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SOLUTION MANUAL FOR
Principles Of Auditing And Other Assurance Services

23rd Edition By Ray Whittington Kurt
ALL Chapters (1 - 21)

,  Table of Contents
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Chaptert1:tThetRoletoftthetPublictAccountanttintthetAmericanEconomy

Chaptert2:tProfessionaltStandards

Chaptert3:tProfessionaltEthics

Chaptert4:tLegaltLiabilitytoftCPAs

Chaptert5:tAudittEvidencetandtDocumentation

Chaptert6:tAudittPlanning,tUnderstandingtthetClient,tAssessingRisks,tandtResponding

Chaptert7:tInternaltControl

Chaptert8:tConsiderationtoftInternaltControltintantInformationTechnologytEnvironment

Chaptert9:tAudittSampling

Chaptert10:tCashtandtFinancialtInvestments

Chaptert11:tAccountstReceivable,tNotestReceivable,tandRevenue

Chaptert12:tInventoriestandtCosttoftGoodstSold

Chaptert13:tProperty,tPlant,tandtEquipment:tDepreciationtandDepletion

Chaptert14:tAccountstPayabletandtOthertLiabilities

Chaptert15:tDebttandtEquitytCapital

Chaptert16:tAuditingtOperationstandtCompletingtthetAudit

Chaptert17:tAuditors’tReports

Chaptert18:tIntegratedtAuditstoftPublictCompanies

Chaptert19:tAdditionaltAssurancetServices:tHistoricaltFinancialInformation

Chaptert20:tAdditionaltAssurancetServices:tOthertInformation

Chaptert21:tInternal,tOperational,tandtCompliancetAuditing

,CHAPTER 1 t




The Role of the Publi
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c Accountant in the
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ReviewtQuestions

1-1 Thet―crisistoftcredibility‖tlargelytarosetfromtthetnumbertoftcompaniestthattrestatedttheirtpreviouslytissuedtfin
ancialtstatementst ast at resultt oft accountingtirregularitiest andtfraud.t Especiallytresponsibletweretthetverytvisib
letEnrontandtWorldComtfraudt cases.tBothtcompaniest filedt fort bankruptcytandtconstitutedtthetlargestt compa
niest intAmericanthistoryttotdotso.t Thetextentt oft thetaccountingtirregularitiest andtfraudtbeingtinvestigatedtan
dtdisclosedtbroughtt intotquestionttheteffectivenesst oft financialtstatementt audits.t Intaddition,tthetcriminaltcon
victiontoftArthurtAndersen,tLLP,tonetoftthetthentBigt5t accountingtfirms,tontchargest oft destroyingtdocument
st relatedttot thetEnrontcasetbroughtt intotquestiontthetethicst standardst oftthetprofession.

1-2 Assurancetservicestaretprofessionaltservicestthattenhancetthetqualitytoftinformation,tortitstcontext,tfortdec
ision-
making.tThettwottypestare:t(a)tthosetthattincreasetthetreliabilitytoftinformationtandt(b)tthosetthattinvolvetp
uttingtinformationtintatformtortcontexttthattfacilitatestdecision-making.

1-3 Atfinancialtstatementt auditt is,t bytfar,t thetmostt commonttypetoft attestt engagement.t Thetoveralltassertion,tmad
etbytmanagement,tmosttfrequentlytistthattthetfinancialtstatementstfollowtgenerallytacceptedtaccountingtprin
ciples.

1-4 Atlargetcorporationtwithtsecuritiest listedtontatstocktexchangetist requiredtbytthetrulest oftthetstocktexchangetan
dtbytthetrulest oft thetSecuritiest andtExchangetCommissionttotprovidetantauditt reportt withtthetannualtfinancialt
statementst furnishedttotitst stockholders.t Itt alsotist requiredttotengagetthetauditorst totprovidetantopiniontontitst
internaltcontrol.tAparttfromtlegaltrequirements,thowever,tatlargetlistedtcorporationtrecognizest thatt itt mustt
maintaintinvestortconfidencetint thetreliabilitytoft itst financialtstatementst andt internalt controlt overt financialt re
portingt ift itt ist tot continuet tot bet ablet tot securetcapitaltfromtthetpublic.t Thetreportt bytat firmtoft certifiedtpublicta
ccountantst addst credibilityttotthetfinancialtstatementst preparedtbytthetcorporation.t Whentat smalltfamily-
ownedtenterprisetelectst tothavetantaudit,tthetpurposetusuallytist totusetthetauditors'treportt totsupportt antapplica
tiont fort atbanktloan.

, 1-5 Atreportt bytantindependentt publictaccountantt concerningtthetfairnesst oft at company'st financialtstatementstistc
ommonlytrequiredtintthetfollowingtsituations:

(1) Applicationtfort at banktloan.
(2) Establishingtcreditt fort purchasetoft merchandise,t equipment,t ort othert assets.
(3) Reportingtoperatingt results,t financialt position,t andtcasht flowst tot absenteetownerst (stockholderstort
partners).
(4) Issuancetoft securitiest bytat corporation.
(5) Annualtfinancialtstatementst bytat corporationtwitht securitiest listedtontat stocktexchangetort tradedtov
ertthetcounter.
(6) Saletoft antongoingtbusiness.
(7) Terminationt oft at partnership.

1-6 Totaddtcredibilityttotfinancialtstatementst ist totincreasetthetlikelihoodtthatt theythavetbeentpreparedtfollowingt
thetappropriatetcriteria,tusuallytgenerallytacceptedtaccountingtprinciples.t Ast such,tantincreasetintcredibilitytr
esultst intfinancialtstatementstthatt cantbetbelievedtandtreliedtupontbytthirdtparties.

1-7 Businesst risktist thetrisktthatt thetinvestmentt willtbetimpairedtbecausetat companytinvestedtintist unablettotmee
tt itst financialtobligationst duettoteconomictconditionst ortpoortmanagementtdecisions.t Informationtrisktistthet
risktthattthetinformationtusedttotassesstbusinesstrisktistnottaccurate.tAuditorstcantdirectlytreducetinformat
iontrisk,tbutthavetonlytlimitedteffecttontbusinesstrisk.

1-8 Att thetbeginningtoftthetcentury,tthetprincipaltobjectivetoftauditingtwast thetpreventiontandtdetectiontoftfraud.t
Auditt worktcenteredtontthetbalancetsheet,tbecausetthetincometstatementt wast regardedtast highlytconfidentialt
andt nott fort publictdisclosure.t Today,t thetprincipaltobjectivetoft auditingt ist tot formtantopiniontontthetfairnesst
oft financialtstatementst andttheirt conformitytwithtgenerallytacceptedtaccountingtprinciples.t Butt thetprofessio
nalt standardst alsot requiretthatt antauditt betdesignedttotprovidetreasonabletassurancetoft detectingt materialt mis
statements,t duettot errorst ort fraud.t Particulart emphasist ist placedtontthetincometstatementt whichtist oftgreatt i
mportancettotinvestors.t Auditingttodaytalsothast thetobjectivest oftmeetingtthetrequirementst oft thetSecuritiest a
ndtExchangetCommissiont(SEC)t andtthetPublictCompanytAccountingtOversighttBoardtfortpublictcompan
ies.

1-9 Thetstatementt ist incorrect.tThetincreasingtintegratedt databasest oft today,t alongtwithtavailabletaudittpr
ocedurestmaketauditedtentiretpopulationstatpossibilitytintmanytsituations.

1-10 Antoperationaltauditt attemptst totmeasurettheteffectivenesst andtefficiencytoftatspecifictunitt oftantorganiza
tion.t Itt involvest moretsubjectivetjudgmentst thantatcompliancetauditt ortantauditt oftfinancialtstatementst be
causetthetcriteriat oft effectivenesst andtefficiencytoft departmentaltperformancetaretnott astclearlytestablish
edtast aretmanytlawst andtregulationst ortgenerallytacceptedtaccountingtprinciples.
Thetreportt preparedtaftert completiontoft antoperationaltauditt ist usuallytdirectedt totmanagementtoftth
etorganizationtintwhichtthetaudittworktwastdone.

1-11 Atcompliancetauditt ist antauditt totdeterminetwhethertfinancialtreportst ortothertassertionstaret intcompliancet
withtestablishedtcriteria.t Thetnecessarytingredientst aretverifiabletdatat andtthetexistencetoftstandardst establi
shedtbytantauthoritativetbody.t Antoperationaltaudit,t ontthetothert hand,t ist at reviewtoft atdepartmentt ort othertu
nitt oftat businesst ort governmentaltorganizationttotmeasurettheteffectivenesst andtefficiencytoft operations.t Int
ernaltauditorst oftentperformtoperationaltauditst ast dotauditorst employedtbytthetGovernmenttAccountabilit
ytOfficet(GAO)toftthetfederaltgovernment.

1-12 Internaltauditorst mustt betindependentt oft thetdepartmentt headst andtothert linetexecutivest whosetworkttheytrevi
ew.t However,tinternaltauditorst aretnott independentt intthetsametsensetast atpublictaccountingtfirm.

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