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AND ASSURANCE
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SERVICES, 6TH
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EDITION, PHILOMENA
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LEUNG, PAUL CORAM,
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BARRY J. COOPER,
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PETER RICHARDSON
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Part 1 THE AUDITING AND ASSURANCE ENVIRONMENT 2
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1 An overview of auditing 4
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2 Governance and the auditor 44 nn nn nn nn
3 Professional ethics, independence and audit quality 94
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4 Other assurance engagements and quality standards 162
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5 The auditor’s legal liability 202
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Part 2 AUDIT PLANNING 246
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6 Overview of the audit of financial reports 248
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7 The auditor’s report 280
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8 Client evaluation and planning the audit 314
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9 Audit risk assessment 366
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10 Materiality and audit evidence 414 nn nn nn nn
Part 3 AUDIT TESTING METHODOLOGY 452
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11 Tests of controls 454
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12 Designing substantive procedures 488
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13 Audit sampling 526 nn nn
Part 4 AUDITING TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES 566
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14 Auditing sales and receivables 568
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15 Auditing purchases, payables and payroll 618
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16 Auditing inventories and property, plant and equipment 664
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17 Auditing cash and investments 708
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Part 5 COMPLETING THE AUDIT 756
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18 Completing the audit 758 nn nn nn
,Chapter 1: An overview of auditing
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1. The three major professional accounting bodies in Australia are:
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a. ICAA, CPA and ASIC. nn nn nn
b. CPA Australia, IPA and AARF.
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c. ATO, AUASB and ASIC. nn nn nn
d. ICAA, CPA Australia and IPA. nn nn nn nn
The correct option is d.
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Learning objective 1.1 ~ explain what an audit is, what it provides, and
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why it is demanded.
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2. Which of these is not an objective of the ASIC?
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a. To maintain, facilitate and improve the performance of companies.
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b. To establish new institutional arrangements for standard setting.
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c. To receive, process and store information given to the
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Commission under the laws.
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d. All of the above are objectives of the ASIC.
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The correct option is b.
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why it is demanded.
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3. Which of the following is true regarding auditors and
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fraud? nn
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audit. nn
b. Auditors should actively investigate the possibility of fraud if
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suspicious circumstances exist.
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c. In the Kingston Cotton Mill case it was said that the audit role
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was not primarily to detect fraud.
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d. b. and c. are true.
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The correct option is d.
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, 4. Which of these was not an Australian corporate collapse?
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a. Harris Scarfe. nn
b. HIH Insurance Ltd. nn nn
c. One.Tel.
d. All were Australian corporate collapses.
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The correct option is d.
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Section 1.1 Auditing fundamentals
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5. ABC firm are the auditors of XYZ
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for the audit has recently spent
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paid consultant on their internal
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principle that has been breached
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b. auditor rotation. nn
c. auditor independence. nn
d. auditor appointment. nn
The correct option is c.
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why it is demanded.
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6. Which of these is not a reform introduced by CLERP 9 in relation to
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Auditors and annual general meetings (AGMs)?
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a. Shareholders can submit written questions to the auditor before
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the AGM relating to the auditor’s report and the conduct
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of the audit.
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b. The auditor must attend the AGM.
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c. The auditor must address the AGM.
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d. A reasonable opportunity must be allowed for members as a
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whole to ask questions of the auditor and for the auditor to
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respond. nn
The correct option is c.
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why it is demanded.
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