Tag: Auditing

For each of the following internal controls, which is the principal limitation?

• The preparation of a bank reconciliation

Select ONE answer:

1. Management override
2. Lack of Stakeholder Engagement With Reporting
3. Human error
4. Collusion

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 3

1. Not correct
2. Not correct
3. Correct => For the preparation of reconciliations where calculations are involved, the inherent limitation is that these reconciliations are susceptible to human error.
4. Not correct

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According to ISA (UK) 315, which one of the following is not an aspect of an entity’s control environment?

Select ONE answer:

1. The attitude of the directors to internal controls
2. The attitude of staff to internal controls
3. The awareness of internal control issues in the company
4. The actions of senior management in relation to internal controls

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 2

1. Not correct
2. Correct =>   it is the attitude of management and senior staff that will shape the entity’s control environment and not that of the ordinary staff.
3. Not correct
4. Not correct

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Which ONE of the following statements about audit committees is incorrect?

Select ONE answer:

1. At least 50% of the members of an audit committee must be non-executive directors
2. Listed companies are required to have an audit committee
3. Audit committees are considered to be good practice for all large companies
4. Audit committees are an important aspect of a company’s control environment 

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 1

1. Correct => is incorrect as all members of an audit committee must be non-executive directors.
2. Not correct
3. Not correct
4. Not correct

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Which ONE of the following statements about audit committees is incorrect?

Select ONE answer:

1. Listed companies are required to have an audit committee
2. Audit committees are considered to be good practice for all large companies
3. If a company has an internal audit function, the chief internal auditor should sit on the audit committee
4. Audit committees are an important aspect of a company’s control environment 

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 3

1. Not correct
2. Not correct
3. Correct => The chief internal auditor does not sit on the audit committee, but should ideally report directly to this committee.
4. Not correct

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In each of the following three examples, select whether control risk is higher or lower than normal.

Example 1 – The company has an established and well-resourced internal audit function.

Example 2 – The company has a history of reviewing financial performance on a regular basis at the board level.

Example 3 – Purchase invoices are not authorised before payment.

Select ONE answer:

1. Example 1. Higher and Example 2. Higher and Example 3. Lower
2. Example 1. Lower and Example 2. Higher and Example 3. Lower
3. Example 1. Lower and Example 2. Lower and Example 3. Higher
4. Example 1. Lower and Example 2. Higher and Example 3. Higher

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 2

1. Not correct
2. Correct =>   Control risk is lower than normal (ie, internal controls are stronger) where the company has an established internal audit function (which strengthens the control environment by monitoring the adequacy and effectiveness of the controls in place) and where the board has a track record of performance review, monitoring and investigating deviations from expected performance. Control risk is higher than normal where purchase invoices are not authorised (control deficiency).
3. Not correct
4. Not correct

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