ACC 406 Exam 1 MC Practice exam |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
with correct answers |||\\\ |||\\\
a. Which of the following best describes the relationship between assurance services and attest
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services? - correct answer✔✔Both attest and assurance services require independence.
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b. Which of the following has primary responsibility for the fairness of the representations
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made in financial statements? - correct answer✔✔Client's management.
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c. The most important benefit of having an annual audit by a public accounting firm is to: -
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correct answer✔✔Provide assurance to investors and other outsiders that the financial
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statements are reliable. |||\\\ |||\\\
d. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act created the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB).
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Which of the following is not one of the responsibilities of that board? - correct
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answer✔✔Review financial reports filed with the SEC. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
e. Which of these organizations has the responsibility to perform inspections of auditors of
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public companies? - correct answer✔✔Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
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f. Governmental auditing, in addition to including audits of financial statements, often includes
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audits of efficiency, effectiveness, and: - correct answer✔✔Compliance
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g. In general, internal auditors' independence will be greatest when they report directly to the:
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- correct answer✔✔Audit committee of the board of directors.
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h. Which of the following did not precipitate the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to
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regulate public accounting firms: - correct answer✔✔Ethical scandals at the AICPA.
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,i. Which of the following organizations establishes accounting standards for U.S. government
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agencies? - correct answer✔✔The Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
j. Which of the following is correct about forensic audits? - correct answer✔✔Forensic audits
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are usually performed in situations in which fraud has been found or is suspected.
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k. What best describes the purpose of the auditors' consideration of internal control in a
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financial statement audit for a nonpublic company? - correct answer✔✔To determine the
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nature, timing, and extent of audit testing. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
l. Which of the following is an example of a compliance audit? - correct answer✔✔An audit of
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a company's policies and procedures for adhering to environmental laws and regulations.
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The risk that a company will not be able to meet its commitments is referred to as: - correct
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answer✔✔business risk. |||\\\
The CPA exam: - correct answer✔✔has four sections
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Which of the following is not an example of an assurance service? - correct
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answer✔✔Preparation of a tax return. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Which of the following is a type of attest engagement? - correct answer✔✔Agreed-upon
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procedures.
The audit of an income tax return by an auditor of the Internal Revenue Service is considered a
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(an): - correct answer✔✔compliance audit.
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, Some of the following criteria are essential to satisfactory performance in several professions.
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Which one is unique to audit work by CPAs? - correct answer✔✔Independence
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An effect of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was to: - correct answer✔✔reduce the accounting
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profession's level of self-regulation.
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Which of the following is an area in which the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is
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not empowered to establish or adopt standards? - correct answer✔✔Accounting
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Independent auditors of the year 1900 differed from the auditors of today in that auditors in |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
1900 were more concerned with: - correct answer✔✔the accuracy of the balance sheet.
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Senior auditors typically perform all of the following tasks, except: - correct answer✔✔sign the
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audit report.
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An audit designed to detect violations of laws and regulations would be referred to as: - correct
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answer✔✔a compliance audit.
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To improve the quality of financial statements filed with it, the SEC has adopted. - correct
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answer✔✔Regulation S-X. |||\\\
Independent audits of today place more emphasis on sampling than did the audits of the 19th |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
century. - correct answer✔✔True |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants creates the CPA Exam, while individual
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states issue CPA certificates and permits CPAs to practice. - correct answer✔✔True
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The GAO is limited by statute to performing only compliance audits. - correct answer✔✔False
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with correct answers |||\\\ |||\\\
a. Which of the following best describes the relationship between assurance services and attest
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services? - correct answer✔✔Both attest and assurance services require independence.
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b. Which of the following has primary responsibility for the fairness of the representations
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made in financial statements? - correct answer✔✔Client's management.
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c. The most important benefit of having an annual audit by a public accounting firm is to: -
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correct answer✔✔Provide assurance to investors and other outsiders that the financial
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statements are reliable. |||\\\ |||\\\
d. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act created the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB).
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Which of the following is not one of the responsibilities of that board? - correct
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answer✔✔Review financial reports filed with the SEC. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
e. Which of these organizations has the responsibility to perform inspections of auditors of
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public companies? - correct answer✔✔Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
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f. Governmental auditing, in addition to including audits of financial statements, often includes
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audits of efficiency, effectiveness, and: - correct answer✔✔Compliance
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g. In general, internal auditors' independence will be greatest when they report directly to the:
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- correct answer✔✔Audit committee of the board of directors.
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h. Which of the following did not precipitate the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to
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regulate public accounting firms: - correct answer✔✔Ethical scandals at the AICPA.
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,i. Which of the following organizations establishes accounting standards for U.S. government
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agencies? - correct answer✔✔The Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
j. Which of the following is correct about forensic audits? - correct answer✔✔Forensic audits
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are usually performed in situations in which fraud has been found or is suspected.
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k. What best describes the purpose of the auditors' consideration of internal control in a
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financial statement audit for a nonpublic company? - correct answer✔✔To determine the
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nature, timing, and extent of audit testing. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
l. Which of the following is an example of a compliance audit? - correct answer✔✔An audit of
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a company's policies and procedures for adhering to environmental laws and regulations.
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The risk that a company will not be able to meet its commitments is referred to as: - correct
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answer✔✔business risk. |||\\\
The CPA exam: - correct answer✔✔has four sections
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Which of the following is not an example of an assurance service? - correct
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answer✔✔Preparation of a tax return. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Which of the following is a type of attest engagement? - correct answer✔✔Agreed-upon
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procedures.
The audit of an income tax return by an auditor of the Internal Revenue Service is considered a
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(an): - correct answer✔✔compliance audit.
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, Some of the following criteria are essential to satisfactory performance in several professions.
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Which one is unique to audit work by CPAs? - correct answer✔✔Independence
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An effect of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was to: - correct answer✔✔reduce the accounting
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profession's level of self-regulation.
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Which of the following is an area in which the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
not empowered to establish or adopt standards? - correct answer✔✔Accounting
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Independent auditors of the year 1900 differed from the auditors of today in that auditors in |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
1900 were more concerned with: - correct answer✔✔the accuracy of the balance sheet.
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Senior auditors typically perform all of the following tasks, except: - correct answer✔✔sign the
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
audit report.
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An audit designed to detect violations of laws and regulations would be referred to as: - correct
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
answer✔✔a compliance audit.
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To improve the quality of financial statements filed with it, the SEC has adopted. - correct
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answer✔✔Regulation S-X. |||\\\
Independent audits of today place more emphasis on sampling than did the audits of the 19th |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
century. - correct answer✔✔True |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants creates the CPA Exam, while individual
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states issue CPA certificates and permits CPAs to practice. - correct answer✔✔True
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The GAO is limited by statute to performing only compliance audits. - correct answer✔✔False
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