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AUDITING THEORY
AT.3003 – Risk-based Financial R.C.P. SOLIMAN/ K.J. UY Statements Audit, Responsibilities &
Objectives MAY 2021
Reference:
a. PSA 200 (Revised and Redrafted), Overall Objectives of the Independent Auditor and the Conduct of an Audit in
Accordance with Philippine Standards on Auditing
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
a. Identifying areas posing the highest risk of
Risk-based Financial Statements Audit financial statement errors.
b. Analysis of internal control.
1. The purpose of an audit is to enhance the degree of c. Collecting and evaluating evidence.
confidence of intended users in the financial d. Concentrating audit resources in those areas
statements. presenting the highest risk of financial statement
errors.
The financial statements subject to audit are those of
the entity, prepared and presented by management The Financial Statements and The Management’s
of the entity with oversight from those charged with Responsibilities
governance.
a. True, False 5. An audit is conducted on the premise that
b. False, True management and, where appropriate, those charged
c. True, True with governance, have acknowledged and understand
d. False, False that they have responsibilities that are fundamental
to the conduct of an audit in accordance with PSAs.
2. Which of the following statements about theoretical Which of the following is not one of those
framework of auditing is(are) incorrect? I. The data responsibilities?
to be audited can be verified a. To provide the auditor unrestricted access to
II. Long-term conflicts may exist between managers persons within the entity from which the auditor
who prepare the data and auditors who examine determines it necessary to obtain audit evidence.
the data b. The preparation and presentation of financial
III. Auditors act on behalf of management statements in accordance with the
IV. An audit benefits the public pronouncements issued by AASC.
a. II and III only c. II only c. The establishment and maintenance of internal
control relevant to the preparation and
b. II, III and IV only d. III only
presentation of financial statements that are free
from material misstatement, whether due to fraud
3. Which of the following procedures is not one of the
or error.
features of a risk-based audit process in accordance
d. To provide complete information to the auditor.
with PSAs?
a. Identify and assess risks of material
Overall Objectives of the Auditor
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error,
based on an understanding of the entity and its
environment, including the entity’s internal 6. Which of the following statements is false?
control. a. In an audit of financial statements, being an
b. Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence about assurance engagement, the auditor is engaged
whether material misstatements exist, through for purposes of expressing an opinion designed to
designing and implementing appropriate enhance the degree of confidence of intended
responses to the assessed risks. users in the financial statements.
c. Subject all available evidence related to entity’s b. The overall objective of the independent auditor is
financial statements to testing to get reasonable to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
assurance that the financial statements are free financial statements as a whole are free from
from material misstatements. material misstatement, whether due to fraud or
d. Form an opinion on the financial statements error, and to report on the financial statements in
based on conclusions drawn from the audit accordance with the auditor’s findings.
evidence obtained. c. In order to obtain reasonable assurance, the
auditor shall obtain sufficient appropriate audit
evidence to be able to draw reasonable
4. Which of the following is not a distinguishing feature
conclusions on which to base the audit opinion.
of risk-based auditing?
Reasonable assurance is obtained when the
auditor has thereby reduced audit risk to an c. The auditor shall not represent compliance with
acceptably high level. PSAs unless the auditor has complied with all of
d. The objective of an audit cannot be fulfilled unless the PSAs relevant to the audit.
the auditor achieves the overall objective of the d. The auditor would ordinarily expect to find
auditor. In all cases when the overall objective of evidence to support management representations
the auditor cannot be achieved, the PSAs require and assume they are necessarily correct.
that the auditor modifies the auditor’s opinion
accordingly or withdraws from the engagement. 12. The following are the general principles governing an
audit of FS Audit, except
7. The concept of reasonable assurance indicates that a. Independence c. Confidentiality
the auditor is: b. Professionalism d. Professional behavior
a. not an insurer of the correctness of the financial
statements. Professional Skepticism and Professional Judgment
b. not responsible for the fairness of the financial
statements. 13. The auditor shall plan and perform an audit with an
c. responsible only for issuing an opinion on the attitude of professional skepticism recognizing that
financial statements. circumstances may exist that cause the financial
d. responsible for finding all misstatements. statements to be materially misstated.
b. The first statement is true, the second statement d. Qualified, disclaimer, or adverse
is true
c. The first statement is false, the second statement
is false 8. Which of the following criteria is unique to the
d. The first statement is true, the second statement independent auditor's attest function? a. General
is false competence.
b. Familiarity with the particular industry of each
2. Users of the audit report can reasonably expect the client.
audited financial statements to c. Due professional care.
a. Include complete information and contain all d. Independence.
financial disclosures
b. Be presented fairly according to the substance of 9. Which of the following best describes an auditor’s
GAAP professional skepticism?
c. Be Free from all errors a. Auditors must remember that they will be
d. All of the above responsible for the financial statements once they
are audited.
3. Why does a company choose to have an independent b. Auditors should treat all management
auditor report on its financial statements? representations with suspicion until they are
a. Independent auditor will always detect proven.
management fraud c. Auditors should make a critical assessment, with
b. The company’s management preparing the an inquisitive mind, of the sufficiency and
financial statements may have a vested interest appropriateness of audit evidence obtained.
in reporting certain results. d. Auditors should expect that there will be material
c. Independent auditors guarantee the accuracy of misstatements in the financial records being
the financial statements audited.
d. An independent audit is designed to search for
deficiencies in the company’s internal control 10. Which of the following elements of the audit risk
model is most likely to be the same across a range of
4. Which of the following is not one of the basic audits performed by a professional accounting firm?
assumptions of financial statements audit? a. Data is a. Audit risk c. Detection risk
auditable b. Control risk d. Inherent risk
b. No long-term conflict between the auditor and the
management - end of AT.3003 -
c. Effective internal control system does not reduce
risk of material misstatement of the financial
statements
d. An audit benefits the public