Exam 25: Other Assurance Services

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What type of SOC report is intended to meet the needs of a broad range of users who need information and assurance about controls at a service organization that affect the security, availability, and processing integrity of the systems the service organization uses to process users' data and the confidentiality and privacy of the information processed by these systems?

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Question 101

When performing a preparation service, the CPA must issue a report and must be independent.

(True/False)

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Question 102

Your accounting firm has accepted a compilation engagement from a client in which your firm is not independent. In that case you

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Question 103

When performing a review service, auditors must make inquiries of management. Which of the following inquiries are typically made of management?

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Question 104

State three types of assurance services that fall within the auditing standards but are not audits, reviews, or compilations of financial statements in accordance with GAAP.

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Question 105

An agreed-upon procedures engagement cannot be undertaken for a federal government agency.

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Question 106

When CPAs do audits for specified elements, accounts, or items,

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Question 107

CPAs must be independent to issue a compilation report.

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Question 108

Practitioners who perform preparation, compilation, or review engagements are referred to in the Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services (SSARS) standards as

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Question 109

Because reviews, compilations, and preparation services provide the accountant with less assurance than audits, the accountant should establish an understanding with the client about the services to be performed through a written engagement letter.

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Question 110

Who developed the WebTrust service? Briefly explain this service.

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Question 111

Which of the following attestation engagements result in a conclusion that represents positive assurance?

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Question 112

Which of the following is not a standard contained in both the Attestation Standards and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards?

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Question 113

WebTrust services are performed under the direction of the SSARS.

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Question 114

Attestation standards allow a CPA to perform all but which of the following services for a forecast or projection?

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Question 115

The highest level of assurance is provided for in which one of the following engagements?

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Question 116

Professional standards prohibit which one of the following types of engagements for prospective financial statements from being undertaken?

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Question 117

The AICPA has proposed changes to the clarified Statements on Standards for Attestation Agreements. Summarize, if approved, what several of the proposed changes would be effective for reports dated on or after May 1, 2020.

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Question 118

Distribution of which of the following types of reports is limited?

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Question 119

When the accountant has performed a review and has determined that no material changes to the financial statements are needed, the first paragraph of the review report

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Exam 25: Other Assurance Services

When performing a preparation service, the CPA must issue a report and must be independent.

Your accounting firm has accepted a compilation engagement from a client in which your firm is not independent. In that case you

When performing a review service, auditors must make inquiries of management. Which of the following inquiries are typically made of management?

State three types of assurance services that fall within the auditing standards but are not audits, reviews, or compilations of financial statements in accordance with GAAP.

An agreed-upon procedures engagement cannot be undertaken for a federal government agency.

When CPAs do audits for specified elements, accounts, or items,

CPAs must be independent to issue a compilation report.

Practitioners who perform preparation, compilation, or review engagements are referred to in the Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services (SSARS) standards as

Because reviews, compilations, and preparation services provide the accountant with less assurance than audits, the accountant should establish an understanding with the client about the services to be performed through a written engagement letter.

Who developed the WebTrust service? Briefly explain this service.

Which of the following attestation engagements result in a conclusion that represents positive assurance?

Which of the following is not a standard contained in both the Attestation Standards and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards?

WebTrust services are performed under the direction of the SSARS.

Attestation standards allow a CPA to perform all but which of the following services for a forecast or projection?

The highest level of assurance is provided for in which one of the following engagements?

Professional standards prohibit which one of the following types of engagements for prospective financial statements from being undertaken?

The AICPA has proposed changes to the clarified Statements on Standards for Attestation Agreements. Summarize, if approved, what several of the proposed changes would be effective for reports dated on or after May 1, 2020.

Distribution of which of the following types of reports is limited?

When the accountant has performed a review and has determined that no material changes to the financial statements are needed, the first paragraph of the review report

The Demand for Audit and Other Assurance Services

The CPA Profession

Audit Reports

Professional Ethics

Legal Liability

Audit Responsibilities and Objectives

Audit Evidence

Audit Planning and Materiality

Assessing the Risk of Material Misstatement

Fraud Auditing

Internal Control and Coso Framework

Assessing Control Risk and Reporting on Internal Controls

Overall Audit Strategy and Audit Program

Audit of the Sales and Collection Cycle: Tests of Controls

Audit Sampling for Tests of Controls and Substantive Tests of Transactions

Completing the Tests in the Sales and Collection Cycle: Accounts Receivable

Audit Sampling for Tests of Details of Balances

Audit of the Acquisition and Payment Cycle: Tests of Controls, Substantive Tests of Transactions, and Accounts Payable

Completing the Tests in the Acquisition and Payment Cycle: Verification of Selected Accounts

Audit of the Payroll and Personnel Cycle

Audit of the Inventory and Warehousing Cycle

Audit of the Capital Acquisition and Repayment Cycle

Audit of Cash and Financial Instruments

Completing the Audit

Internal and Governmental Financial Auditing and Operational Auditing

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