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.
Description : This standard-setting body replaces the Auditing Standards and Practices Council (ASPC) and is tasked to develop and issue Philippine Standards on Auditing and related Interpretations: a. ... Committee. c. Financial Reporting Standards Council. d. Auditing and Assurance Standards Council.
Last Answer : Auditing and Assurance Standards Council.
Description : This is the standard-setting body that replaces the Accounting Standards Council (ASC) and is tasked to develop and issue standards which will represent generally accepted accounting principles in ... Committee. c. Financial Reporting Standards Council. d. Auditing and Assurance Standards Council.
Last Answer : Financial Reporting Standards Council.
Description : Which of the following best describes why publicly-traded corporations follow the practice of having the outside auditor appointed by the board of directors or elected by the stockholders? a. ... opportunity to voice their opinion concerning the quality of the auditing firm selected by the director
Last Answer : To emphasize auditor independence from the management of the corporation
Description : Which of the following is not an objective of requiring registration of individual CPAs and Firms of partnership of CPAs engaged in public accounting practice? a. The required registration will ... will help PRC and BOA to identify and impose corresponding sanctions and penalties on individual CPAs
Last Answer : The required registration will give equal opportunities to CPAs in the practice of their profession.
Description : .In financial statement audits, the audit process should be conducted in accordance with a. The audit program b. Philippine Accounting Standards c. Philippine Standards on Auditing d. Philippine Financial Reporting Standards
Last Answer : Philippine Standards on Auditing
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 : Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) are distinguished from generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS) in that: a. GAAP are the principles auditors follow when conducting an audit, while GAAS ... deficiencies. d. GAAP are promulgated by the SEC, while GAAS are promulgated by the PFRC
Last Answer : GAAP are the principles for presentation of financial statements and underlying transactions, while GAAS are the standards that the auditors should follow when conducting an audit.
Description : In financial statement audits, the audit process should be conducted in accordance with a. Philippine Financial Reporting Standards b. International Accounting Standards c. Philippine Standards on Auditing d. Philippine Accounting Standards
Description : Which of the following best describes what is meant by generally accepted auditing standards? a. Pronouncements issued by the Auditing and Assurance Standards Council. b. Rules acknowledged by the ... evidence to support financial statements. d. Measures of the quality of the auditor's performance
Last Answer : Measures of the quality of the auditor's performance
Description : A violation of the ethical standards would most likely have occurred when a CPA a. Made arrangement with a bank to collect notes issued by a client in payment of fees due. b. Joined an ... bookkeeping firm's practice of monthly write-ups for a percentage of fees received over a three-year period
Last Answer : Issued an unqualified opinion on the 2006 financial statements when fees for the 2005 audit were unpaid
Description : A violation of the ethical standards would most likely have occurred when a CPA a. Made arrangement with a bank to collect notes issued by a client in payment of fees due. b. Joined an accounting ... firm's practice of monthly write-ups for a percentage of fees received over a three-year period.
Last Answer : Issued an unqualified opinion on the 2010 financial statements when fees for the 2009 audit were unpaid
Description : The auditor's judgment concerning the overall fairness of presentation of financial position, results of operation, and changes in cash flow is applied within the framework of a. ... b. Generally accepted accounting principles. c. Philippine Financial Reporting Standards d. Quality control
Last Answer : Philippine Financial Reporting Standards
Description : In the case of an audit of financial statements, which of the following would not be a valid criterion in ascertaining the degree of correspondence between assertions and established ... . Philippine Accounting Standards c. Philippine Standards on Auditing d. Philippine Financial Reporting Standards
Description : All of the following are represented to the Financial Reporting Standards Council, except: a. Securities and Exchange Commission b. Bureau of Internal Revenue c. Commission on Higher Education d. Board of Accountancy
Last Answer : Commission on Higher Education
Description : The following are represented both to the Financial Reporting Standards Council (FRSC) and Auditing and Assurance Standards Council (AASC), except: a. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas b. Securities and Exchange Commission c. Bureau of Internal Revenue d. Board of Accountancy
Last Answer : Bureau of Internal Revenue
Description : The Philippine Standards on Auditing issued by AASC a. Need to be applied on all audit related. b. Require that in no circumstances would an auditor may judge it necessary to depart from a PSA, ... for the purpose of expressing an opinion. d. Must not apply to other related activities of auditors
Last Answer : Apply to independent examination of financial statements of any entity when such an examination is conducted for the purpose of expressing an opinion.
Description : The Philippine Standards on Auditing issued by AASC: a. Apply to independent examination of financial statements of any entity when such an examination is conducted for the purpose of expressing an ... though such a departure may result to more effective achievement of the objective of an audit
Last Answer : Apply to independent examination of financial statements of any entity when such an examination is conducted for the purpose of expressing an opinion
Description : Operational audits generally have been conducted by internal and COA auditors, but may be performed by certified public accountants. A primary purpose of an operational audit is to provide: ... statements. d. A means of assurance that internal accounting controls are functioning as planned
Last Answer : A measure of management performance in meeting organizational goals
Description : Which of the following is an incorrect statement relating to the theoretical framework of auditing? a. Effective internal control structure reduces the probability of fraud or irregularities in ... collecting evidence, auditors should maintain an attitude of trust about their clients' assertions.
Last Answer : In collecting evidence, auditors should maintain an attitude of trust about their clients' assertions.
Description : What organization set the accounting standards for private sector organization in the US?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : Most accounting and auditing professionals agree that when an audit has failed to uncover material misstatements, and the wrong type of audit opinion is issued, the audit firm a. Has failed to ... lawsuit. d. Should not be held responsible for the financial loss suffered loss suffered by others
Last Answer : Should be asked to defend the quality of the audit
Description : How frequent can a professional accountants have press and other media releases commemorating their anniversaries in public practice by informing the public of their achievements or accomplishments in contributing toward nation building ... profession? a. 2 years b. 3 years c. 5 years d. 6 years
Last Answer : 5 years
Description : Which one of the following is not a key attribute that is essential to perform an assurance service? a. Independence b. Accounting skills c. Established criteria or standards d. Subject matter knowledge
Last Answer : Accounting skills
Description : The risk that the audit will fail to uncover a material misstatement is eliminated a. When the auditor has complied with generally accepted auditing standards. b. If client has good internal control. c. If client follows generally accepted accounting principles. d. Under no circumstances
Last Answer : Under no circumstances
Description : The risk that the audit will fail to uncover a material misstatement is eliminated a. When the auditor has complied with generally accepted auditing standards. b. If a client has strong internal controls. c. If a client follows generally accepted accounting principles. d. Under no circumstances
Description : For initial audits, additional matters the auditor may consider in the overall audit strategy and audit plan include the following except a. Major issues including the application of ... firm personnel with appropriate levels of capabilities and competence to respond to anticipated significant risks
Last Answer : Confirmation of material accounts receivable balance at the end of the year.
Description : If an auditor had a substantial stock investment in a client that s(he) was auditing, which of the following would be true? a. The auditor would lack independence. b. The auditor ... be violating the Institute of Management Accounting standards d. The auditor would be violating the IIA standards
Last Answer : The auditor would lack independence
Description : Which of the following is one of the functions of Quality Review Committee: a. To promulgate accounting and auditing standards that will be generally accepted in the Philippines. ... accountancy. d. To evaluate periodically the performance of educational institutions offering accountancy education.
Last Answer : To conduct a review on applicants for registration to practice public accountancy and render a report which shall be attached to the application for registration.
Description : CAGE framework measures the match between countries and companies according to dimensions of distance. A stands for..? A. Administrative & Political B. Accounting Standards C. Acquisitions D. Articulation
Last Answer : Administrative & Political
Description : The goal of corporate governance and business ethics education is to: A. Teach students their professional accountability and to uphold their personalIntegrity to society. B. Change the ... standards by which corporate professionals must operate. D. Increase the workload for accounting students.
Last Answer : Create more ethics standards by which corporate professionals must operate.
Description : The goal of corporate governance and business ethics education is to: A. Teach students their professional accountability and to uphold their personal B. Integrity to society. C. Change ... standards by which corporate professionals must operate. E. Increase the workload for accounting students
Last Answer : C. Change the way in which ethics is taught to students.
Description : The goal of corporate governance and business ethics education is to: A. Teach students their professional accountability and to uphold their personal Integrity to society. B. Change ... standards by which corporate professionals must operate. D. Increase the workload for accounting students.
Last Answer : C. Create more ethics standards by which corporate professionals must operate.
Description : What are your thoughts on the attempts by the Texas state board of education to apparently whitewash new curriculum standards for teaching social studies, history, and economics to K-12 public school students?
Last Answer : It is a travesty. To me, this is similar to the thinly veiled attempts to introduce intelligent design into the science curriculum and then say that it isn’t creationism redux. Instead of calling it history, now we’ll just call it Intelligent Past.
Description : What do you think of the new social studies standards adopted by the Texas school board?
Last Answer : “will include language extolling the superiority of capitalism”
Description : Does it bother you that the textbooks used across the country need to conform to the standards of the Texas State School Board?
Last Answer : How does it make me feel? Disgusted.
Description : Banking Code & Standards Board of India(BCSBI) set up by ________ A. SEBI B. Ministry of Finance C. RBI D. GOI
Last Answer : C. RBI Explanation: The Banking Codes and Standards Board of India (BCSBI) is an independent banking industry watchdog that protects consumers of banking services in India. The board oversee compliance with the ―Code of Bank‘s Commitment to Customers‖
Description : Which of the following is expected of AASC to do? a. AASC should normally expose its opinion on specific queries from a practicing CPA. b. AASC should normally expose a proposed ... of statements, the exposure period is understandably shorter than those of the regular drafts of standards
Last Answer : To make the statements on Philippine Standards on Auditing operative, the final statement shall be submitted to the Board of Accountancy for approval.
Description : To raise the standards of the profession, the Philippine Accountancy Act of 2004 requires that the CPA profession be integrated under the rules to be established by a. The PICPA. b. The Board of Accountancy. c. The Professional Regulation Commission. d. The Government Association of CPAs.
Last Answer : The Professional Regulation Commission
Description : A CPA firm is considered independent when it performs which of the following services for a publicly traded audit client? a. Serving as a member of the client's board of directors. b. ... approved by the board of directors. d. Determining which accounting policies will be adopted by the client
Last Answer : Tax return preparation as approved by the board of directors.
Description : A CPA firm is considered independent when it performs which of the following services for a publicly-traded audit client? a. Serving as a member of the client's board of directors. b. ... information system design and implementation. d. Tax return preparation as approved by the board of directors.
Description : Inherent risk is defined as the susceptibility of an account balance or class of transactions to error that could be material assuming that there were no related internal controls. Of the following ... . d. The client has lost a major customer accounting for approximately 30% of annual revenue.
Last Answer : Internal control over shipping, billing, and recording of sales revenue is weak.
Description : Existing accountant, as defined in the Code of Ethics, means a. A professional accountant employed in industry, commerce, the public sector or education. b. Those persons who hold a valid ... a position similar to that of a partner and each staff in a practice providing professional services
Last Answer : A professional accountant in public practice currently holding an audit appointment or carrying out accounting, taxation, consulting or similar professional services for a client.
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 : This refers to those persons who hold a valid certificate issued by the Board of Accountancy. a. Senior accounting practitioner. b. Professional accountant. c. Professional accountant in public practice. d. Audit associate.
Last Answer : Professional accountant.
Description : Corporate governance is concerned with: A. Executive remuneration, disclosure of information, auditing and accounting procedures, and organizations' management structures B. Elections to the board of directors C. Relationships with national governments D. Corporate-level strategy
Last Answer : Executive remuneration, disclosure of information, auditing and accounting procedures, and organizations' management structures
Last Answer : Relationships with national governments
Description : The overriding objective of the International Auditing Standards that are issued by the International Auditing Practices Committee of the IFAC is a. To override a country's regulations governing ... audit procedures that are acceptable worldwide. d. To replace generally accepted auditing standards.
Last Answer : To improve the uniformity of auditing practices and related services throughout the world