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f3 Systematic Approach, 12th Edition
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Chapters 1 - 21 Complete
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,Chapter 1: An Introduction to Assurance and Financial Statement Auditing
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Chapter 2: The Financial Statement Auditing Environment
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Chapter 3: Audit Planning, Types of Audit Tests, and Materiality
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Chapter 4: Risk Assessment
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Chapter 5: Evidence and Documentation
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Chapter 6: Internal Control in a Financial Statement Audit
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Chapter 7: Auditing Internal Control over Financial Reporting
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Chapter 8: Audit Sampling: An Overview and Application to Tests of Controls
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Chapter 9: Audit Sampling: An Application to Substantive Tests of Account Balances
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Chapter 10: Auditing the Revenue Process
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Chapter 11: Auditing the Purchasing Process
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Chapter 12: Auditing the Human Resource Management Process
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Chapter 13: Auditing the Inventory Management Process
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Chapter 14: Auditing the Financing/Investing Process: Prepaid Expenses, Intangible Assets, and
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Property, Plant, and Equipment
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Chapter 15: Auditing the Financing/Investing Process: Long-Term Liabilities, Stockholders’ Equity,
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and Income Statement Accounts
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Chapter 16: Auditing the Financing/Investing Process: Cash and Investments
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Chapter 17: Completing the Audit Engagement
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Chapter 18: Reports on Audited Financial Statements
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Chapter 19: Professional Conduct, Independence, and Quality Management
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Chapter 20: Legal Liability
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Chapter 21: Assurance, Attestation, and Internal Auditing Services
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,Auditing & Assurance Services: A Systematic Approach, 12e (Messier) Chapter
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1 An Introduction to Assurance and Financial Statement Auditing
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1) Auditing focuses on rules, techniques, and computations required to prepare and
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analyze financial information.
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ANSWER: FALSE f 3
Difficulty: 1 Easy
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Topic: The Importance for Studying Auditing
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Learning Objective: 01-01 Understand why studying auditing can be valuable to you whether
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or not you plan to become an auditor, and why it is different from studying accounting.
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Bloom's: Remember f 3
AACSB: Communication
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AICPA: BB Legal; FN Decision Making
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2) Decision makers demand reliable information that is provided by accountants.
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ANSWER: TRUE f 3
Difficulty: 1 Easy
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Topic: The Demand for Auditing and Assurance
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Learning Objective: 01-02 Understand the demand for auditing and be able to explain the
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desired characteristics of auditors and audit services through an analogy to a house inspector
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and a house inspection service.
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Bloom's: Understand f 3
AACSB: Communication
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AICPA: FN Decision Making; BB Industry
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3) Information asymmetry seldom occurs. f3 f3 f3
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Difficulty: 2 Medium
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Topic: The Demand for Auditing and Assurance
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Learning Objective: 01-02 Understand the demand for auditing and be able to explain the
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desired characteristics of auditors and audit services through an analogy to a house inspector
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and a house inspection service.
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Bloom's: Apply f 3
AACSB: Communication f 3
AICPA: BB Industry; FN Reporting
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, 4) Conflicts of interest often occur between absentee owners and managers.
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ANSWER: TRUE f 3
Difficulty: 2 Medium
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Topic: The Demand for Auditing and Assurance
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Learning Objective: 01-02 Understand the demand for auditing and be able to explain the
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desired characteristics of auditors and audit services through an analogy to a house inspector
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and a house inspection service.
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AACSB: Communication f 3
AICPA: BB Industry; FN Reporting
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5) Auditing services and attestation services are the same.
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ANSWER: FALSE f 3
Difficulty: 1 Easy
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Topic: Auditing, Attest, and Assurance Services Defined
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Learning Objective: 01-03 Understand the relationships among auditing, attestation, and
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assurance services.
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Bloom's: Understand f 3
AACSB: Communication
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AICPA: BB Industry; FN Reporting
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6) Auditing is a type of attest service. f3 f3 f3 f3 f3 f3
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Difficulty: 1 Easy
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Topic: Auditing, Attest, and Assurance Services Defined
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Learning Objective: 01-03 Understand the relationships among auditing, attestation, and
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assurance services.; 01-04 Know the basic definition of a financial statement audit.
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Bloom's: Understand f 3
AACSB: Communication
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AICPA: BB Industry; FN Reporting
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7) Testing all transactions that occurred during the period is cost prohibitive.
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ANSWER: TRUE f 3
Difficulty: 2 Medium
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Topic: The Audit Process
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Learning Objective: 01-06 Be able to explain why on most audit engagements an auditor tests
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only a sample of transactions that occurred.
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Bloom's: Apply f 3
AACSB: Communication f 3
AICPA: FN Decision Making; BB Critical Thinking
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f3 Systematic Approach, 12th Edition
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Chapters 1 - 21 Complete
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,Chapter 1: An Introduction to Assurance and Financial Statement Auditing
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Chapter 2: The Financial Statement Auditing Environment
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Chapter 3: Audit Planning, Types of Audit Tests, and Materiality
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Chapter 4: Risk Assessment
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Chapter 5: Evidence and Documentation
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Chapter 6: Internal Control in a Financial Statement Audit
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Chapter 7: Auditing Internal Control over Financial Reporting
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Chapter 8: Audit Sampling: An Overview and Application to Tests of Controls
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Chapter 9: Audit Sampling: An Application to Substantive Tests of Account Balances
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Chapter 10: Auditing the Revenue Process
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Chapter 11: Auditing the Purchasing Process
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Chapter 12: Auditing the Human Resource Management Process
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Chapter 13: Auditing the Inventory Management Process
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Chapter 14: Auditing the Financing/Investing Process: Prepaid Expenses, Intangible Assets, and
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Property, Plant, and Equipment
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Chapter 15: Auditing the Financing/Investing Process: Long-Term Liabilities, Stockholders’ Equity,
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and Income Statement Accounts
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Chapter 16: Auditing the Financing/Investing Process: Cash and Investments
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Chapter 17: Completing the Audit Engagement
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Chapter 18: Reports on Audited Financial Statements
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Chapter 19: Professional Conduct, Independence, and Quality Management
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Chapter 20: Legal Liability
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Chapter 21: Assurance, Attestation, and Internal Auditing Services
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,Auditing & Assurance Services: A Systematic Approach, 12e (Messier) Chapter
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1 An Introduction to Assurance and Financial Statement Auditing
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1) Auditing focuses on rules, techniques, and computations required to prepare and
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analyze financial information.
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ANSWER: FALSE f 3
Difficulty: 1 Easy
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Topic: The Importance for Studying Auditing
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Learning Objective: 01-01 Understand why studying auditing can be valuable to you whether
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or not you plan to become an auditor, and why it is different from studying accounting.
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Bloom's: Remember f 3
AACSB: Communication
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AICPA: BB Legal; FN Decision Making
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2) Decision makers demand reliable information that is provided by accountants.
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ANSWER: TRUE f 3
Difficulty: 1 Easy
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Topic: The Demand for Auditing and Assurance
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Learning Objective: 01-02 Understand the demand for auditing and be able to explain the
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desired characteristics of auditors and audit services through an analogy to a house inspector
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and a house inspection service.
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Bloom's: Understand f 3
AACSB: Communication
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AICPA: FN Decision Making; BB Industry
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3) Information asymmetry seldom occurs. f3 f3 f3
ANSWER: FALSE f 3
Difficulty: 2 Medium
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Topic: The Demand for Auditing and Assurance
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Learning Objective: 01-02 Understand the demand for auditing and be able to explain the
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desired characteristics of auditors and audit services through an analogy to a house inspector
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and a house inspection service.
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Bloom's: Apply f 3
AACSB: Communication f 3
AICPA: BB Industry; FN Reporting
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, 4) Conflicts of interest often occur between absentee owners and managers.
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ANSWER: TRUE f 3
Difficulty: 2 Medium
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Topic: The Demand for Auditing and Assurance
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Learning Objective: 01-02 Understand the demand for auditing and be able to explain the
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desired characteristics of auditors and audit services through an analogy to a house inspector
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and a house inspection service.
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Bloom's: Apply f 3
AACSB: Communication f 3
AICPA: BB Industry; FN Reporting
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5) Auditing services and attestation services are the same.
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ANSWER: FALSE f 3
Difficulty: 1 Easy
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Topic: Auditing, Attest, and Assurance Services Defined
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Learning Objective: 01-03 Understand the relationships among auditing, attestation, and
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assurance services.
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Bloom's: Understand f 3
AACSB: Communication
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AICPA: BB Industry; FN Reporting
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6) Auditing is a type of attest service. f3 f3 f3 f3 f3 f3
ANSWER: TRUE f 3
Difficulty: 1 Easy
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Topic: Auditing, Attest, and Assurance Services Defined
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Learning Objective: 01-03 Understand the relationships among auditing, attestation, and
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assurance services.; 01-04 Know the basic definition of a financial statement audit.
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Bloom's: Understand f 3
AACSB: Communication
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AICPA: BB Industry; FN Reporting
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7) Testing all transactions that occurred during the period is cost prohibitive.
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ANSWER: TRUE f 3
Difficulty: 2 Medium
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Topic: The Audit Process
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Learning Objective: 01-06 Be able to explain why on most audit engagements an auditor tests
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only a sample of transactions that occurred.
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Bloom's: Apply f 3
AACSB: Communication f 3
AICPA: FN Decision Making; BB Critical Thinking
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