QUESTION 2
Which of the following factors will influence the auditor the greatest into taking a substantive audit approach as part of a financial statement audit? The company implemented an EDI system at the start of the fiscal year under audit Due to downsizing, Internal Audit was unable to audit the sales process during the fiscal year under audit A company’s transactions are uniform and there has not been a change in the company’s processes in three years A small company has few transactions however controls are expected to be effective
QUESTION 3
Your client has refused to adjust its inventory balance for a write-down in value that you believe is permanent based on your audit procedures. The amount that you believe should be written-off is $35 million. Overall audit materiality is $25 million. No other adjustments are required as you believe all other balances are fairly stated. What type of opinion would you issue? Issue an unqualified opinion Issue a disclaimer of opinion Issue a qualified “except for” opinion Issue an adverse opinion