ACC 403 QUIZ 1(1)

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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act applies to which of the following companies?

Which of the following services provides the lowest level of assurance on a financial
statement?
Which of the following is considered audit evidence?

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An examination of part of an organization's procedures and methods for the purpose of

evaluating efficiency and effectiveness is what type of audit?

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Any service that requires a CPA firm to issue a report about the reliability of an assertion that
is made by another party is a(n):

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An accountant:
________ risk reflects the possibility that the information upon which the business decision
was made was inaccurate.

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Which of the following is not a SysTrust Services principle as defined by the AICPA?

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The most common way for users to obtain reliable information is to:

10.

A correct relationship among the auditor, the client, and the external users is:

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Three common types of attestation services are:

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An audit to determine whether an entity is following specific procedures or rules set down by
some higher authority is classified as a(n):
One objective of an operational audit is to:
Recording, classifying, and summarizing economic events in a logical manner for the
purpose of providing financial information for decision making is commonly called:

15.

The use of the Certified Public Accountant title is regulated by:

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Historically auditing standards have been organized into three categories, including:

17.

Which of the following statements best describes the primary purpose of Statements on
Auditing Standards?

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Statements on Auditing Standards issued by the AICPA's Auditing Standards Board are:

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To obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free
from material misstatement, the auditor must fulfill several performance responsibilities,
including:

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The purpose of establishing quality control policies and procedures to accept or continue a
client relationship is to:

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Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services are issued by the:
The form that must be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission whenever a
company plans to issue new securities to the public is the:
The legal right to perform audits is granted to a CPA firm by regulation of:

24.

Hansen Corporation's stock is listed on a national stock exchange and registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Hansen's management hires a CPA to perform an
independent audit of Hansen's financial statements. The primary objective of this audit is to
provide assurance to the:

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The form that must be completed and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
whenever a company experiences a significant event that is of interest to public investors is the:

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Standards issued by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board must be followed by
CPAs who audit:

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The Statements on Auditing Standards issued by the Auditing Standards Board:

28.

Members of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board are appointed and overseen
by:

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Which of the following is not one of the responsibilities of an auditor under the principles
underlying an audit?

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When assessing the risk of material misstatements in the financial statements,