, AUDITING A PRACTICAL APPROACH WITH DATA ANALYTICS
2ND EDITION BY RAYMOND N JOHNSON, LAURA DAVIS WILEY,
ROBYN MORONEY, FIONA CAMPBELL, JANE HAMILTON
(CHAPTER 1_16) SOLUTIONS MANUAL
Chapter 1-16
CHAPTER 1
Introduction and Overview of Audit and Assurance
Learning Objectives
1. Differentiate among assurance, attestation, and auditing services.
2. Describe the different types of assurance services.
3. Explain the demand for audit and assurance services.
4. Discuss the different roles of the financial statement preparer and the auditor.
5. Identify the roles of different regulators and organizations that affect the audit profession.
6. Explain the concepts of reasonable assurance, materiality, and the nature of an unquali-
fied/unmodified report on the audit of financial statements.
7. Explain the concept of reasonable assurance and the nature of an unqualified report on
internal controls over financial reporting.
8. Discuss the audit expectation gap.
ANSWERS TO MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. C
LO 1, BT: C, Difficulty: Easy, TOT: 2 min., AACSB: None, AICPA AC: Risk Assessment, Analysis and Management,
Section: Assurance, Attestation, and Audit Services
2. A
LO 2, BT: C, Difficulty: Easy, TOT: 2 min., AACSB: None, AICPA AC: Risk Assessment, Analysis and Management,
Section: Different Assurance Services
3. B
LO 2, BT: C, Difficulty: Easy, TOT: 2 min., AACSB: None, AICPA AC: Risk Assessment, Analysis and Management,
Section: Different Assurance Services
4. C
LO 2, BT: C, Difficulty: Medium, TOT: 2 min., AACSB: None, AICPA AC: Risk Assessment, Analysis and Management,
Section: Different Assurance Services
5. C
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,LO 3, BT: C, Difficulty: Medium, TOT: 2 min., AACSB: None, AICPA AC: Risk Assessment, Analysis and Management,
Section: Demand for Audit and Assurance Services
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, 6. B
LO 4, BT: C, Difficulty: Easy, TOT: 2 min., AACSB: None, AICPA AC: Risk Assessment, Analysis and Management,
Section: Preparers and Auditors
7. A
LO 5, BT: C, Difficulty: Easy, TOT: 2 min., AACSB: None, AICPA AC: Reporting, Section: The Role of Regulators and
Regulations
8. D
LO 5, BT: C, Difficulty: Easy, TOT: 2 min., AACSB: None, AICPA BC: Governance Perspective, Section: The Role of
Regulators and Regulations
9. D
LO 6, BT: C, Difficulty: Easy, TOT: 2 min., AACSB: None, AICPA AC: Risk Assessment, Analysis and Management,
Section: Audit Report on Financial Statements
10. C
LO 6, BT: C, Difficulty: Easy, TOT: 2 min., AACSB: None, AICPA AC: Reporting, Section: Audit Report on the Financial
Statements
11. B
LO 7, BT: C, Difficulty: Easy, TOT: 2 min., AACSB: None, AICPA AC: Reporting, Section: Audit Report on Internal
Controls over Financial Reporting
12. B
LO 8, BT: C, Difficulty: Medium, TOT: 2 min., AACSB: None, AICPA PC: Professional Behavior, Section: The Audit
Expectation Gap
ANSWERS TO REVIEW QUESTIONS
R1.1 An assurance service is any service provided by an independent practitioner that im-
proves the quality of information, or its context, for decision makers. An independent practitioner
can verify that the information meets relevant criteria, which provides assurance to users who
intend to use the information for decision making. An assurance engagement has three parties:
the assurance provider (auditor/practitioner), the party responsible for providing the information
(client), and the intended users of the information (investors/lenders/others who rely on the in-
formation).
LO 1, BT: C, Difficulty: Easy, TOT: 5 min., AACSB: None, AICPA AC: Risk Assessment, Analysis and Management,
Section: Assurance, Attestation, and Audit Services
R1.2 The criterion used in a financial statement audit to measure and evaluate subject matter is
the applicable financial reporting framework used by the client. The most common framework
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