Systematic Approach, 12th Edition by Messier
Chapters 1 - 21 Complete
,Chapterl1:lAnlIntroductionltolAssurancelandlFinanciallStatementlAuditing
Chapterl2:lThelFinanciallStatementlAuditinglEnvironment
Chapterl3:lAuditlPlanning,lTypesloflAuditlTests,landlMateriality
Chapterl4:lRisklAssessment
Chapterl5:lEvidencelandlDocumentation
Chapterl6:lInternallControllinlalFinanciallStatementlAudit
Chapterl7:lAuditinglInternallControlloverlFinanciallReporting
Chapterl8:lAuditlSampling:lAnlOverviewlandlApplicationltolTestsloflControls
Chapterl9:lAuditlSampling:lAnlApplicationltolSubstantivelTestsloflAccountlBalances
Chapterl10:lAuditinglthelRevenuelProcess
Chapterl11:lAuditinglthelPurchasinglProcess
Chapterl12:lAuditinglthelHumanlResourcelManagementlProcess
Chapterl13:lAuditinglthelInventorylManagementlProcess
Chapterl14:lAuditinglthelFinancing/InvestinglProcess:lPrepaidlExpenses,lIntangiblelAssets,landlProperty,l
Plant,landlEquipment
Chapterl15:lAuditinglthelFinancing/InvestinglProcess:lLong-
TermlLiabilities,lStockholders’lEquity,landlIncomelStatementlAccounts
Chapterl16:lAuditinglthelFinancing/InvestinglProcess:lCashlandlInvestments
Chapterl17:lCompletinglthelAuditlEngagement
Chapterl18:lReportslonlAuditedlFinanciallStatements
Chapterl19:lProfessionallConduct,lIndependence,landlQualitylManagement
Chapterl20:lLegallLiability
,Chapterl21:lAssurance,lAttestation,landlInternallAuditinglServices
Auditingl&lAssurancelServices:lAlSystematiclApproach,l12el(Messier)lChapterl1l AnlIntr
oductionltolAssurancelandlFinanciallStatementlAuditing
1) Auditinglfocuseslonlrules,ltechniques,landlcomputationslrequiredltolpreparelandlanalyzelfinan
ciallinformation.
ANSWER:l FALSElDifficulty:l
1lEasy
Topic:l ThelImportancelforlStudyinglAuditing
LearninglObjective:l 01-
01lUnderstandlwhylstudyinglauditinglcanlbelvaluableltolyoulwhetherlorlnotlyoulplanltolbecomelanlaudit
or,landlwhylitlisldifferentlfromlstudyinglaccounting.
Bloom's:l RememberlAACSB
:l Communication
AICPA:l BBlLegal;lFNlDecisionlMaking
2) Decisionlmakersldemandlreliablelinformationlthatlislprovidedlbylaccountants.
ANSWER:l TRUElDifficulty:l
1lEasy
Topic:l ThelDemandlforlAuditinglandlAssurance
LearninglObjective:l 01-
02lUnderstandltheldemandlforlauditinglandlbelableltolexplainltheldesiredlcharacteristicsloflauditorsla
ndlauditlserviceslthroughlanlanalogyltolalhouselinspectorlandlalhouselinspectionlservice.
Bloom's:l UnderstandlAACS
B:l Communication
AICPA:l FNlDecisionlMaking;lBBlIndustry
3) Informationlasymmetrylseldomloccurs.
ANSWER:l FALSElDifficulty:l
2lMedium
Topic:l ThelDemandlforlAuditinglandlAssurance
LearninglObjective:l 01-
02lUnderstandltheldemandlforlauditinglandlbelableltolexplainltheldesiredlcharacteristicsloflauditorsla
ndlauditlserviceslthroughlanlanalogyltolalhouselinspectorlandlalhouselinspectionlservice.
Bloom's:l Apply
AACSB:l Communication
AICPA:l BBlIndustry;lFNlReporting
, 4) Conflictsloflinterestloftenloccurlbetweenlabsenteelownerslandlmanagers.
ANSWER:l TRUElDifficulty:l
2lMedium
Topic:l ThelDemandlforlAuditinglandlAssurance
LearninglObjective:l 01-
02lUnderstandltheldemandlforlauditinglandlbelableltolexplainltheldesiredlcharacteristicsloflauditorsla
ndlauditlserviceslthroughlanlanalogyltolalhouselinspectorlandlalhouselinspectionlservice.
Bloom's:l Apply
AACSB:l Communication
AICPA:l BBlIndustry;lFNlReporting
5) Auditinglserviceslandlattestationlserviceslarelthelsame.
ANSWER:l FALSElDifficulty:l
1lEasy
Topic:l Auditing,lAttest,landlAssurancelServiceslDefined
LearninglObjective:l 01-
03lUnderstandlthelrelationshipslamonglauditing,lattestation,landlassurancelservices.
Bloom's:l UnderstandlAACS
B:l Communication
AICPA:l BBlIndustry;lFNlReporting
6) Auditinglislaltypeloflattestlservice.
ANSWER:l TRUElDifficulty:l
1lEasy
Topic:l Auditing,lAttest,landlAssurancelServiceslDefined
LearninglObjective:l 01-
03lUnderstandlthelrelationshipslamonglauditing,lattestation,landlassurancelservices.;l01-
04lKnowlthelbasicldefinitionloflalfinanciallstatementlaudit.
Bloom's:l UnderstandlAACS
B:l Communication
AICPA:l BBlIndustry;lFNlReporting
7) Testinglallltransactionslthatloccurredlduringlthelperiodlislcostlprohibitive.
ANSWER:l TRUElDifficulty:l
2lMediumlTopic:l ThelAuditlP
rocess
LearninglObjective:l 01-
06lBelableltolexplainlwhylonlmostlauditlengagementslanlauditorltestslonlylalsamplelofltransactionslthatl
occurred.
Bloom's:l Apply
AACSB:l Communication
AICPA:l FNlDecisionlMaking;lBBlCriticallThinking