Solutions for AT-01: Fundamentals of
Auditing and Assurance 15th Canadian
Edition Arens
Assurance - ANSreliability of an assertion being made by one party (management) for the use
of other parties (stakeholders)
Assurance Services - ANSthree-party contracts in which assures reports on the quality of
information
True - ANSAssurance Services can involve 2 parties only
Three Party Relationship
Appropriate Subject MAtter
Suitable Criteria
Sufficient Appropriate Evidence
Assurance Report that is written - ANSElements of Assurance Engagements (TASSA)
Practitioner - ANSbroader term than "auditor", can also refer to experts
True - ANSA practitioner should accept an engagement if preliminary knowledge of the
engagement circumstances indicates that ethical requirements regarding professional
competence will not be satisfied.
Responsible Party - ANSresponsible for subject matter of the subject matter information
True - ANSThe responsible party may or may not be the party who engages the practitioner.
Intended Users - ANSfor whom the practitioners prepare the assurance report
True - ANSIntended users may be identified by agreement between the practitioner and the
responsible party or engaging party, or by law
False - ANSThe practitioner is not responsible for determining the nature, timing, and extent of
procedures to be performed in the engagement.
True - ANSThe practitioner is required to purse any matter which may lead to a material
adjustment to the subject matter info.
, Appropriate Subject Matter - ANSis identifiable and capable of consistent evaluation against an
identified criteria, and capable of being subjected to procedures for gathering sufficient evidence
Forms of Subject Matter - ANSFinancial Performance or Conditions, Non-financial Performance
or Conditions, Physical Characteristics, Systems and Processes, Behavior
Suitable Criteria - ANSrequired for reasonably consistent evaluation or measurement of a
subject matter within the context of professional judgment
False - ANSSuitable Criteria is not context-sensitive.
Publicly
Included in a clear manner in the assurance report
Included in a clear manner in the subject matter info.
General Understanding - ANSCriteria should be made available
True - ANSWhen identified criteria are available only to specific intended users, or are relevant
to only to a specific purpose, use of the assurance report is restricted to those users or for that
purpose.
Professional Skepticism - ANSrecognizing that circumstances may exist that cause the subject
matter information to be materially misstated
True - ANSAn assurance engagement rarely involves the authentication of documentation, nor
is the practitioner trained as or expected to be an expert in such authentication.
True - ANSIt is generally more difficult to obtain assurance about subject matter info. covering a
period than about subject matter info. at a point in time.
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