Add To Book Question Audit Donia
Add To Book Question Audit Donia
A) the audit was begun by other independent auditors who withdrew from the engagement.
B) a qualified opinion cannot be given because the auditor lacks independence.
C) a restriction on the scope of the audit was significant.
D) the statements taken as a whole do not fairly present the financial condition and results of
operations of the company.
If a public company issues financial statements that purport to present its financial position and
results of operations but omits the statement of cash flows, the auditor ordinarily will express
a(n):
A) disclaimer of opinion.
B) qualified opinion.
C) review report.
D) unqualified opinion with a separate explanatory paragraph.
Which of the following would not require an explanatory/emphasis-of-matter paragraph in the
auditor's report?
When are an auditor's reporting responsibilities not met by attaching an explanation of the
circumstances and a disclaimer of opinion to the entity's financial statement?
A) When the independent auditor with sufficient appropriate evidence believes the financial
statements are not prepared in accordance with GAAP.
B) When the auditor was unable to observe the taking of the physical inventory.
C) When the auditor is not independent.
In which of the following situations would an auditor ordinarily choose between expressing an
"except for" qualified opinion and expressing an adverse opinion?
A) The auditor did not observe the entity's physical inventory and is unable to become satisfied
as to its balance by other auditing procedures.
B) The financial statements fail to disclose information that is required by generally accepted
accounting principles.
C) The auditor's opinion is based in part on the report of another auditor.