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Chapter2 The CPA Profession
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2.1 Learning Objective 2-1 m b
1) ThelegalrighttoperformauditsisgrantedtoaCPAfirmbyregulationof
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A) eachstate. b
B) theFinancial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).
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C) theAmerican InstituteofCertified PublicAccountants (AICPA).
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D) theAuditingStandardsBoard.
Answer: A
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Terms: Legalrightstoperformaudits
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Diff: Moderate
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Objective: LO2-1 b b
AACSB: Reflectivethinking b b
2) Whichofthefollowingisnotacharacteristic ofasmall firm?
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A) Most smallfirms havefewerthan25 professionals.
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B) Smallfirmsperform audits onsmall andnot-for-profit businesses.
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C) Taxservices aremore importantthan auditingservicesto thesmall firm.
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D) SmallfirmsareprohibitedbytheSECfromauditingpubliclytradedcompanies.
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Answer: D
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Terms: Characteristics of a smallfirm
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Diff: Moderate
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Objective: LO2-1 b b
AACSB: Reflectivethinking b b
3) Sarbanes-Oxley and the Securities and Exchange Commission restrict auditors from providing b b b b b b b b b b
bmany consulting services to their publicly traded audit clients. Which of the following is true for
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bauditors of publicly traded companies? b b b b
I. Theyarerestrictedfromprovidingconsultingservicestoprivatelyheldcompanies.
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II. Thereisnorestrictiononprovidingconsultingservicestonon-auditclients.
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A) Ionly
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B) IIonly
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C) Iand II
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D) NeitherI norII b m b
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Terms: Sarbanes-OxleyandSecuritiesExchangeCommissionrestrictions Diff:
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Objective: LO2-1 b b
AACSB: Reflectivethinking b
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4) Whichofthefollowingdoes not describeasizecategoryfor aCPAfirm?
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A) BigFournational firmsb b b
B) Big Fourinternationalfirms
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C) localfirms b
D) nationaland regionalfirms m
Answer: A
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Terms: Threecategories fordescribingsizeofauditfirms
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Diff: Easy
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Objective: LO2-1 b b
AACSB: Reflectivethinking b b
5) isoneoftheBigFourinternational CPAfirms. b b b b b b b b
A) Deloitte
B) KPMG
C) Ernst&Young b b
D) Alloftheaboveareclassifiedas BigFourinternationalCPAfirms.
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Answer: D
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Terms: Threecategories fordescribingsizeofauditfirms
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Diff: Moderate
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Objective: LO2-1 b b
AACSB: Reflectivethinking b b
6) InwhichtypeofservicedoestheCPAassemblethefinancialstatements butprovideno
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assurance to third parties?
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A) audit
B) compilation
C) review
D) bookkeeping
Answer: B
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Terms: Compilation b
Diff: Moderate
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Objective: LO 2-1
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AACSB: Reflectivethinking b b
7) Inadditiontoattestation andassuranceservices,CPAfirmsprovideotherservices totheir
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bclients. List three of these services.
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Answer: Otherservices performedbyaCPAfirminclude:
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• accountingand bookkeeping services b b b
• taxservices b
• managementconsultingandriskadvisoryservices.
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Diff: Moderate
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bObjective: LO2-1 b
AACSB: Reflectivethinking b b
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8) Manysmall,localaccountingfirmsperformauditsastheirprimaryservicetotheirclients.
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Answer: FALSE
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Terms: Smallaccountingfirmsdonotperformaudits Diff:
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Objective: LO2-1 b b
AACSB: Reflectivethinking b b
9) Sarbanes-OxleyandtheSecuritiesandExchangeCommissionrestrictauditorsfromproviding b b b b b b b b b
many consulting services to their publicly traded audit clients.
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Answer: TRUE b
Terms: Sarbanes-OxleyandSecuritiesExchangeCommissionrestrictions Diff:
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Objective: LO2-1 b b
AACSB: Reflectivethinking b
Topic: SOX
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2.2 LearningObjective 2-2 b b
1) Whichofthefollowingstatements is true as it relates to limited liabilitypartnerships?
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A) Onlysenior partners are liable for the partnerships debts.
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B) Partnershavenoliabilityinalimitedliabilitypartnershiparrangement.
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C) Partnersarepersonallyliablefortheacts ofthoseundertheir supervision.
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D) Allpartners must beAICPAmembers. m b
Answer: C
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Terms: Limitedliabilitypartnerships
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Diff: Challenging
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Objective: LO2-2 b b
AACSB: Reflectivethinking b b
2) Whichstafflevel in aCPAfirm performs most ofthedetailed audit work?
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A) partner
B) staffassistant b
C) seniorauditor b
D) seniormanager
Answer: B
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Terms: StafflevelsinCPAfirm
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Diff: Easy
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Objective: LO2-2 b b
AACSB: Reflectivethinking b b
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