Most Audit Firms Use a Schedule to Accumulate the Known

question 94

Multiple Choice

Most audit firms use a schedule to accumulate the known and projected misstatements and the carryover effects of prior-year uncorrected misstatements. Which of the following statements regarding this process is false?

• A) Adjustments made to correct the financial statements are referred to as booked.
• B) Possible adjustments to the financial statements that are left uncorrected are referred to as waived.
• C) Tax effects are not shown on schedules of correcting errors.
• D) The nature of the misstatement, as well as the quantitative amount, is considered in the judgment of materiality.

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