Description : Assurance engagements encompass the following types of services, except: a. Audit of historical financial statements. b. Review engagements. c. Management consulting. d. Attestation services
Last Answer : Management consulting.
Description : Identify the correct statement. a. Accounting services do not provide attestation. b. Management consulting services provide attestation in all cases. c. An audit provides limited assurance by ... d. A review provides positive assurance by attesting the reliability of the client's assertions
Last Answer : Accounting services do not provide attestation
Description : The confidential relationship applies to a. All services provided by CPAs. b. Only audit and attestation services. c. Audit and tax services, but no MAS services. d. Audit and MAS services, but not tax services
Last Answer : All services provided by CPAs
Last Answer : All services provided by CPAs.
Description : Which of the following statements is correct? a. The fair presentation of audited financial statements in accordance with applicable financial reporting framework is an implicit part of the auditor's ... those who provide audit and tax services, also provide consulting services to their clients.
Last Answer : Most CPAs, including those who provide audit and tax services, also provide consulting services to their clients.
Description : Which of the following statements concerning consulting services is incorrect? a. The performance of consulting services for audit clients does not, in and of itself, impair the auditor's ... including those who provide audit and tax services, also provide consulting services to their clients
Last Answer : Consulting services ordinarily involve external reporting
Description : Engagements frequently performed by professional accountants that are not assurance engagements include the following except a. Compilation b. Agreed-upon procedures. c. Compliance audit d. Management consulting
Last Answer : Compliance audit
Description : Which of the following is the single feature that most clearly distinguishes auditing, attestation, and assurance: a. CPA's approach to the service. b. Type of service. c. Scope of services. d. Training necessary to perform the service
Last Answer : Scope of services
Last Answer : Scope of services.
Description : The audit process is a. Regulated by the PICPA b. Performed only by CPAs c. The only service a CPA is allowed to perform by law d. A special application of the scientific method of inquiry
Last Answer : A special application of the scientific method of inquiry
Description : The attest function: a. Is an essential part of every engagement performed by a CPA. b. Includes the preparation of a written report of the CPA's conclusion. c. Requires a complete review ... under examination. d. Requires a review of a sample of transactions during the period under examination.
Last Answer : Includes the preparation of a written report of the CPA's conclusion
Description : The Code of Professional Ethics states, in part, that a CPA should maintain integrity and objectivity. Objectivity refers to the CPA's ability to a. Determine accounting practices that were consistently ... . c. Determine the materiality of items. d. Insist on all matters regarding audit procedures.
Last Answer : Maintain an impartial attitude on all matters which come under his review.
Description : It involves a study or evaluation of the quality of audit of financial statements through a review of quality control measures established by on CPA firms and individual CPAs in public practice to ... standards and practices a. External audit b. Compliance audit c. Peer review d. Quality review
Last Answer : Quality review
Description : The Code of Professional Ethics states, in part, that a CPA should maintain integrity and objectivity. Objectivity refers to the CPA's ability to a. Insist on all matters regarding audit ... were consistently applied. d. Maintain an impartial attitude on all matters which come under his review
Last Answer : Maintain an impartial attitude on all matters which come under his review
Description : A review of a company's financial statements by a CPA firm: a. Is similar in scope to an audit and adds similar credibility to the statements. b. Is significantly less in scope than an ... s opinion as to the fairness of the financial statements. d. Is designed to provide only moderate assurance
Last Answer : Is designed to provide only moderate assurance
Description : The following are assurance engagements except a. Tax consulting b. Financial statements audit c. Review of financial statements d. Information system reliability services
Last Answer : Tax consulting
Description : These are independent professional services that improve the quality of information for decision-making. a. Audit services b. Assurance services c. Attestation services d. Management consultancy
Last Answer : Assurance services
Description : Which of the following activities is not prohibited for the CPA firm's attestation service clients? a. Referral fees on audit jobs. b. Competitive bidding on audit jobs. c. Contingent fees on audit jobs. d. Commissions for obtaining client services on audit jobs
Last Answer : Competitive bidding on audit jobs
Description : Which of the following activities is not prohibited for the CPA firm's attestation service clients? a. Competitive bidding on audit jobs. b. Contingent fees on audit jobs. c. Commissions for obtaining client services on audit jobs. d. Referral fees on audit jobs.
Description : In which of the following circumstances would a CPA be bound by ethics to refrain from disclosing any confidential information obtained during the course of a professional engagement? a. The CPA is ... the PICPA. d. An inquiry by a disciplinary body of PICPA requests confidential client information
Last Answer : A major stockholder of a client company seeks accounting information from the CPA after management declined to disclose the requested information
Description : Though PSAs do not provide "hard and fast rules," they provide subjective guidance which allow the auditors to: a. Only apply those standards that are important to the audit. b. Use ... Tailor their audit to procedures requested by management. d. Accurately interpret the Code of Ethics for CPAs
Last Answer : Use adequate professional judgment when applying the standards.
Description : .As part of audit planning, CPAs should design audit programs for each individual audit and should include audit steps and procedures to a. Ensure that only material items are audited. b. Provide ... are met. c. Detect and eliminate fraud. d. Increase the amount of management information available
Last Answer : Provide assurance that the objectives of the audit are met.
Description : Unlike consulting services, in assurance services: a. There is confirmation that financial statement assertions are accurate. b. Misstated account balances are generally corrected by an independent audit. ... may exist. d. Competing interests may exist between management and the users of statements
Last Answer : Competing interests may exist between management and the users of statements
Description : Which of the following statements is correct? a. Sufficiency refers to the quality of evidence, while appropriateness refers to the quantity of evidence. b. The reliability of evidence is ... are honest and have integrity relieves the auditor of the need to maintain professional scepticism.
Last Answer : The performance of consulting services for audit clients does not, in and of itself, impair the auditor’s independence
Description : Non-assurance engagements include all of the following except a. Compliance audit. b. Management consulting. c. Agreed-upon procedures. d. Preparation of tax returns where no conclusion is expressed.
Last Answer : Compliance audit.
Description : Which of the following is required to be performed in an audit but not in review engagement? a. Complying with the "Code of Professional Ethics for Certified Public Accountants" promulgated ... engagement c. Agreeing on the terms of engagement d. Studying and evaluating internal control structure
Last Answer : Studying and evaluating internal control structure
Description : Which of the following procedures ordinarily performed during an audit are also performed in review? a. Assessment of accounting and internal control systems b. Test of controls c. Tests of records and of responses to inquiries d. Inquiry and analytical procedures
Last Answer : Inquiry and analytical procedures
Description : Which one of the following contingent fee is allowed? a. All services performed by a CPA film. b. Non-attestation services. c. Non-attestation services, unless the CPA firm was also performing attestation services for the same client. d. Attestation services
Last Answer : Non-attestation services, unless the CPA firm was also performing attestation services for the same client
Description : Which one of the following contingent fee is allowed? a. All services performed by a CPA firm. b. Non-attestation services. c. Non-attestation services, unless the CPA firm was also performing attestation services for the same client. d. Attestation services
Last Answer : Non-attestation services, unless the CPA firm was also performing attestation services for the same client.
Description : An engagement in which a CPA firm arranges for a critical review of its practices by another CPA firm. a. Attestation engagement b. Peer review engagement c. Quality control engagement d. Quality assurance engagemen
Last Answer : Peer review engagement
Description : The three types of attestation services are: a. Audits, review, and compilations b. Reviews, compilations, and other attestation services c. Audits, compilations, and other attestation services d. Audits, reviews, and other attestation services
Last Answer : Audits, reviews, and other attestation services
Description : Which of the following services provides positive assurance through attestation? a. Tax services b. Review c. Auditing d. Accounting services
Last Answer : Auditing
Description : Which of the following statements is true when the CPA has been engaged to do an attestation engagement? a. The CPA firm is engaged and paid by the client; therefore, the firm has primary responsibility ... . d. As long as CPA firms are competent, it is not required that they remain unbiased.
Last Answer : The CPA firm is engaged and paid by the client, but the primary beneficiaries of the audit are the statement users
Description : Of the following, which is the broadest concept? a. Internal control audit. b. Audit of financial statements. c. Attestation services. d. Assurance services.
Last Answer : Assurance services.
Description : Which of the following best describes the purpose of the engagement letter? a. The engagement letter conveys to management the detailed steps to be applied in the audit process. b. The engagement letter ... be signed by both the client and the CPA and should be used only for independent audits
Last Answer : By clearly defining the nature of the engagement, the engagement letter helps avoid and resolve misunderstandings between CPA and client regarding the precise nature of the work to be performed and the type of report to be issued
Description : Which of the following types of auditing is performed most commonly by CPA's on a contractual basis? a. Internal auditing b. Income tax auditing c. External auditing d. Government auditing
Last Answer : External auditing
Description : Which statement is incorrect regarding the Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants in the Philippines? a. Professional accountants refer to persons who are Certified Public Accountants (CPA) ... the ethical requirements as the basic principles which they should follow in performing their work
Last Answer : Where a national statutory requirement is in conflict with a provision of the IFAC Code, the IFAC Code requirement prevails.
Description : The revised Code of Ethics is mandatory for all CPAs and is applicable to professional services performed in the Philippines on or: a. Before June 30. 2008 b. After June 30, 2008 c. Before January 1,2008 d. After January 1, 2008
Last Answer : After June 30, 2008
Description : Which of the following types of audits is performed most frequently by CPAs on a fee basis and for more than one client? a. Government audits b. Compliance audits c. Internal audits d. Financial statement audits
Last Answer : Financial statement audits
Description : Competence as a certified public accountant includes all of the following except a. Consulting others if additional technical information is needed. b. Possessing the ability to supervise and ... technical qualifications to perform an engagement. d. Warranting the infallibility of the work performed
Last Answer : Warranting the infallibility of the work performed
Description : The IFAC Code of Professional Conduct will ordinarily be considered to have been violated when the member represents that specific consulting services will be performed for a stated fee and it is apparent ... for comparable services. c. Fee was a competitive bid. d. Member would not be independent
Last Answer : Actual fee would be substantially higher
Description : The QRC shall have the following functions: a. Conduct quality control review on applicants for registration to practice public accountancy and render a report on such quality review. b. Mete out ... with the standards of quality prescribed for the practice of public accountancy. d. All of these
Last Answer : Conduct quality control review on applicants for registration to practice public accountancy and render a report on such quality review.
Description : The confidential relationship will be violated if, without client's permission, the CPA provides working papers about client to a. A court of law which subpoenas them. b. Another CPA firm as part ... . d. An investigative or disciplinary body which is conducting a review of the CPA's practice.
Last Answer : Another CPA firm which has just purchased the CPA's entire practice.
Description : Without the consent of the client, a CPA should not disclose confidential information contained in working papers to a: a. Voluntary quality control review board. b. CPA firm that has purchased the ... . c. National court that has issued a valid subpoena. d. Disciplinary body created under statute.
Last Answer : CPA firm that has purchased the CPA’s accounting practice.
Description : Compilation is an example of which one of the following types of services? a. Auditing b. Review c. Consulting d. Accounting
Last Answer : Accounting
Description : Which of the following procedures is normally performed in connection with a compilation engagement? a. Inquire of management about subsequent events b. Making inquiries of management ... meeting c. Applying analytical review procedures d. Collect, classify and summarize financial information
Last Answer : Collect, classify and summarize financial information
Description : Which of the following is not an assurance engagement? a. Risk Assessment Service b. Information System Reliability Service c. Business Performance Measurement d. Management Consulting Service
Last Answer : Management Consulting Service
Description : Working papers prepared by a CPA in connection with an audit engagement are owned by the CPA, subject to certain limitations. The rationale for this rule is to a. Protect the ... d. Establish a continuity of relationship with the client whereby indiscriminate replacement of CPAs is discouraged.
Last Answer : Provide the CPA with evidence and documentation which may be helpful in the event of a lawsuit.
Description : The working papers prepared by a CPA in connection with an audit engagement are owned by the CPA, subject to certain limitations. The rationale for this rule is to a. Protect the ... d. Establish a continuity of relationship with the client whereby indiscriminate replacement of CPAs is discouraged
Last Answer : Provide the CPA with evidence and documentation which may be helpful in the event of a lawsuit
Description : Which of the following mostly describes the function of AASC? a. To monitor full compliance by auditors to PSAs. b. To assist the Board of Accountancy in conducting administrative proceedings on ... both auditing and financial accounting in order to make them responsive to the needs of the public
Last Answer : To promulgate auditing standards, practices and procedures that shall be generally accepted by the accounting profession in the Philippines.