Auditing & Assurance
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(2026–2027)
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,The term "audit failure" refers to the situation when the false
auditor has followed auditing standards yet still fails to
discover that the client's financial statements are
materially misstated.
In the performance of an audit, a CPA: D
A) is legally liable for not detecting client fraud.
B) must strictly follow GAAS for privately held clients.
C) must strictly follow PCAOB auditing standards for
publicly held clients.
D) must exercise due professional care in the
performance of their audit responsibilities.
Auditors who fail to exercise due care in their B
performance of professional services may be liable for:
A) punitive liability.
B) breach of contract.
C) excess liability.
D) criminal charges
Recklessness in the case of an audit is present if the C
auditor knew an adequate audit was not done but still
issued an opinion, even though there was no intent to
deceive financial statement users. This description is the
legal term for:
A) ordinary negligence.
B) gross negligence.
C) constructive fraud.
D) fraud.
The standard of due care to which the auditor is A
expected to adhere to in the performance of the audit
is referred to as the:
A) prudent person concept.
B) common law doctrine.
C) due care concept.
D) vigilant person concept.
Auditors may be liable to their clients for: A
A)
Punitive damages Compensatory damages
Yes Yes
B)
Punitive damages Compensatory damages
No No
C)
Punitive damages Compensatory damages
Yes No
D)
Punitive damages Compensatory damages
No Yes
,Under the laws of agency, partners of a CPA firm may B
be liable for the work of others on whom they rely. This
would not include:
A) employees of the CPA firm.
B) employees of the audit client.
C) other CPA firms engaged to do part of the audit
work.
D) specialists employed by the CPA firm to provide
technical advice on the audit.
"Absence of reasonable care that can be expected of a D
person in a set of circumstances" defines:
A) pecuniary negligence.
B) gross negligence.
C) extreme negligence.
D) ordinary negligence.
An example of a breach of contract would likely C
include:
A) an auditor's refusal to return the client's general
ledger book until the client paid last year's audit fees.
B) a bank's claim that an auditor had a duty to uncover
material errors in financial statements that had been
relied on in making a loan.
C) a CPA firm's failure to complete an audit on the
agreed-upon date because the firm had a backlog of
other work which was more lucrative.
D) an auditor's claim that the client staff is unqualified.
Privity of contract exists between: C
A) auditor and the federal government.
B) auditor and third parties.
C) auditor and client.
D) auditor and client attorney
An individual who is not party to the contract between D
a CPA and the client, but who is known by both and is
intended to receive certain benefits from the contract is
known as:
A) a third party.
B) a common law inheritor.
C) a tort.
D) a third-party beneficiary.
, Laws that have been passed by the U.S. Congress and A
other governmental units are:
A) statutory laws.
B) judicial laws.
C) federal laws.
D) common laws.
The assessment against a defendant of the full loss D
suffered by a plaintiff regardless of the extent to which
other parties shared in the wrongdoing is called:
A) separate and proportionate liability.
B) shared liability.
C) unitary liability.
D) joint and several liability.
The assessment against a defendant of that portion of A
the damage caused by the defendant's negligence is
called:
A) separate and proportionate liability.
B) joint and several liability.
C) shared liability.
D) unitary liability
Audit fraud occurs when: A
A) a misstatement is made and there is both knowledge
of its falsity and the intent to deceive.
B) a misstatement is made and there is knowledge of its
falsity but no intent to deceive.
C) the auditor lacks even slight care in the performance
in performing the audit.
D) the auditor has an absence of reasonable care in the
performance of the audit.
Which of the following most accurately describes D
constructive fraud?
A) Absence of reasonable care
B) Lack of slight care
C) Knowledge and intent to deceive
D) Extreme or unusual negligence without the intent to
deceive
Which of the following most accurately describes C
fraud?
A) Absence of reasonable care
B) Lack of slight care
C) Knowledge and intent to deceive
D) Extreme or unusual negligence without the intent to
deceive
Services Exam
(2026–2027)
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,The term "audit failure" refers to the situation when the false
auditor has followed auditing standards yet still fails to
discover that the client's financial statements are
materially misstated.
In the performance of an audit, a CPA: D
A) is legally liable for not detecting client fraud.
B) must strictly follow GAAS for privately held clients.
C) must strictly follow PCAOB auditing standards for
publicly held clients.
D) must exercise due professional care in the
performance of their audit responsibilities.
Auditors who fail to exercise due care in their B
performance of professional services may be liable for:
A) punitive liability.
B) breach of contract.
C) excess liability.
D) criminal charges
Recklessness in the case of an audit is present if the C
auditor knew an adequate audit was not done but still
issued an opinion, even though there was no intent to
deceive financial statement users. This description is the
legal term for:
A) ordinary negligence.
B) gross negligence.
C) constructive fraud.
D) fraud.
The standard of due care to which the auditor is A
expected to adhere to in the performance of the audit
is referred to as the:
A) prudent person concept.
B) common law doctrine.
C) due care concept.
D) vigilant person concept.
Auditors may be liable to their clients for: A
A)
Punitive damages Compensatory damages
Yes Yes
B)
Punitive damages Compensatory damages
No No
C)
Punitive damages Compensatory damages
Yes No
D)
Punitive damages Compensatory damages
No Yes
,Under the laws of agency, partners of a CPA firm may B
be liable for the work of others on whom they rely. This
would not include:
A) employees of the CPA firm.
B) employees of the audit client.
C) other CPA firms engaged to do part of the audit
work.
D) specialists employed by the CPA firm to provide
technical advice on the audit.
"Absence of reasonable care that can be expected of a D
person in a set of circumstances" defines:
A) pecuniary negligence.
B) gross negligence.
C) extreme negligence.
D) ordinary negligence.
An example of a breach of contract would likely C
include:
A) an auditor's refusal to return the client's general
ledger book until the client paid last year's audit fees.
B) a bank's claim that an auditor had a duty to uncover
material errors in financial statements that had been
relied on in making a loan.
C) a CPA firm's failure to complete an audit on the
agreed-upon date because the firm had a backlog of
other work which was more lucrative.
D) an auditor's claim that the client staff is unqualified.
Privity of contract exists between: C
A) auditor and the federal government.
B) auditor and third parties.
C) auditor and client.
D) auditor and client attorney
An individual who is not party to the contract between D
a CPA and the client, but who is known by both and is
intended to receive certain benefits from the contract is
known as:
A) a third party.
B) a common law inheritor.
C) a tort.
D) a third-party beneficiary.
, Laws that have been passed by the U.S. Congress and A
other governmental units are:
A) statutory laws.
B) judicial laws.
C) federal laws.
D) common laws.
The assessment against a defendant of the full loss D
suffered by a plaintiff regardless of the extent to which
other parties shared in the wrongdoing is called:
A) separate and proportionate liability.
B) shared liability.
C) unitary liability.
D) joint and several liability.
The assessment against a defendant of that portion of A
the damage caused by the defendant's negligence is
called:
A) separate and proportionate liability.
B) joint and several liability.
C) shared liability.
D) unitary liability
Audit fraud occurs when: A
A) a misstatement is made and there is both knowledge
of its falsity and the intent to deceive.
B) a misstatement is made and there is knowledge of its
falsity but no intent to deceive.
C) the auditor lacks even slight care in the performance
in performing the audit.
D) the auditor has an absence of reasonable care in the
performance of the audit.
Which of the following most accurately describes D
constructive fraud?
A) Absence of reasonable care
B) Lack of slight care
C) Knowledge and intent to deceive
D) Extreme or unusual negligence without the intent to
deceive
Which of the following most accurately describes C
fraud?
A) Absence of reasonable care
B) Lack of slight care
C) Knowledge and intent to deceive
D) Extreme or unusual negligence without the intent to
deceive
