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, CHAPTER 01
Auditing and Assurance Services
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Review Multiple Exercises,
Checkpoints Choice Problems, and
Simulations
1. Define information risk and explain 1, 2, 3 29, 31, 38 65*
how the financial statement
auditing process helps to reduce
this risk, thereby reducing the cost
of capital for a company.
2. Define and contrast assurance, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 23, 25, 28, 44, 60, 65*
attestation, 50
and financial statement auditing
services.
3. Describe and define the assertions 9, 10, 11 36, 39, 40, 41, 62, 63, 67, 68,
that management makes about the 45, 69
recognition, measurement, 46, 47, 48, 49,
presentation, and disclosure of the 52,
financial statements and explain why 53, 54, 55, 57,
auditors use them as a focal point of 58,
the audit. 59
4. Define professional skepticism and 12 24, 37 61
explain its key characteristics.
5. Describe the organization of public 13, 14 30, 42, 56 72
accounting firms and identify the
various services that they offer.
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, 6. Describe the audits and 15, 16, 17, 26, 27, 32, 34, 64, 66
auditors in governmental, 18 35
internal, and operational
auditing.
7. List and explain the requirements 19, 20, 21, 33, 43, 51 70, 71
for becoming a certified public 22
accountant (CPA) and other
certifications available to an
accounting professional.
(*) Item relates to multiple learning objectives
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, SOLUTIONS FOR REVIEW CHECKPOINTS
1.1 Business risk is the risk that an entity will fail to meet its business objectives. When
assessing business risk, a professional must consider all possible threats to an
entity‘s goals and objectives. Some illustrative examples include the risk that: 1) its
existing customers will start buying products or services from its primary
competitors; 2) its product lines will become obsolete; 3) its taxes will increase; 4)
key government contracts will be lost; 5) key employees will leave the entity; and
many other examples exist.
1.2 To help minimize business risk and take advantage of other opportunities presented
in today‘s competitive business environment, decision makers such as chief executive
officers (CEOs) demand timely, relevant, and reliable information. There are at
least four environmental conditions that increase demand for reliable information.
First, complexity which implies that events and transactions in today‘s global business
environment can be complicated. Most investors do not have the level of expertise
needed to properly account for complex transactions. Second is remoteness which
implies that decision makers are often separated from current and potential business
relationships due to distance and time. For example, investors may not be able to visit
distant locations to check up on their investments. Third is time-sensitivity which
implies that in today‘s economic environment, investors and other users of financial
statements need to make decisions more rapidly than ever before. As a result, the
ability to promptly obtain high-quality information is essential. Fourth is a
consequence which implies that decisions may very well involve significant investments.
As a result, the consequences can be severe if information cannot be obtained
1.3 Of all the different risks discussed in the chapter up to this point, information risk is
the one that is most likely to create the demand for independent and objective
assurance services is information risk or the probability that the information
circulated by an entity will be false or misleading. Because the primary source of
information for investors and creditors is the company itself, an incentive exists for
that company‘s management to make their business or service appear to be better
than it actually may be, to put their best foot forward. As a result, preparers and
issuers of financial information (directors, managers, accountants, and other people
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Services 9th Edition, by Louwers, Bagley| All Chapter
1-12 Covered|100% Complete A+ Study Guide Latest
Version 2026
1|Page
, CHAPTER 01
Auditing and Assurance Services
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Review Multiple Exercises,
Checkpoints Choice Problems, and
Simulations
1. Define information risk and explain 1, 2, 3 29, 31, 38 65*
how the financial statement
auditing process helps to reduce
this risk, thereby reducing the cost
of capital for a company.
2. Define and contrast assurance, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 23, 25, 28, 44, 60, 65*
attestation, 50
and financial statement auditing
services.
3. Describe and define the assertions 9, 10, 11 36, 39, 40, 41, 62, 63, 67, 68,
that management makes about the 45, 69
recognition, measurement, 46, 47, 48, 49,
presentation, and disclosure of the 52,
financial statements and explain why 53, 54, 55, 57,
auditors use them as a focal point of 58,
the audit. 59
4. Define professional skepticism and 12 24, 37 61
explain its key characteristics.
5. Describe the organization of public 13, 14 30, 42, 56 72
accounting firms and identify the
various services that they offer.
2|Page
, 6. Describe the audits and 15, 16, 17, 26, 27, 32, 34, 64, 66
auditors in governmental, 18 35
internal, and operational
auditing.
7. List and explain the requirements 19, 20, 21, 33, 43, 51 70, 71
for becoming a certified public 22
accountant (CPA) and other
certifications available to an
accounting professional.
(*) Item relates to multiple learning objectives
3|Page
, SOLUTIONS FOR REVIEW CHECKPOINTS
1.1 Business risk is the risk that an entity will fail to meet its business objectives. When
assessing business risk, a professional must consider all possible threats to an
entity‘s goals and objectives. Some illustrative examples include the risk that: 1) its
existing customers will start buying products or services from its primary
competitors; 2) its product lines will become obsolete; 3) its taxes will increase; 4)
key government contracts will be lost; 5) key employees will leave the entity; and
many other examples exist.
1.2 To help minimize business risk and take advantage of other opportunities presented
in today‘s competitive business environment, decision makers such as chief executive
officers (CEOs) demand timely, relevant, and reliable information. There are at
least four environmental conditions that increase demand for reliable information.
First, complexity which implies that events and transactions in today‘s global business
environment can be complicated. Most investors do not have the level of expertise
needed to properly account for complex transactions. Second is remoteness which
implies that decision makers are often separated from current and potential business
relationships due to distance and time. For example, investors may not be able to visit
distant locations to check up on their investments. Third is time-sensitivity which
implies that in today‘s economic environment, investors and other users of financial
statements need to make decisions more rapidly than ever before. As a result, the
ability to promptly obtain high-quality information is essential. Fourth is a
consequence which implies that decisions may very well involve significant investments.
As a result, the consequences can be severe if information cannot be obtained
1.3 Of all the different risks discussed in the chapter up to this point, information risk is
the one that is most likely to create the demand for independent and objective
assurance services is information risk or the probability that the information
circulated by an entity will be false or misleading. Because the primary source of
information for investors and creditors is the company itself, an incentive exists for
that company‘s management to make their business or service appear to be better
than it actually may be, to put their best foot forward. As a result, preparers and
issuers of financial information (directors, managers, accountants, and other people
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