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EDITION BY ARENS,
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Chapter 1 The Demand for Audit and Other Assurance Services
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Learning Objective 1-1 Il` Il`
1) The Sarbanes-Oxley Act applies to which of the following companies?
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D) All public companies and privately held companies with assets greater than $500 million
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Answer: C
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Diff: Easy
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Topic: SOX
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Diff: Moderate
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,3) Evidence is paramount to audit and attestation engagements. List the four basic types of audit
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evidence.
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Answer: The four types of audit and attestation evidence include:
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1. Electronic and documentary data about transactions Il` Il` Il` Il` Il`
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4. Oraltestimony ofthe auditee (client)
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Terms: Basic types of audit evidence
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Diff: Easy
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4) The criteria by which an auditor evaluates the information under audit may vary with the
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information being audited.
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Diff: Easy
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5) The criteria used by an external auditor to evaluate published financial statements are known as
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generally accepted auditing standards.
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Diff: Easy
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6) The Sarbanes-Oxley Act establishes standards related to the audits of privately held
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companies.
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, 7) The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is widely viewed as having ushered in sweeping changes to auditing
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and financial reporting.
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8) An auditor must be competent and have an independent mental attitude.
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Terms: Competence and independent mentalattitude
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Diff: Easy
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Learning Objective 1-2
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1) Recording, classifying, and summarizing economic events in a logical manner for the purpose of Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il`
providing financial information for decision making is commonly called:
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A) finance.
B) auditing.
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D) economics.
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Terms: Recording, classifying, and summarizing economic events
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2) An accountant:
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A) must possess expertise in the accumulation of audit evidence.
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B) must decide the number and types of items to test.
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C) must have an understanding of the principles and rules that provide the basis for preparing the
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accounting information.
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Answer: C
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Terms: Distinguishes auditors fromaccountants
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Diff: Moderate
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