Principles Of Auditing & Other Assurance Services
Principles Of Auditing & Other Assurance Services
21st Edition
ISBN: 9781259916984
Author: WHITTINGTON, Ray, Pany, Kurt
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 3, Problem 49ITC

a.

To determine

Explain the restrictions placed on the non-attest service performance by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

b.

To determine

Provide arguments for restricting nonattest services for audit clients.

c.

To determine

Provide arguments against restricting nonattest services for audit clients.

d.

To determine

Provide opinion based on the arguments listed above.

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Sarbanes-Oxley [SOX] legislation, greatly restricts the types of nonaudit services that auditors may provide to audit clients. It is unlawful for a registered public accounting firm that is currently providing attest services for a client to provide the following services, except: a. Appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions, or contribution-in-kind reportsb. Internal audit outsourcing servicesc. Developing overall audit strategyd. Bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the audit client. Explain the answer in 100-150 words
When a client’s financial statements contain a material departure from an FASB Statementon Accounting Standards and the public accounting firm believes the departure is necessaryto ensure that the statements are not misleading,a. The public accounting firm must qualify the auditors’ report for a departure from GAAP.b. The public accounting firm can explain why the departure is necessary and then give anunmodified opinion paragraph in the auditors’ report.c. The public accounting firm must give an adverse auditors’ report.d. The public accounting firm can give the standard unmodified auditors’ report with anunmodified opinion paragraph
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