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Auditing Exam 2
Chapters 5,6,7 & 8 - Whittington Text
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Accounting
Undergraduate 4
10/22/2012

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Term
Audit Procedures
Definition
IIIOERRA
Inquiry
Inspection of records and documents
Inspection of physical assets
Observation
External confirmation
Recalculation
Reperformance
Analytical Procedures
Term
Management Assertions
Definition
PERCCV
Existence and Occurrence
Completeness
Rights and Obligations
Valuation
Cutoff
Presentation and Disclosure
Term
Audit Risk
Definition
Risk of Material Misstatement * Risk that the auditor fails to identify the misstatement
OR
Inherent Risk * Control Risk * Detection Risk
Term
Risk of Material Misstatement
Definition
Inherent Risk * Control Risk
Term
Three Categories into which Management Assertions can fall
Definition
Balances
Transactions
Presentation and Discolsure
Term
Sufficiency Risk
Definition
Sufficiency is the measure of the quality of the audit evidence. NOT a component of Audit Risk.
Term
Audit Risk
Definition
Audit risk is the risk that the auditor will unknowingly issue an unmodified report on financial statements that contain a material misstatement.
Term
Material
Definition
Of substantial importance, significant enough to affect evaluations or decisions by users of financial statements.
Term
Substantive Auditing Procedures
Definition
Tests of account balances and transactions designed to detect amy material misstatements in the financial statements. Substantive Procedures directly impact detection risk.
Term
Inherent Risk
Definition
Is the possibility that a material misstatement will occur in any given account before considering internal control.
Term
Audit Plan
Definition
A broad overview of an audit engagement prepared in the planning stage of the engagement. Objectives, time schedule, completion date and staffing requirements.
Term
Audit Program
Definition
A detailed listing of the specific audit procedures to be performed over the course of the audit engagement.
Term
Control Risk
Definition
The risk that a material misstatement that could occur in an account will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by internal control.
Term
Adequate planning and design of an audit is necessary for an auditor to restrict what type of audit risk?
Definition
Detection Risk.
Term
Materiality
Definition
The amount at which judgments based on the financial statements may be altered.
Term
Systems Approach in the audit plan
Definition
Focuses on testing controls to make sure they are effective
Term
Substantive Approach in the audit plan
Definition
A detailed testing of specific accounts for accuracy.
Term
Tracing from source documents to journals most directly addresses which financial statement assertion?
Definition
Completeness
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