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AnVIntroductionVtoVAssuranceVandVFinancialVStatementVAuditing
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LOV1-
1:VUnderstandVwhyVstudyingV
auditingVcanVbeVvaluableVtoVy
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ouVwhetherVorVnotVyouVplanV
toVbecomeVanVauditor,VandVw
hyVitVisVdifferentVfromVstudyi
ng
accounting.
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2:VUnderstandVtheVdemandVfor
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VauditingVandVbeVableVtoVexpl
ainVtheVdesiredVcharacteristicsV
of
auditorsVandVauditVservices.
LOV1-3:VKnowVtheVbasic
definitionVofVaVfinancialVstateme 5,6 13,14,15,16 25
ntVaudit.
LOV1-
4:VUnderstandVthreeVfundamen
7 17,18 25
talVconceptsVthatVunderlieVfina
ncialVstatement
auditing.
LOV1-5:VUnderstandVwhy
samplingVisVimportantVinVanVau 8
dit.
LOV1-
6:VBeVableVtoVdescribeVtheVb EWMC
asicVfinancialVstatementVauditin
9,V10 17,19,20 26
gVprocessVandVtheVphasesVinV
whichVanVauditVisVcarriedVout
.
LOV1-
7:VKnowVwhatVanVauditVrepor 11 21,22,23 27,28
tVisVandVunderstandVthe
natureVofVanVunqualifiedVreport.
LOV1-
8:VUnderstandVhowVtechnolog
yVandVauditVdataVanalyticsVar
eVchangingVauditsVinVexciting
Vways.
LOV1-
9:VUnderstandVwhyVauditing 12 30
demandsVlogic,Vreasoning,VandVr
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,esourcefulness.
NOTE:VReferencesVtoVauditingVstandardsVinVtheVinstructorVmanualVfollowVaVsimilarVconventionVtoVthat
VfollowedVinVtheVtext:VAICPAVstandardsVwillVbeVreferencedVbyVclarifiedVAUVsectionVandVPCAOBVstand
ardsVwillVbeVreferencedVbyVAuditingVStandardV(AS)Vnumber.
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,ENDVOFVCHAPTERVMATERIALSVCOMPARISONVCHART
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WhenVstudentsVenterVtheVfirstVintroductoryVclass,VtheyVseldomVunderstandVwhatVassuranceVo
rVauditingVentails.VGenerally,VtheyVwillVnotVhaveVreadVChapterV1VbeforeVclass,VsoVit‘sVimpor
tantVtoVspendVtheVtimeVnecessaryVduringVtheVfirstVclassVtoVcaptureVstudents‘VattentionVandVs
timulateVtheirVinterestVinVauditing.
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AfterVgoingVoverVtheVclassVexpectations,VweVspendVtheVfirstVpartVofVclassVdiscussingVan
dVillustratingVtheVdemandVforVauditingVandVtheVroleVofVauditingVinVsociety.VIfVstudentsVareVt
oVbeVinterestedVandVexcitedVtoVdigVinVandVlearnVthisVdauntingVnewVmaterial,VtheyVneedVtoV
beVconvincedVthatVitVisVimportantVandVuseful.VThus,VweValsoVemphasizeVthatVtheVconceptsVu
nderlyingVauditingVareVusefulVinVmanyVcontextsVotherVthanVauditing,VincludingVconsultingVa
ndVmanagement.
LaterVinVtheVclass,VweVmightVaskVtheVstudentsVhowVtheyVwouldVauditVtheVautomobileVre
venuesV(sayV$100Vbillion)VofVaVlargeVautomobileVmanufacturer.VWeVtellVthemVthatVeachVcar
VandVtruckVhasVanVinvoiceVonVtheVwindowVandVinVtheVcompany'sVcomputerVsystem,VandVtha
tV8VmillionVcarsVandVtrucksVwereVsold.VWeVthenVaskVthemVhowVmanyVinvoicesVoutVofV8Vm
illionVtheyVwantVtoVexamineVinVorderVtoVverifyVtheV$100VbillionVofVrevenuesVinVtheVfinanci
alVstatements.VOfVcourse,VyouVwillVgetVsomeVoutlandishVanswersV(e.g.,V400,000Vinvoices).V
WeVeventuallyVtellVthemVthatVyouVmayVnotVlookVatVanyVinvoicesVandVthatVyouVmayVrelyVso
lelyVonVtheVcompany‘sVinternalVcontrolsVinVconjunctionVwithVaVcarefulVratioVanalysisVorVoth
erVtypeVofVanalyticalVprocedure.VThisVtypeVofVexampleVquicklyVgetsVtheVstudents'VattentionVt
hatVauditingVinvolvesVaVsubstantialVamountVofVjudgmentVandVcommonVsense.
[LOV1-1]VTipsVforVLearningVAuditing
WeVspendVaVfewVminutesVonVthisVsectionVemphasizingVtheVdifferencesVbetweenVtheVstud
yVofVaccountingV(whichVtheyVareVveryVfamiliarVwith)VandVtheVstudyVofVauditingV(whichVthe
yVareVnot).V WeVtryVtoVmakeVsureVtheyVunderstandVwhatVauditingVfocusesVonVandVhowVitVis
VmuchVmoreVconceptualVthanVtheirVotherVaccountingVcourses.VWeVintroduceVtheVideaVofVaV
―toolVkit‖VandVhowVitVrelatesVtoVwhatVweVwillVbeVcoveringVduringVtheVcourse.
[LOV1-2]VTheVDemandVforVAuditingVandVAssurance
WeVspendVaVreasonableVamountVofVtimeVduringVtheVfirstVlectureVdiscussingVwhyVthereVis
VaVdemandVforVauditingVandVassuranceVservices.VManyVstudentsVthinkVthatVtheVdemandVforV
auditingVisVdrivenVbyVtheVrequirementsVofVtheVSecuritiesVlaws.VItVisVimportantVthatVtheVstud
entsVhaveVsomeVbasicVunderstandingVofVtheVagencyVrelationshipVthatVleadsVtoVtheVdemandVf
orVauditing.VFigureV1-
1VprovidesVaVgoodVframeworkVforVthisVdiscussion.VWeVthenVbringVinVhowVtheVCPAVfitsVthi
sVneedVwithVtheVqualitiesVofVindependence,Vintegrity,VandVobjectivity.VSometimesVweVdoVrol
e-
plays,VaskingVstudentsVtoVcomeVtoVtheVfrontVofVtheVroom.VOneVisVsellingVaVcar,VwhileVtheV
otherVisVinterestedVinVbuyingVit.VWeVletVthemVdiscussVtheirVconcerns,VwhatVinformationVthey
Vwant,VwhatVtheVincentivesVofVtheVtwoVpartiesVare,VwhatVinformationVasymmetriesVmightVex
ist,Vetc.VWeVthenVtieVthisVscenario,VwhichVmostVstudentsVareVsomewhatVfamiliarVwithVorVatV
leastVcanVrelateVto,VbackVtoVtheVideaVofVtheVdemandVforVauditing.
UseVFigureV1-1
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