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Reporting on the Financial Statement
Audit: The Standard Unqualified Report The Thestandard standardunqualified unqualified(unmodified) (unmodified)report report is isissued issued when when the theauditor auditoris issatisfied satisfiedregarding regardingthe thefactors factorssummarized summarizedin in AU AU700.13-18 700.13-18related relatedto tothe theaudit auditevidence evidencegathered gathered including includingany anymisstatements misstatementsidentified, identified,the themethods methods employed employedby bymanagement management in in preparing preparingthe thefinancial financial statements, statements, and andthe theform formand andcontent contentof ofthe thefinancial financial statements statementsincluding including the thenotes notesthereto. thereto. See See700.22-.41 700.22-.41for for the the content content of of the the unqualified unqualifiedopinion opinion and and Illustration Illustration22 of of 700.A58 700.A58 for foran anexample example
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Independent Auditors Report [Appropriate Addressee] Report on the Financial Statements We have audited the accompanying financial statements of ABC Company, which comprise the balance sheet as of December 31, 20X1, and the related statements of income, changes in stockholders equity, and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes to the financial statements. Managements Responsibility for the Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. 18-3
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Auditors Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entitys preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entitys internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion. 18-4
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Opinion In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of ABC Company as of December 31, 20X1, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. [Auditors signature] [Auditors city and state] [Date of the auditors report]
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I. Dating and addressing the audit report (700.41, 560.12 -.18 and 700.A19) II. Changes in the Auditors Opinion (705) (Modified Opinions) A. Scope limitation (circumstantial or management imposed) (705.A8-.A12) - Qualified (material but not pervasive) See 705.A32 Illustration 4 - Disclaimer (material and pervasive) See 705.A32 Illustration 5 and 705.11-.14 18-6
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II. Changes in the Auditors Opinion (705) (Modified Opinions) (Continued) B. GAAP Departures - Qualified (material but not pervasive) See 705.A32 Illustration 1 - Adverse (material and pervasive) See 705.A32 Illustration 3 and 705.15 18-7
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III. Changes in the wording of the audit report without changing the opinion 1. Group Audits-What is a group audit (600) - Who is in charge and what does that mean .to reference or not reference (.08) - Group auditor must always approve overall strategy and audit plan (.18 -.19) - Communications with the component auditors (.41-.42) - Additional control over performance materiality and the type of work to be performed when not referencing the component auditor (.50-.64) - Reference to the work of a component auditor (.24 - .30 and .A97 Illustration 2) 18-8
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2. Emphasis of- a-Matter paragraph versus Other-Matter Paragraph (706.05) 3. Emphasis-of- a-Matter Paragraphs - General format issues (706.06 -.07) - Subsequently discovered facts (560.16c) - Going concern issues (570.A6) - Consistency issues (708.07 - .14) - Special purpose framework (800.07 and forward) - Other circumstances (800.22-.23 and 706.A2)
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4. Other-Matter Paragraphs - General (706.08 and .A11) - When the auditor is unable to withdraw (706.A6) - When required by law (706.A7) - Reporting on multiple sets of financial statements using a different basis (706.A9) - Change in previously issued opinion (706.A13, Illus. #2, pages 2123-2124) 18-10
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4. Other-Matter Paragraphs (Continued) - Predecessor auditor s report not presented (700.54 - .55) - Prior period financial statements not audited (700.56 - .57) - Other information in documents containing the audited financial statements (720.06 - .18)
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4. Other-Matter Paragraphs (Continued) - Supplemental information (725.09 -.13) - When auditor is not engaged to report - Presented with or separately from the financial statements(.09 - .10) - Opinion on the F/S is qualified (.09f) - Opinion on the F/S is an adverse or disclaimer of opinion (.11) - When the auditor has issues with the supplemental data (.13) 18-12
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4. Other-Matter Paragraphs (Continued) - Required supplemental information (730.04 and forward) - Some limited procedures must be applied (.05) - The auditor must report (see illustrations in 730.A3 for examples including for issues discussed in .07) - The auditor could be engaged to do an AU 725.07 type of engagement 18-13
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4. Other-Matter Paragraphs (Continued) - Restricting the use of the auditors report (just know that it is appropriate or required in some situations where the measurement or disclose criteria is understood by or available to a limited number of parties. See 905)
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IV. Other reporting issues we will not address 1. AU 805 9. AU 935 2. AU 806 3. AU 810 4. AU 910 5. AU 915 6. AU 920 7. AU 925 8. AU 930 18-15
Which of the following is a true
statement regarding the auditors report? 1. It must include at least 6 paragraphs 2. It must include titles for each of the major sections 3. It must include the auditors address 4. All of the above 5. Both 1 and 2 18-16
Generally the auditors report is dated
1. As of the end of audit field work 2. As of the end of the fiscal year end 3. As of the report release date 4. Between the end of field work and the report release date 18-17
In a group audit, if the group auditor decides
to reference the component auditor in a report that is otherwise unqualified 1. The opinion would be other than unqualified 2. The opinion would still be unqualified 3. Either of the above could be true depending on the readers interpretation 18-18
When a group auditors report
references a component auditor 1. The items audited by the component auditor should be quantified 2. The component auditor is referenced in the auditors responsibility paragraph only 3. Both of the above are true 18-19
If referenced in the group auditors
report, the component auditor should be named 1. In all such reports 2. Only with the permission of the component auditor 3. Only if the report of the component auditor is also presented 4. Only if both 2 and 3 are true
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If the clients financial statements include a
departure from GAAP, the auditor should issue 1. A qualified opinion 2. A disclaimer 3. An adverse opinion 4. Any of the above depending on the GAAP issue 5. Either 1 or 3 18-21
If the scope of the auditors work has
been restricted, the auditor should issue 1. A qualified opinion 2. A disclaimer 3. An adverse opinion 4. Either 1 or 2 5. Either 2 or 3
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If a predecessor auditor is asked to
reissue a previously issued audit report, he should 1. Normally refuse 2. Do so only after consulting with the successor auditor and management 3. Do so, but change the date of the report to the reissue date 18-23
If a predecessor auditors report on
statements presented in comparative format is not presented, the successor auditor should 1. Qualify her opinion 2. Reference the predecessors report in the introductory paragraph 3. Reference the predecessors report in a paragraph after the opinion paragraph 18-24
If the financial statements and the auditors report
thereon are included in a document containing other information , the auditor should
1. Report on the other
information 2. Withhold the use of the audit report 3. Read the other information and report on it only if the information does not agree with the financial statements
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If a client has included information in the
financial statements that is not required by GAAP the auditor should 1. Issue a qualified opinion on the financial statements 2. Add a paragraph after the opinion paragraph that references such information 3. Do nothing unless the client engages the auditor to audit the info 18-26
If financial statements include supplementary
information required by an authoritative body, the auditor should 1. Audit the information and opine on it 2. Apply limited procedures to the information but disclaim an opinion on it 3. Not apply any procedures or report on the information unless engaged to do so by the client 18-27