
UseMFigureM1-1
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