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FUNDAMENTALS OF ASSURANCE SERVICES

RAYMUND FRANCIS A. ESCALA, CPA, MBA

FUNDAMENTALS OF ASSURANCE SERVICES

RAYMUND FRANCIS A. ESCALA, CPA MBA

ADDITIONAL DRILLS
1. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
I. Assurance engagement means an engagement in which a practitioner expresses a conclusion designed to

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enhance the degree of confidence of the intended users other than the responsible party about the outcome of
the evaluation or measurement of a subject matter against criteria.
II. Assurance refers to the practitioner’s satisfaction as to the reliability of an assertion being made by one party for

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use by another party.
A. I only
B. II only

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C. Both I and II
D. Neither I nor II

2. Which of the following does not appropriately pertains to the elements of assurance engagement?
A. A three-party relationship involving an auditor, the management, and intended users
B. Suitable criteria
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D. A written assurance report in the form appropriate to a reasonable assurance engagement or a limited assurance
engagement.
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3. Evaluate the following statements.
I. The term auditor is broader than the term practitioner.
II. The responsible party may or may not be from the same organization with the intended users.
III. The intended users may be identified by agreement between the practitioner and the responsible party or
engaging party, or by law.
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A. Only one statement is correct

B. Only two statements are correct
C. All statements are correct
D. All statements are incorrect
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4. For the criteria to be suitable, it shall possess several characteristics. Which of the following is incorrect?
A. Relevant criteria allow reasonably consistent evaluation or measurement of the subject matter including, where
relevant, presentation and disclosure, when used in similar circumstances by similarly qualified practitioners.
B. Criteria are sufficiently complete when relevant factors that could affect the conclusions in the context of the
engagement circumstances are not omitted. Complete criteria include, where relevant, benchmarks for
presentation and disclosure.
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C. Criteria contribute to conclusions that are free from bias.

D. Criteria shall contribute to conclusions that are clear, comprehensive, and not subject to significantly different
interpretations.

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5. What is sufficient and appropriate shall be determined by the

I. Practitioner
II. Responsible party
III. Intended users
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II
D. I, II and III

6. Professional skepticism means that

I. The practitioner makes a critical assessment, with a questioning mind, of the validity of evidence obtained and is

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alert to evidence that contradicts or brings into question the reliability of documents or representations by the
responsible party.
II. The benefits that will be derived from obtaining the evidence should exceed the cost of obtaining it.

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III. The practitioner plans and performs an assurance engagement recognizing that circumstances may exist that
cause the subject matter information to be materially misstated.
A. I and II

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B. II and III
C. I and III
D. I, II and III

7. Below statements relate to generalizations about reliability of evidence may be useful. Which is incorrect?
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A. Evidence is more reliable when it is obtained from sources inside the entity.
B. Evidence that is generated internally is more reliable when the related controls are effective.
C. Evidence is more reliable when it exists in documentary form, whether paper, electronic, or other media.
D. Evidence provided by original documents is more reliable than evidence provided by photocopies or facsimiles.
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8. Under this engagement, the objective is a reduction in assurance engagement risk to an acceptably low level in the
circumstances of the engagement as the basis for a positive form of expression of the practitioner’s conclusion.
A. Absolute assurance engagement
B. Reasonable assurance engagement
C. Limited assurance engagement
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D. Non-assurance engagement

9. These are assurance engagements that the practitioner either directly performs the evaluation or measurement of the
subject matter, or obtains a representation from the responsible party that has performed the evaluation or
measurement that is not available to the intended users in the assurance reports.
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A. Reasonable assurance engagement

B. Limited assurance engagement
C. Assertion-based engagements
D. Direct reporting engagements

10. Which set of standards apply to assurance engagements dealing with subject matter other than historical financial
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information?
A. Philippine Standards on Auditing (PSAs)
B. Philippine Standards on Review Engagements (PSREs)
C. Philippine Standards on Assurance Engagements (PSAEs)
D. Philippine Standards on Related Services (PSRSs)

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