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INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW OF AUDIT AND ASSURANCE vk vk vk vk vk vk




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1. Define an assurance engagement. vk vk vk




An assurance engagement involves an assurance provider arriving atan opinion about some
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information being provided by their client toa third party. A financial statement audit is one t
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ype of assuranceengagement. This engagement involves an auditor arriving at an opiniona
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bout the fair presentation of the financial statements. The auditreport is addressed to the sh
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areholders of the company being audited,but other users may read the financial statements.
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2. Explain why there is a demand for audit and assurance services.
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Financial statement users include investors (shareholders), suppliers,customers, lenders, e
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mployees, governments, and the general public.These groups of users demand audited fina
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ncial statements because oftheir remoteness from the entity, accounting complexity, theirin
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n on which to base decisions. The theories usedto describe the demand for audit and assura
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nce services are agencytheory, the information hypothesis, and the insurance hypothesis.
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3. Differentiate between types of assurance services. vk vk vk vk vk




Assurance services include financial statement audits, complianceaudits, performance audits
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, comprehensive audits, internal audits,and assurance on corporate social responsibility (C
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ssurance, limited assurance, and no assurance.Reasonable assurance is provided on an a
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5. Outline different audit opinions vk vk vk




An auditor can issue an unmodified opinion, also known as a cleanreport, or an unmodified o
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pinion with an emphasis of matter paragraph.Alternatively, a modified opinion may be issue
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d as a qualified, anadverse, or a disclaimer of opinion.
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6. Differentiate between the roles of the preparer and the auditor, and discuss the
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different firms that provide assurance services.
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It is the responsibility of a company‘s governing body to ensure thatits financial statements
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are relevant, reliable, comparable, understandable,and true and fair. It is the responsibility of t
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he auditor to form anopinion on the fair presentation of the financial statements. In doing,so
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The firms that provide assurance services include the Big-
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4international firms, the national firms (with international links),local and regional firms, and
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consulting firms that tend to specializein assurance of CSR and environmental disclosures.
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7. Identify the different regulators, legislation, and regulations surrounding the
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1. Only current investors (not potential investors) are considered to be users of the financial
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CPA Competency: Audit and Assurance AACSB
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2. Insurance hypothesis is a means whereby the investor can guarantee the success of their
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3. A compliance audit involves gathering evidence to ascertain whether the person or entity
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under review has followed the rules, policies, procedures, laws and regulations with which
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