An auditor should obtain evidential matter relevant to all the following factors concerning third-party litigation against an entity except the:
A. Period in which the underlying cause for legal action occurred.
B. Probability of an unfavorable outcome.
C. Jurisdiction in which the matter will be resolved.
D. Existence of a situation indicating an uncertainty as to the possible loss.
Answer: Jurisdiction in which the matter will be resolved.
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- Who generally signs the legal letter?
- After issuance of the auditor's report, the auditor has no obligation to make any further inquiries with respect to audited financial statements covered by that report unless
- After an auditor has issued an audit report on a nonpublic entity, there is no obligation to make any further audit tests or inquiries with respect to the audited financial statements covered by that report unless
- After issuance of the auditor's report, the auditor has no obligation to make any further inquiries with respect to audited financial statements covered by an auditor's report unless
- Key Co. plans to present comparative financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013, respectively. Smith, CPA, audited Key's financial statements for both years and plans to report on the comparative financial statements on May 1, 2014. Key's current management team was not present until January 1, 2013. What period of time should be covered by Key's management representation letter?
- For which of the following matters should an auditor obtain written management representations?
- Which of the following statements is correct concerning an auditor's required communication with those charged with governance?
- Which of the following statements is correct about an auditor's required communication with management and those charged with governance?
- Which of the following statements ordinarily is included among the written management representations obtained by the auditor?
- A disclosure of a contingent liability in the footnotes is made rather than adjusting the financial statement accounts when
- A Type I subsequent event usually requires
- An auditor's decision concerning whether or not to "dual date" the audit report is based upon the auditor's willingness to
- Which of the following statements extracted from an entity's lawyer's letter concerning litigation, claims, and assessments most likely would cause the auditor to request clarification?
- The primary reason an auditor requests letters of inquiry be sent to an entity's attorneys is to provide the auditor with
- Auditors often request that the entity send a letter of inquiry to those attorneys who have been consulted with respect to litigation, claims, and/or assessments. The primary reason for this request is to provide the auditor with
- An entity has violated a minor requirement of its bond indenture that could result in the trustee requiring immediate payment of the principal amount due. The entity refuses to seek a waiver from the bond trustee. Request for immediate payment is not considered likely. Under these circumstances, the auditor must
- After an audit report containing an unqualified opinion on a nonpublic entity's financial statements is issued, the auditor learns that the entity has decided to sell the shares of a subsidiary that accounts for 30 percent of its revenue and 25 percent of its net income. The auditor should
- On February 25, a CPA issued an auditor's report expressing an unqualified opinion on financial statements for the year ended January 31. On March 2, the CPA learned that, on February 11, the entity incurred a material loss on an uncollectible trade receivable as a result of the ongoing deterioration of the financial condition of the entity's principal customer, which finally led to the customer's bankruptcy. Management then refused to adjust the financial statements for this subsequent event. The CPA determined that the information is reliable and that there are creditors currently relying on the financial statements. The CPA's next course of action most likely would be to
- Which of the following events occurring after the issuance of an entity's financial statements and the auditor's report most likely would cause the auditor to make further inquiries about the previously issued financial statements?
- Communications between the auditor and those charged with governance should include all of the following except:
- A written representation from an entity's management that, among other matters, acknowledges responsibility for the fair presentation of financial statements should normally be signed by the
- When considering the use of management's written representations as audit evidence about the completeness assertion, an auditor should understand that such representations
- "There have been no communications from regulatory agencies concerning noncompliance with or deficiencies in, financial reporting practices that could have a material effect on the financial statements." The foregoing passage is most likely from a
- Which of the following matters is an auditor required to communicate to those charged with governance?
- There are no violations or possible violations of laws or regulations whose effects should be considered for disclosure in the financial statements or as a basis for recording a loss contingency." The foregoing passage most likely is from a(an)
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