What is the role of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board PCAOB )? How does the PCAOB provide oversight of audit firms quizlet?

Section 104 of SOX Title I, "Inspections of Registered Public Accounting Firms," dictates that:

public accounting firms performing audits on issuers must register with the PCAOB.

the PCAOB has the authority to set, amend, update, and modify auditing, quality control, and ethics standards.

the PCAOB has the mandate and authority to conduct compliance inspections of each registered public accounting firm.

the PCAOB may investigate any act or practice, or omission to act, by a registered public accounting firm that may violate any provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, PCAOB rules, securities laws, and professional standards.

Section 105 of SOX Title I, "Investigations and Disciplinary Proceedings," dictates that:

public accounting firms performing audits on issuers must register with the PCAOB.

the PCAOB has the authority to set, amend, update, and modify auditing, quality control, and ethics standards.

the PCAOB has the mandate and authority to conduct compliance inspections of each registered public accounting firm.

the PCAOB may investigate any act or practice, or omission to act, by a registered public accounting firm that may violate any provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, PCAOB rules, securities laws, and professional standards.

Section 102 of SOX Title I, "Registration with the Board," dictates that:

public accounting firms performing audits on issuers must register with the PCAOB.

the PCAOB has the authority to set, amend, update, and modify auditing, quality control, and ethics standards.

the PCAOB has the mandate and authority to conduct compliance inspections of each registered public accounting firm.

the PCAOB may investigate any act or practice, or omission to act, by a registered public accounting firm that may violate any provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, PCAOB rules, securities laws, and professional standards.

Section 103 of SOX Title I, "Auditing, Quality Control, and Independence Standards and Rules," dictates that:

public accounting firms performing audits on issuers must register with the PCAOB.

the PCAOB has the authority to set, amend, update, and modify auditing, quality control, and ethics standards.

the PCAOB has the mandate and authority to conduct compliance inspections of each registered public accounting firm.

the PCAOB may investigate any act or practice, or omission to act, by a registered public accounting firm that may violate any provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, PCAOB rules, securities laws, and professional standards.

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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board:
a) is a quasi-governmental organization that has legal authority to set auditing standards for audits of public companies.
b) is a quasi-governmental organization that is independent of the SEC in setting auditing standards.
c) is a quasi-governmental organization that has a policy to ignore public comment and input in the process of setting auditing standards.
d) is a quasi-governmental organization that has legal authority to set accounting standards for public companies.

a) is a quasi-governmental organization that has legal authority to set auditing standards for audits of public companies.

Operational auditing is oriented primarily towards:
a) past protection provided by existing internal control.
b)the accuracy of data reflected in management's financial records.
c) efficiency and future improvements to accomplish the goals of management.
d)verification that an entity's financial statements are fairly presented

c) efficiency and future improvements to accomplish the goals of management.

Which of the following best describes the general character of the section of the "Principles Underlying an Audit of Financial Statements," titled "Performance"?
a) The need to maintain an independence of mental attitude in all matters relating to the audit.
b) Criteria for the content of the auditor's report on financial statements and related footnote disclosures.
c) Criteria for audit planning and evidence gathering.
d) Description of the competence, independence, and professional care of persons performing the audit.

c) Criteria for audit planning and evidence gathering.

Which of the following statements best describes management's and the external auditor's respective levels of responsibility for a public company's financial statements?
a)Management and the external auditor share equal responsibility for the fairness of the entity's financial statements in accordance with GAAP.
b)Management has the primary responsibility to ensure that the company's financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the auditor provides a guarantee that the statements are free of material misstatement.
c)Management has the primary responsibility to ensure that the company's financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the auditor provides reasonable assurance that the statements are free of material misstatement.
d)Neither management nor the external auditor has significant responsibility for the fairness of the entity's financial statements in accordance with GAAP.

b)Management has the primary responsibility to ensure that the company's financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the auditor provides a guarantee that the statements are free of material misstatement.

Which of the following best describes the relationship between business objectives, strategies, processes, controls, and transactions?

To achieve its objectives, a business formulates strategies and implements processes, which are carried out through business transactions. The entity's information and internal control systems must be designed to ensure that the transactions are properly executed, captured, and processed.

Which of the following would be considered a nonattest assurance service engagement?

Expressing an opinion about the reliability of an entity's financial statements.
Reporting that a company's sustainability metrics are complete and accurate.

Ionly.
II only.
Both I and II.
Neither I nor II.

Neither I nor II. - these are both examples of attest assurance services.

Which of the following is correct regarding the types of audits over which the ASB and the PCAOB, respectively, have standard-setting authority in the United States?
ASB PCAOB
________________________________________________________

Nonpublic company audits; Public company audits

Which of the following best places the events of the last decade in proper sequence?

Increased consulting services to auditees, Enron and other scandals, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, prohibition of most consulting work for auditees, establishment of PCAOB.

Which of the following is not a part of the role of internal auditors?
a)Assisting the external auditors.
b)Providing reports on the reliability of financial statements to investors and creditors.
c)Consulting activities.
d)Operational audits

b)Providing reports on the reliability of financial statements to investors and creditors.

Most large corporations typically have a large group of __________.

internal auditors

Headed by the Auditor General, the work of __________ includes compliance, operational, and financial audits.
a)tax auditors
b)IRS auditors
c)internal auditors
d)governmental auditors

d)governmental auditors

Which organization has oversight and enforcement authority over the Public Company Accounting Board (PCAOB) and its decisions?

SEC

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

a)Requires the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) to be composed of seven members.
b)Requires the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) have CPAs for a majority of its members.
c)Changes rules on auditor independence, adopting a more flexible, principles-based approach rather than one based on prohibitions of certain types of non-audit services to audit clients.
d)Mandates integrated audits for public companies.

d)Mandates integrated audits for public companies.

Audit committees of public companies consist of

a)Directors who are responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control.
b)Independent directors.
c)Members assigned from within the company to serve terms that usually last one year.
d)Directors who are rotated out every five years.

b)Independent directors.

Audits of which of the following organizations are subject to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act?

A) All public companies.
B)All public companies and private companies with annual revenues of $100 million or more.
C)All public companies and private companies with assets of $100 million or more.
D)All public companies and private companies with equity of $100 million or more.

A) All public companies.

As specified in Title II of the Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX), which of the following nonaudit services to audit clients are not prohibited from being performed by a registered public accounting firm if preapproved by the audit committee and disclosed to the SEC?

Tax compliance services.

Which of the following statements regarding the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) is correct?

a)Public accounting firms must register with the PCAOB before performing audits of public companies.
b)The PCAOB is a private, nonprofit organization established in 1933.
c)Two of the five board members of the PCAOB must be CPAs.
d)The PCAOB reports the results of disciplinary proceedings to the SEC to sanction registered CPA firms not passing inspection.

a)Public accounting firms must register with the PCAOB before performing audits of public companies.

A series of business and related auditing failures led to the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (2002).

TRUE

The primary audit context with which an auditor is concerned is the auditee's industry or business.

TRUE

The audit committee generally includes senior executives of the organization.

FALSE

A financial statement audit is generally organized based on the five basic business processes or cycles.

TRUE

One of the five basic business processes is the warehousing cycle.

FALSE

The ASB's auditing standards contain a preface that includes Principles Underlying an Audit Conducted in Accordance with GAAS.

TRUE

PCAOB auditing standards must be followed on all financial statement audits performed in the U.S.

FALSE

a financial statement audit must be conducted based on GAAP.

FALSE

9) Generally, the financial statements of U.S. companies must be prepared based on GAAP.

TRUE

PCAOB auditing standards must be followed on all audits of public companies' financial statements.

TRUE

The Audit Committee consists of:
A) members of management.
B) a subcommittee of the AICPA who establish the SAS.
C) members of the Board of Directors.
D) appointed government overseers.

C) members of the Board of Directors.

12) What organization is responsible for setting auditing standards for audits of publicly-traded companies in the U.S.?
A) AICPA. B) FASB. C) GASB. D) PCAOB

D) PCAOB

13) The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's role is to:
A) conduct the final review of auditors' work before the auditor's opinion is issued.
B) oversee the auditors of public companies in order to protect the interests of investors.
C) conduct audits of governmental entities.
D) sanction auditors who fail to follow GAAS.

B) oversee the auditors of public companies in order to protect the interests of investors.

The authoritative body designed to promulgate standards concerning a CPA's association with audited financial statements of an entity that is required to file financial statements with the SEC is the:
A) financial accounting standards board.
B) general accounting office.
C) public company accounting oversight board.
D) auditing standards board.

C) public company accounting oversight board.

15) The auditor must be independent of the auditee unless:
A) the lack of independence does not influence his or her professional judgment.
B) both parties agree that the independence issue is not a problem. C) the lack of independence is insignificant.
D) none of the above—the auditor cannot lack independence.

D) none of the above—the auditor cannot lack independence.

Which principle of the Principles Underlying an Audit Conducted in Accordance with GAAS describes where auditors are required to plan the work and properly supervise any assistants?
A) Purpose of an Audit and Premise upon which an Audit is Conducted.
B) Performance.
C) Reporting.
D) Responsibilities

Responsibilities

Which of the following best describes the general character of the three principles that are listed in the Performance section of the Principles Underlying an Audit Conducted in Accordance with GAAS?
A) The purpose and value of a financial statement audit and lay out the responsibilities of management for an effective audit to be possible.
B) The fundamental responsibilities and characteristics of an auditor. C) Auditors' responsibilities in performing an effective audit.
D) Auditors provide a written report that expresses their opinion about the financial statements.

C) Auditors' responsibilities in performing an effective audit.

The Responsibilities section of the Principles Underlying an Audit Conducted in Accordance with GAAS states that auditors are responsible for having appropriate competence and:
A) independence with respect to the financial statements and supplementary disclosures.
B) exercising professional care as judged by peer reviewers.
C) capabilities to perform the audit.
D) objectivity as an auditor as verified by proper supervision.

C) capabilities to perform the audit.

The Reporting section of the Principles Underlying an Audit Conducted in Accordance with GAAS requires that the report, "states whether the financial statements are presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework." This passage requires:
A) a statement of fact by the auditor.
B) an opinion by the auditor.
C) an implied measure of fairness.
D) an objective measure of compliance

B) an opinion by the auditor.

Because of the risk of material misstatement, an audit of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards should be planned and performed with an attitude of:
A) objective cynicism.
B) independent differentialism.
C) professional skepticism.
D) impartial conservatism.

C) professional skepticism.

The accuracy of information included in footnotes accompanying the audited financial statements issued by a company whose shares are traded on a stock exchange is the primary responsibility of:
A) the stock exchange officials.
B) the independent auditor.
C) the company's management.
D) the securities and exchange commission.

C) the company's management.

The primary responsibility for the adequacy of disclosures in the financial statements of a publicly held company rests with the:
A) partner assigned to the audit engagement.
B) management of the company.
C) auditor in charge of the fieldwork.
D) securities and exchange commission.

B) management of the company.

The largest public accounting firms typically are structured as:
A) subchapter S corporations.
B) professional corporations.
C) limited liability partnerships.
D) limited liability corporations.

C) limited liability partnerships.

Typically, an external auditor first gets supervisory experience at what level of authority?
A) Associate.
B) Senior.
C) Manager.
D) Partner.

B) Senior.

25) An "in-charge" auditor typically holds the rank of:
A) associate. B) senior. C) manager. D) partner

B) senior

26) Which of the following best describes the concept of risk assessment on which auditors can provide independent assurance? A) The risk that financial statements are misstated because of fraud. B) The risk that financial statements are misstated because of error or fraud.
C) Whether management has systems in place to evaluate and effectively manage the entity's business risks.
D) Developing client acceptance and continuance practices that minimize the likelihood of lawsuits against the auditor.

...

Forensic audits include all of the following except:
A) criminal investigations.
B) manufacturers' assertions about product quality.
C) employee fraud.
D) management fraud.

B) manufacturers' assertions about product quality.

A typical objective of an operational audit is for the auditor to:
A) determine whether the financial statements present fairly the entity's operations.
B) evaluate the feasibility of attaining the entity's operational objectives.
C) make recommendations for improving performance.
D) report on the entity's relative success in attaining profit maximization.

C) make recommendations for improving performance.

Governmental auditing often extends beyond examinations leading to the expression of an opinion on the fairness of financial presentation and includes audits of efficiency, effectiveness, and:
A) monetary stimulus.
B) evaluation.
C) accuracy.
D) compliance.

D) compliance.

External auditors are referred to as "external" because:
A) they report to users outside of the audited entity.
B) they are paid by parties outside of the audited entity.
C) they are not employees of the entity being audited.
D) their offices are not at the entity's place of business.

C) they are not employees of the entity being audited.

The Reporting section of the Principles Underlying an Audit Conducted in Accordance with GAAS requires that the report, "states whether the financial statements are presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework" This passage requires:

an opinion by the auditor.

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