Identify the Specific Generally Accepted Auditing Standard for Each One

question 71

Essay

Identify the specific generally accepted auditing standard for each one of the following descriptions.
1.The report shall either contain an expression of opinion regarding the financial statements, taken as a whole, or an assertion to the effect that an opinion cannot be expressed.
2.In all matters relating to the assignment, an independence in mental attitude is to be maintained by the auditor or auditors.
3.Sufficient competent evidential matter is to be obtained through inspection, observation, inquiries, and confirmations to afford a reasonable basis for an opinion regarding the financial statements under audit.
4.Due professional care is to be exercised in the performance of the audit and the preparation of the report.
5.The work is to be adequately planned, and assistants, if any, are to be properly supervised.
6.The report shall identify those circumstances in which such principles have not been consistently observed in the current period in relation to the preceding period.
7.The audit is to be performed by a person or persons having adequate technical training and proficiency as an auditor.
8.Informative disclosures in the financial statements are to be regarded as reasonably adequate unless otherwise stated in the report.
9.A sufficient understanding of the internal control structure is to be obtained to plan the audit and to determine the nature, timing, and extent of tests to be performed.
10.The report shall state whether the financial statements are presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

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Definitions:

Group Pressure

The influence exerted by a group on individual members to conform to the group's norms, values, or behaviors.

Diverse Populations

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Primary Groups

are small, close-knit, and typically long-lasting social groups in which members share personal, enduring relationships.

Charles Horton Cooley

An American sociologist known for developing the concept of the "looking-glass self," which explains how individuals form their self-image based on how they believe others perceive them.