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Outline the respective responsibilities of an entity‘s management and the external auditor with respect to the prevention and detection of fraud and error
Date posted:
February 22, 2019
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Explain five circumstances under which an auditor can disclose information to an appropriate authority without client‘s permission.....
Date posted:
February 22, 2019
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Briefly explain the methods which an auditor might use to ascertain a client‘s internal control system.
Date posted:
February 22, 2019
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State the factors that the external auditor should consider before placing reliance on the work of the internal auditor
Date posted:
February 22, 2019
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Explain five circumstances under which an auditor can disclose information to an appropriate authority without client‘s permission
Date posted:
February 22, 2019
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Outline the ways in which an auditor may be held criminally liable in the course of his audit duties
Date posted:
February 22, 2019
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In the context of the Companies Act (Cap. 486), outline the procedure for the removal of an auditor
Date posted:
February 22, 2019
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State and briefly explain an auditor‘s responsibilities with regard to the detection of errors and frauds
Date posted:
February 22, 2019
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Identify and briefly explain any four inherent limitations of an internal control system
Date posted:
February 22, 2019
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Identify and briefly explain four situations under which an auditor would consider qualification of his audit report
Date posted:
February 22, 2019
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Clearly outline the statutory responsibilities of an external auditor in relation to the audit of a company‘s financial statements
Date posted:
February 22, 2019
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Identify five audit benefits that could be derived from using Computer Assisted Audit Techniques (CAATs) when carrying out testing of computer records
Date posted:
February 22, 2019
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Briefly explain how an audit firm may use third party confirmations to provide evidence in relation to six difference balance sheet items
Date posted:
February 22, 2019
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List four advantages and four disadvantages of using the risk-based audit approach when auditing the financial statements of limited companies
Date posted:
February 22, 2019
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State and briefly explain the action auditors should take if the management refuses to provide a letter of representation.
Date posted:
February 22, 2019
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Explain the nature and purpose of a post-audit review
Date posted:
February 22, 2019
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Distinguish between a procedural audit and a balance sheet audit
Date posted:
February 22, 2019
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List three disadvantages of using standardized audit programmes and how these disadvantages can be avoided.
Date posted:
February 21, 2019
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Under what circumstances is one ineligible for appointment as an auditor of a company?
Date posted:
February 21, 2019
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You have been asked by your firm to examine the payment vouchers of a company to establish the level of errors and then decide whether better results can be obtained through statistical techniques.
Required:
a) State the steps you would take in order to test the vouchers for the errors.
b) Why is it not satisfactory to pick vouchers from a limited period?
c) State under what circumstances statistical sampling is a good technique
Date posted:
February 21, 2019
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Outline the statutory provisions with regard to duties of external auditors
Date posted:
February 21, 2019
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Explain how an Internal Control Evaluation Questionnaire (ICEQ) differs from an Internal Control Questionnaire (ICQ).
Date posted:
February 21, 2019
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The auditing standard on subsequent events provide the basic principles and procedures as to the auditor‘s responsibilities and deal with:
i. Dating the auditor‘s report
ii. Audit procedures
iii. Events after the date of the audit report.
Required:
a) In the context of subsequent events, what is the significance of the data of the auditor‘s report?
b) Outline the audit procedures considered necessary between the balance sheet date and the date of the auditor‘s report.
c) Summarise the appropriate actions of the auditor regarding events after the date of the audit report.
Date posted:
February 21, 2019
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Write in point form an audit programme to cover salary and wages of a small size firm.
Date posted:
February 21, 2019
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Does the auditor require a codified definition of ―reasonable care and skill or should this be left to professional judgment? Explain
Date posted:
February 21, 2019
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Explain the auditor‘s planning process when planning for an audit of a new client.
Date posted:
February 21, 2019