Principles Of Auditing and Other Assurance Services
23rd Edition by Ray Whittington Kurt
All Chapters 1-21
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ChapterU1:UTheURoleUofUtheUPublicUAccountantUinUtheUAmericanEconomy
ChapterU2:UProfessionalUStandards
ChapterU3:UProfessionalUEthics
ChapterU4:ULegalULiabilityUofUCPAs
ChapterU5:UAuditUEvidenceUandUDocumentation
ChapterU6:UAuditUPlanning,UUnderstandingUtheUClient,UAssessingRisks,UandUResponding
ChapterU7:UInternalUControl
ChapterU8:UConsiderationUofUInternalUControlUinUanUInformationTechnologyUEnvironment
ChapterU9:UAuditUSampling
ChapterU10:UCashUandUFinancialUInvestments
ChapterU11:UAccountsUReceivable,UNotesUReceivable,UandRevenue
ChapterU12:UInventoriesUandUCostUofUGoodsUSold
ChapterU13:UProperty,UPlant,UandUEquipment:UDepreciationUandDepletion
ChapterU14:UAccountsUPayableUandUOtherULiabilities
ChapterU15:UDebtUandUEquityUCapital
ChapterU16:UAuditingUOperationsUandUCompletingUtheUAudit
ChapterU17:UAuditors’UReports
ChapterU18:UIntegratedUAuditsUofUPublicUCompanies
ChapterU19:UAdditionalUAssuranceUServices:UHistoricalUFinancialInformation
ChapterU20:UAdditionalUAssuranceUServices:UOtherUInformation
ChapterU21:UInternal,UOperational,UandUComplianceUAuditing
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The Role of the Publ
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ic Accountant in the
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American Economy U
ReviewUQuestions
1-1 TheU―crisisUofUcredibility‖UlargelyUaroseUfromUtheUnumberUofUcompaniesUthatUrestatedUtheirUpreviouslyU
issuedUfinancialUstatementsU asU aU resultUofU accountingUirregularitiesU andUfraud.U EspeciallyUresponsible
UwereUtheUveryUvisibleUEnronU andUWorldComUfraudU cases.UBothUcompaniesU filedU forU bankruptcyUandU c
onstitutedUtheUlargestU companiesUinUAmericanUhistoryUtoUdoUso.U TheUextentU ofUtheUaccountingUirregula
ritiesU andUfraudUbeingUinvestigatedUandUdisclosedUbroughtUintoUquestionUtheUeffectivenessU ofU financial
UstatementU audits.U InUaddition,UtheUcriminalUconvictionUofUArthurU Andersen,ULLP,UoneUofUtheUthenUBigU
5UaccountingUfirms,UonUchargesU ofUdestroyingUdocumentsU relatedUtoUtheUEnronUcaseUbroughtUintoUque
stionUtheUethicsU standardsUofUtheUprofession.
1-2 AssuranceUservicesUareUprofessionalUservicesUthatUenhanceUtheUqualityUofUinformation,UorUitsUcontex
t,UforUdecision-
making.UTheUtwoUtypesUare:U(a)UthoseUthatUincreaseUtheUreliabilityUofUinformationUandU(b)UthoseUthat
UinvolveUputtingUinformationUinUaUformUorUcontextUthatUfacilitatesUdecision-making.
1-3 AUfinancialUstatementUauditU is,UbyUfar,UtheUmostU commonUtypeUofU attestU engagement.U TheUoverallUass
ertion,UmadeUbyUmanagement,UmostUfrequentlyUisUthatUtheUfinancialUstatementsUfollowUgenerallyUaccep
tedUaccountingUprinciples.
1-4 AUlargeUcorporationUwithUsecuritiesUlistedUonUaUstockUexchangeUisUrequiredUbyUtheUrulesUofUtheUstockUe
xchangeUandUbyUtheUrulesU ofUtheUSecuritiesU andUExchangeUCommissionUtoUprovideUanUauditU reportU wit
hUtheUannualUfinancialUstatementsU furnishedUtoUitsU stockholders.U ItU alsoUisU requiredUtoUengageUtheUaudi
torsUtoUprovideUanUopinionUonUitsUinternalUcontrol.UApartUfromUlegalUrequirements,Uhowever,UaUlargeUl
istedUcorporationUrecognizesUthatUitUmustUmaintainUinvestorUconfidenceUinUtheUreliabilityUofUitsUfinancial
UstatementsU andU internalU controlU overU financialU reportingU ifU itU isU toU continueUtoU beU ableUtoU secureU ca
pitalUfromUtheUpublic.U TheUreportU byUaUfirmUofUcertifiedUpublicUaccountantsU addsU credibilityUtoUtheUfina
ncialUstatementsUpreparedUbyUtheUcorporation.U WhenUaU smallUfamily-
ownedUenterpriseUelectsU toUhaveUanUaudit,UtheUpurposeUusuallyUisUtoUuseUtheUauditors'UreportUtoUsupp
, ortUanUapplicationU forUaUbankUloan.