An Auditor Should Recognize That the Application of Auditing Procedures

question 150

Multiple Choice

An auditor should recognize that the application of auditing procedures may produce evidence indicating the possibility of errors of fraud and therefore should

• A) plan and perform the engagement with an attitude of professional skepticism.
• B) not rely on internal controls that are designed to prevent or detect errors or fraud.
• C) design audit tests to detect unrecorded transactions.
• D) extend the work to audit the majority of the recorded transactions and records of an entity.

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Definitions:

Accounts Receivable

Money owed to a company by customers for products or services that have been delivered but not yet paid for.

Credit Sales

Sales made on credit, where the buyer is allowed to pay the amount owed at a later date, common in business-to-business transactions.

Bad Debts Expense

An expense reported on the income statement, representing the amount of receivables that a company does not expect to collect due to customer default.

Adjusting Entries

Entries recorded in the journals at the close of an accounting period to assign income and costs to the period they truly relate to.