This Question Will Represent a Statement, Question, Excerpt, or Comment

question 645

Multiple Choice

This question will represent a statement, question, excerpt, or comment taken from various parts of an auditor's documentation file. Letter choices A-P represent a list of the likely sources of the statement, question, excerpt, or comment. Select, as the best answer for each item, the most likely source. Select only one source for each item. Blank checks are maintained in an unlocked cabinet along with the check-signing machine. Blank checks and the check-signing machine should be locked in separate locations to prevent the embezzlement of funds.

• A) Practitioner's report on management's assertion about an entity's compliance with specified requirements.
• B) Auditor's communications on significant deficiencies in internal control.
• C) Audit inquiry letter to legal counsel.
• D) Lawyer's response to audit inquiry letter.
• E) Communication from those charged with governance to the auditor.
• F) Auditor's communication to those charged with governance (other than with respect to significant deficiencies in internal control
• G) Report on the application of accounting principles.
• H) Auditor's engagement letter.
• I) Letter for underwriters.
• J) Accounts receivable confirmation request
• K) Request for bank cutoff statement.
• L) Explanatory paragraph of an auditor's report on financial statements.
• M) Partner's engagement review notes.
• N) Management representation letter.
• O) Successor auditor's communication with predecessor auditor.
• P) Predecessor auditor's communication with successor auditor.

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Definitions:

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