Which of the following matters should an auditor obtain written management representations?

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• Which of the following statements ordinarily is not included among the written client representations made by the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer?"Sufficient audit evidence has been made available to the auditor to permit the issuance of an unmodified opinion.""There are no unasserted claims or assessments that our lawyer has advised us are probable of assertion and must be disclosed.""We have no plans or intentions that may materially affect the carrying value or classification of assets and liabilities.""No events have occurred subsequent to the balance sheet date that would require adjustment to, or disclosure in, the financial statements."
• "Sufficient audit evidence has been made available to the auditor to permit the issuance of an unmodified opinion."This answer is correct, that is, not included, because while the chief executive officer and the chief financial officers must make information available to the auditor, they do not make a judgment on whether evidence is sufficient.
• Because of the pervasive effects of laws and regulations on the financial statements of governmental units, an auditor should obtain written management representations acknowledging that management hasImplemented internal control policies and procedures designed to detect all illegal acts.Documented the procedures performed to evaluate the governmental unit’s compliance with laws and regulations.Identified and disclosed all laws and regulations that have a direct and material effect on its financial statements.Reported all known illegal acts and material weaknesses in internal control structure to the funding agency or regulatory body.
• Identified and disclosed all laws and regulations that have a direct and material effect on its financial statements.This answer is correct because the professional standards state that the auditor should consider obtaining representations from management that it has identified and disclosed to the auditor all laws and regulations that have a direct and material effect on the determination of financial statement amounts. The section also suggests obtaining a representation that management is responsible for the entity’s compliance with laws and regulations applicable to it.
• Which of the following statements ordinarily is included among the written client representations obtained by the auditor?Management acknowledges that there are no material weaknesses in the internal control.Sufficient audit evidence has been made available to permit the issuance of an unmodified [unqualified] opinion.Compensating balances and other arrangements involving restrictions on cash balances have been disclosed.Management acknowledges responsibility for illegal actions committed by employees.
• Compensating balances and other arrangements involving restrictions on cash balances have been disclosed.
• The date of the management representation letter should coincide with the date of theBalance sheet.Latest interim financial information.Auditor's report.Latest related-party transaction.
• Auditor's report.The requirement is to determine the proper date for a client's representation letter. AU-C 580 states that the representation letter should be dated as of the date of the auditor's report.
• A purpose of a management representation letter is to reduceAudit risk to an aggregate level of misstatement that could be considered material.An auditor's responsibility to detect material misstatements only to the extent that the letter is relied on.The possibility of a misunderstanding concerning management's responsibility for the financial statements.The scope of an auditor's procedures concerning related-party transactions and subsequent events.
• The possibility of a misunderstanding concerning management's responsibility for the financial statements.The requirement is to identify a purpose of a management representation letter. Answer [c] is correct because a management representation letter is meant to reduce the possibility of a misunderstanding concerning management's responsibility for the financial statements. Answer [a] is incorrect because reducing audit risk to an aggregate level of misstatement that could be considered material is not a logically sound statement. Answer [b] is incorrect because the management representation letter does not modify an auditor's responsibility to detect material misstatements. Answer [d] is incorrect because management representation letters are not a substitute for other procedures.
• For which of the following matters should an auditor obtain written management representations?Management's cost-benefit justifications for not correcting internal control weaknesses.Management's knowledge of future plans that may affect the price of the entity's stock.Management's compliance with contractual agreements that may affect the financial statements.Management's acknowledgment of its responsibility for employees' violations of laws.
• Management's compliance with contractual agreements that may affect the financial statements.The requirement is to identify the matter on which an auditor should obtain written management representations. Answer [c] is correct because written representations are ordinarily obtained on noncompliance with aspects of contractual agreements that may affect the financial statements. Answer [a] is incorrect because auditors do not ordinarily obtain a cost-benefit justification from management related to internal control weaknesses. Answer [b] is incorrect because written representations are not ordinarily obtained on such future plans. Answer [d] is incorrect because management may or may not be responsible for employee violations of laws, and because such a representation is not ordinarily obtained. See AU-C 580 for information on client representations.
• Of which of the following matters is a management representation letter required to contain specific representations?Length of a material contract with a new customer.Information concerning fraud by the CFO.Reason for a significant increase in revenue over the prior year.The competency and objectivity of the internal audit department.
• Information concerning fraud by the CFO.This is correct because auditors must obtain a representation that those signing the letter have no knowledge of fraud or suspected fraud committed by [1] management, [2] employees who have significant roles in internal control, or [3] others where the fraud could have a material effect on the financial statements.
• "There have been no communications from regulatory agencies concerning noncompliance with, or deficiencies in, financial reporting practices that could have a material effect on the financial statements." The foregoing passage is most likely from aCompliance report.Management representation letter.Letter for an underwriter.Report on internal controls.
• Management representation letter.This answer is correct because the professional standards require that the auditor obtain such a statement in the management representation letter.
• Which of the following statements ordinarily is included among the written client representations obtained by the auditor?Compensating balances and other arrangements involving restrictions on cash balances have been disclosed.Management acknowledges responsibility for illegal actions committed by employees.Sufficient audit evidence has been made available to permit the issuance of an unqualified opinion.Management acknowledges that there are no material weaknesses in the internal control.
• Compensating balances and other arrangements involving restrictions on cash balances have been disclosed.The requirement is to identify the information ordinarily included among the written client representations obtained by the auditor. Answer [a] is correct because AU-C 580 includes information on compensating balances in the list of representations normally obtained. Answer [b] is incorrect because management need not acknowledge a responsibility for employee illegal actions. Answer [c] is incorrect because the auditor, not the client, determines whether sufficient audit evidence has been made available. Answer [d] is incorrect because, for purposes of a financial statement audit, management need not attempt to determine whether material weaknesses in internal control exist.
• Which of the following auditing procedures is ordinarily performed last?Reading of the minutes of the directors’ meetings.Confirming accounts payable.Obtaining a management representation letter.Testing of the purchasing function.
• Obtaining a management representation letter.This answer is correct because a management representation letter should be received and dated as of the last day of fieldwork [the date of the auditor’s report].
• Hall accepted an engagement to audit the year 1 financial statements of XYZ Company. XYZ completed the preparation of the year 1 financial statements on February 13, year 2, and Hall began the audit work on February 17, year 2. Hall completed gathering sufficient appropriate evidence on the audit work on March 24, year 2, and and released the audit report on March 28, year 2. The client’s representation letter normally would be datedFebruary 13, year 2.February 17, year 2.March 24, year 2.March 28, year 2.
• March 24, year 2.March 24, year 2. This answer is correct because the management representation letter should be dated no earlier than the date of the auditor's report and is normally the same date as the auditor's report. The auditor's report is dated when sufficient appropriate audit evidence has been obtained, March 24, year 2, in this case.
• An auditor should obtain written representations from management concerning litigation claims and assessments. These representations may be limited to matters that are considered either individually or collectively material, provided an understanding on the limits of materiality for this purpose has been reached byThe auditor and the client’s lawyer.Management and the auditor.Management, the client’s lawyer, and the auditor.The auditor independently of management.
• Management and the auditor.This answer is correct because materiality must be determined by management and the auditor. The client’s lawyer only becomes involved when an inquiry has been directed to him/her.
• Because of the pervasive effects of laws and regulations on the financial statements of governmental units, an auditor should obtain written management representations acknowledging that management hasIdentified and disclosed all laws and regulations that have a direct and material effect on its financial statements.Implemented internal control policies and procedures designed to detect all illegal acts.Expressed both positive and negative assurance to the auditor that the entity complied with all laws and regulations.Employed internal auditors who can report their findings, opinions, and conclusions objectively without fear of political repercussion.
• Identified and disclosed all laws and regulations that have a direct and material effect on its financial statements.This answer is correct because, in addition to normal representations, auditors should consider obtaining additional representations from management acknowledging that [1] management is responsible for the entity’s compliance with laws and regulations and [2] management has identified and disclosed to the auditor all laws and regulations that have a direct and material effect on the financial statements.
• Which of the following matters would an auditor most likely include in a management representation letter?Communications with the audit committee concerning weaknesses in internal control.The completeness and availability of minutes of stockholders' and directors' meetings.Plans to acquire or merge with other entities in the subsequent year.Management's acknowledgment of its responsibility for the detection of employee fraud.
• The completeness and availability of minutes of stockholders' and directors' meetings.The requirement is to identify the matter that an auditor most likely would include in a management representa-tion letter. Auditors will generally request assurance as to the completeness and availability of minutes of stockholders' and directors' meetings. See AU-C 580 for written representations ordinarily obtained by the auditor.
• Which of the following management roles would typically be acknowledged in a management representation letter?Management has the responsibility for the design of controls to detect fraud.Management communicates its views on ethical behavior to its employees.Management’s knowledge of fraud is communicated to the audit committee.Management’s compensation is contingent upon operating results.
• Management has the responsibility for the design of controls to detect fraud.This answer is correct because the professional standards indicate that auditors should obtain representations on management’s acknowledgement of its responsibility for the design and implementation of programs and controls to prevent and detect fraud.
• If management refuses to furnish certain written representations that the auditor believes are essential, which of the following is appropriate?The auditor can rely on oral evidence relating to the matter as a basis for an unmodified [unqualified] opinion.The client’s refusal does not constitute a scope limitation that may lead to a modification of the opinion.This may have an effect on the auditor’s ability to rely on other representations of management.The auditor should issue an adverse opinion because of management’s refusal.
• This may have an effect on the auditor’s ability to rely on other representations of management.This answer is correct because management’s refusal to furnish such written representations constitutes a scope limitation which is sufficient to preclude an unmodified opinion. In addition, the auditor should consider whether s/he can rely on other representations of management.
• The date of the management representation letter should coincide with theDate of the auditor’s report.Balance sheet date.Date of the latest subsequent event referred to in the notes to the financial statements.Date of the engagement agreement.
• Date of the auditor’s report.This answer is correct because the representation letter should be dated as of the date of the auditor’s report.
• In obtaining written representations from management, materiality limits ordinarily would apply to representations related toAmounts concerning related-party transactions.Irregularities involving members of management.The availability of financial records.The completeness of minutes of directors’ meetings.
• Amounts concerning related-party transactions.This answer is correct because related-party transactions are so limited by the professional standards. That standard’s approach is that, unless stated otherwise, representations may be limited to those that are considered material to the financial statements.
• Which of the following expressions most likely would be included in a management representation letter?No events have occurred subsequent to the balance sheet date that require adjustment to, or disclosure in, the financial statements.There are no significant deficiencies identified during the prior year’s audit of which the audit committee of the board of directors is unaware.We do not intend to provide any information that may be construed to constitute a waiver of the attorney-client privilege.Certain computer files and other required audit evidence may exist only for a short period of time and only in computer-readable form.
• No events have occurred subsequent to the balance sheet date that require adjustment to, or disclosure in, the financial statements.This answer is correct because the auditors obtain management’s assurance in the representation letter that no significant events occurred subsequent to the balance sheet date that would require adjustment and/or disclosure.
• Which of the following matters most likely would be included in a management representation letter?An assessment of the risk factors concerning the misappropriation of assets.An evaluation of the litigation that has been filed against the entity.A confirmation that the entity has complied with contractual agreements.A statement that all material internal control weaknesses have been corrected.
• A confirmation that the entity has complied with contractual agreements.This answer is correct because management representation letters ordinarily include confirmation that the entity has complied with contractual agreements.
• A written representation from a client’s management which, among other matters, acknowledges responsibility for the fair presentation of financial statements, should normally be signed by theChief executive officer and the chief financial officer.Chief financial officer and the chairman of the board of directors.Chairman of the audit committee of the board of directors.Chief executive officer, the chairman of the board of directors, and the client’s lawyer.
• Chief executive officer and the chief financial officer.This answer is correct because ordinarily the chief executive officer and the chief financial officers should sign the letter of representations. These are the individuals who the auditor believes are responsible for and knowledgeable about the matters covered by the representations.
• To which of the following matters would an auditor not apply materiality limits when obtaining specific written client representations?Disclosure of compensating balance arrangements involving restrictions on cash balances.Information concerning related-party transactions and related amounts receivable or payable.The absence of errors and unrecorded transactions in the financial statements.Fraud involving employees with significant roles related to internal control.
• Fraud involving employees with significant roles related to internal control.This answer is correct because the professional standards require that a materiality limit not apply to fraud involving management or employees who have significant roles in internal control.
• An auditor is reporting on comparative financial statements for three years. Which of the following statements is correct regarding written representations from management?The representation letter needs to address the prior-year's financial statements not covered in the report.The representation letter needs to address only the most current year covered in the report.The representation letter needs to address only the two most recent years covered in the report.The representation letter needs to address all of the years being covered in the report.
• The representation letter needs to address all of the years being covered in the report.Correct! As stated in AICPA Professional Standards [AU-C 580.20] “The written representations should be for all financial statements and period[s] referred to in the auditor's report.
• Which of the following statements would an auditor most likely require management to indicate in a written representation letter obtained for an audit?Management acknowledges its responsibilities for the design and implementation of programs and controls to detect fraud.Management plans to expand into international operations during the next few years.Management believes the financial statements are accurately stated in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards [GAAS].Management believes the company is the premier company in its industry regarding service to customers.
• Management acknowledges its responsibilities for the design and implementation of programs and controls to detect fraud.Correct! A management representation letter routinely requires management to take responsibility for the design, implementation, and maintenance of programs and controls to detect fraud.
• Management's responses to inquiries can be corroborated by each of the following, exceptVisits to the entity's premises and plant facilities.Inspection of documents and internal control manuals.Preparation of the summary of unadjusted differences.Observation of entity activities and operations.
• Preparation of the summary of unadjusted differences.Correct! The purpose of the “summary of unadjusted differences” is to determine whether identified differences between the accounting records and the audit evidence that are not individually material might be material in the aggregate. These items represent differences already identified and are not applicable to supporting management's responses to the auditor's inquiries.
• Which of the following management roles would typically be acknowledged in a management representation letter?Management has the responsibility for the design of controls to detect fraud.Management communicates its views on ethical behavior to its employees.Management's knowledge of fraud is communicated to the audit committee.Management's compensation is contingent upon operating results.
• Management has the responsibility for the design of controls to detect fraud.This is a required item in the management representation letter. Management must acknowledge its responsibility for the design and implementation of programs and controls to prevent and detect fraud. [adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []].push[{}];
• Of which of the following matters is a management representation letter required to contain specific representations?Length of a material contract with a new customer.Information concerning fraud by the CFO.Reason for a significant increase in revenue over the prior year.The competency and objectivity of the internal audit department.
• Information concerning fraud by the CFO.A management representation letter routinely includes a statement pointing out that senior management has no knowledge of any fraud or suspected fraud involving management, which includes the CFO.
• To which of the following matters would an auditor not apply materiality limits when obtaining specific written representations from management?Disclosure of compensating balance arrangements involving restrictions on cash balances.Information concerning related party transactions and related amounts receivable or payable.The absence of errors and unrecorded transactions in the financial statements.Fraud involving employees with significant roles in the internal control structure.
• Fraud involving employees with significant roles in the internal control structure.Because of the possible effects of fraud on other areas of the audit, materiality limits would not apply to the reporting of fraud involving employees with significant roles in internal control in the written management representations.
• One purpose of a management representation letter is to reduceAudit risk to an aggregate level of misstatement that could be considered material.An auditor's responsibility to detect material misstatements only to the extent that the letter is relied upon.The possibility of a misunderstanding concerning management's responsibility for the financial statements.The scope of an auditor's procedures concerning related party transactions and subsequent events.
• The possibility of a misunderstanding concerning management's responsibility for the financial statements.A management representation letter is obtained by the auditor to reduce the possibility of a misunderstanding concerning management's responsibility for the financial statements and to document the representations made by management during the course of the audit.
• Which of the following statements would most likely be included among the written client representations obtained by the auditor?Compensating balances and other arrangements involving restrictions on cash balances have been disclosed.Management acknowledges responsibility for illegal actions committed by employees.Sufficient evidential matter has been made available to permit the issuance of an unqualified opinion.Management acknowledges that there are no material weaknesses in the internal control.
• Compensating balances and other arrangements involving restrictions on cash balances have been disclosed.The management representations letter would appropriately include statements about the disclosure of compensating balances and other arrangements involving restrictions on cash balances.
• We have disclosed to you all known instances of noncompliance or suspected noncompliance with laws and regulations whose effects should be considered when preparing financial statements." The foregoing passage most likely is from a[n]Client engagement letter.Report on compliance with laws and regulations.Management representations letter.Attestation report on an internal control structure.
• Management representations letter.The management representation letter commonly includes a statement as to violations or possible violations of laws or regulations whose effects should be considered for disclosure in the financial statements or as a basis for recording a loss contingency.
• The date of the management representation letter should coincide with the date of theBalance sheet.Latest interim financial information.Auditor's report.Latest related party transaction.
• Auditor's report.The auditor is concerned with events occurring through the date of the report that might impact the financial statements. Therefore, the management representation letter should be dated with the date of the auditor's report.
• Which of the following matters would an auditor most likely include in a management representations letter?Communications with the audit committee concerning weaknesses in internal control structure.The completeness and availability of minutes of stockholders' and directors' meetings.Plans to acquire or merge with other entities in the subsequent year.Management's acknowledgment of its responsibility for the detection of all employee fraud.
• The completeness and availability of minutes of stockholders' and directors' meetings.The management representations letter typically includes a comment along the following lines: "We have provided you with access to all information, of which we are aware that is relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements such as records, documentation and other matters, and additional information that you have requested from us for the purpose of the audit." The foregoing passage encompasses the completeness and availability of all minutes of any meetings of stockholders and the board of directors.
• Key Co. plans to present comparative financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2005, and 2006, respectively. Smith, CPA, audited Key's financial statements for both years and plans to report on the comparative financial statements on May 1, 2007. Key's current management team was not present until January 1, 2006. What period of time should be covered by Key's management representation letter?January l, 2005, through December 31, 2006.January 1, 2005, through May 1, 2007.January 1, 2006, through December 31, 2006.January 1, 2006, through May 1, 2007.
• January 1, 2005, through May 1, 2007.The management representation letter should address all periods covered by the auditor's report. Key's management representation letter, therefore, should cover the two periods being audited up through the date of the report, i.e., from January 1, 2005, through May 1, 2007. This requirement exists even if management was not present during all periods covered by the auditor's report.
• Which of the following should be included in the management representation letter?
• Which of the following items are likely to be included in a management representation letter to the auditor?
• What is the purpose of a management representation letter?
• Which of the following is an example of a representation letter?

Which of the following statements ordinarily is not included among the written client representations made by the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer?"Sufficient audit evidence has been made available to the auditor to permit the issuance of an unmodified opinion.""There are no unasserted claims or assessments that our lawyer has advised us are probable of assertion and must be disclosed.""We have no plans or intentions that may materially affect the carrying value or classification of assets and liabilities.""No events have occurred subsequent to the balance sheet date that would require adjustment to, or disclosure in, the financial statements."

"Sufficient audit evidence has been made available to the auditor to permit the issuance of an unmodified opinion."This answer is correct, that is, not included, because while the chief executive officer and the chief financial officers must make information available to the auditor, they do not make a judgment on whether evidence is sufficient.

Because of the pervasive effects of laws and regulations on the financial statements of governmental units, an auditor should obtain written management representations acknowledging that management hasImplemented internal control policies and procedures designed to detect all illegal acts.Documented the procedures performed to evaluate the governmental unit’s compliance with laws and regulations.Identified and disclosed all laws and regulations that have a direct and material effect on its financial statements.Reported all known illegal acts and material weaknesses in internal control structure to the funding agency or regulatory body.

Identified and disclosed all laws and regulations that have a direct and material effect on its financial statements.This answer is correct because the professional standards state that the auditor should consider obtaining representations from management that it has identified and disclosed to the auditor all laws and regulations that have a direct and material effect on the determination of financial statement amounts. The section also suggests obtaining a representation that management is responsible for the entity’s compliance with laws and regulations applicable to it.

Which of the following statements ordinarily is included among the written client representations obtained by the auditor?Management acknowledges that there are no material weaknesses in the internal control.Sufficient audit evidence has been made available to permit the issuance of an unmodified [unqualified] opinion.Compensating balances and other arrangements involving restrictions on cash balances have been disclosed.Management acknowledges responsibility for illegal actions committed by employees.

Compensating balances and other arrangements involving restrictions on cash balances have been disclosed.

Auditor's report.The requirement is to determine the proper date for a client's representation letter. AU-C 580 states that the representation letter should be dated as of the date of the auditor's report.

The possibility of a misunderstanding concerning management's responsibility for the financial statements.The requirement is to identify a purpose of a management representation letter. Answer [c] is correct because a management representation letter is meant to reduce the possibility of a misunderstanding concerning management's responsibility for the financial statements. Answer [a] is incorrect because reducing audit risk to an aggregate level of misstatement that could be considered material is not a logically sound statement. Answer [b] is incorrect because the management representation letter does not modify an auditor's responsibility to detect material misstatements. Answer [d] is incorrect because management representation letters are not a substitute for other procedures.

For which of the following matters should an auditor obtain written management representations?Management's cost-benefit justifications for not correcting internal control weaknesses.Management's knowledge of future plans that may affect the price of the entity's stock.Management's compliance with contractual agreements that may affect the financial statements.Management's acknowledgment of its responsibility for employees' violations of laws.

Management's compliance with contractual agreements that may affect the financial statements.The requirement is to identify the matter on which an auditor should obtain written management representations. Answer [c] is correct because written representations are ordinarily obtained on noncompliance with aspects of contractual agreements that may affect the financial statements. Answer [a] is incorrect because auditors do not ordinarily obtain a cost-benefit justification from management related to internal control weaknesses. Answer [b] is incorrect because written representations are not ordinarily obtained on such future plans. Answer [d] is incorrect because management may or may not be responsible for employee violations of laws, and because such a representation is not ordinarily obtained. See AU-C 580 for information on client representations.

Of which of the following matters is a management representation letter required to contain specific representations?Length of a material contract with a new customer.Information concerning fraud by the CFO.Reason for a significant increase in revenue over the prior year.The competency and objectivity of the internal audit department.

Information concerning fraud by the CFO.This is correct because auditors must obtain a representation that those signing the letter have no knowledge of fraud or suspected fraud committed by [1] management, [2] employees who have significant roles in internal control, or [3] others where the fraud could have a material effect on the financial statements.

"There have been no communications from regulatory agencies concerning noncompliance with, or deficiencies in, financial reporting practices that could have a material effect on the financial statements." The foregoing passage is most likely from aCompliance report.Management representation letter.Letter for an underwriter.Report on internal controls.

Management representation letter.This answer is correct because the professional standards require that the auditor obtain such a statement in the management representation letter.

Which of the following statements ordinarily is included among the written client representations obtained by the auditor?Compensating balances and other arrangements involving restrictions on cash balances have been disclosed.Management acknowledges responsibility for illegal actions committed by employees.Sufficient audit evidence has been made available to permit the issuance of an unqualified opinion.Management acknowledges that there are no material weaknesses in the internal control.

Compensating balances and other arrangements involving restrictions on cash balances have been disclosed.The requirement is to identify the information ordinarily included among the written client representations obtained by the auditor. Answer [a] is correct because AU-C 580 includes information on compensating balances in the list of representations normally obtained. Answer [b] is incorrect because management need not acknowledge a responsibility for employee illegal actions. Answer [c] is incorrect because the auditor, not the client, determines whether sufficient audit evidence has been made available. Answer [d] is incorrect because, for purposes of a financial statement audit, management need not attempt to determine whether material weaknesses in internal control exist.

Which of the following auditing procedures is ordinarily performed last?Reading of the minutes of the directors’ meetings.Confirming accounts payable.Obtaining a management representation letter.Testing of the purchasing function.

Obtaining a management representation letter.This answer is correct because a management representation letter should be received and dated as of the last day of fieldwork [the date of the auditor’s report].

Hall accepted an engagement to audit the year 1 financial statements of XYZ Company. XYZ completed the preparation of the year 1 financial statements on February 13, year 2, and Hall began the audit work on February 17, year 2. Hall completed gathering sufficient appropriate evidence on the audit work on March 24, year 2, and and released the audit report on March 28, year 2. The client’s representation letter normally would be datedFebruary 13, year 2.February 17, year 2.March 24, year 2.March 28, year 2.

March 24, year 2.March 24, year 2. This answer is correct because the management representation letter should be dated no earlier than the date of the auditor's report and is normally the same date as the auditor's report. The auditor's report is dated when sufficient appropriate audit evidence has been obtained, March 24, year 2, in this case.

An auditor should obtain written representations from management concerning litigation claims and assessments. These representations may be limited to matters that are considered either individually or collectively material, provided an understanding on the limits of materiality for this purpose has been reached byThe auditor and the client’s lawyer.Management and the auditor.Management, the client’s lawyer, and the auditor.The auditor independently of management.

Management and the auditor.This answer is correct because materiality must be determined by management and the auditor. The client’s lawyer only becomes involved when an inquiry has been directed to him/her.

Because of the pervasive effects of laws and regulations on the financial statements of governmental units, an auditor should obtain written management representations acknowledging that management hasIdentified and disclosed all laws and regulations that have a direct and material effect on its financial statements.Implemented internal control policies and procedures designed to detect all illegal acts.Expressed both positive and negative assurance to the auditor that the entity complied with all laws and regulations.Employed internal auditors who can report their findings, opinions, and conclusions objectively without fear of political repercussion.

Identified and disclosed all laws and regulations that have a direct and material effect on its financial statements.This answer is correct because, in addition to normal representations, auditors should consider obtaining additional representations from management acknowledging that [1] management is responsible for the entity’s compliance with laws and regulations and [2] management has identified and disclosed to the auditor all laws and regulations that have a direct and material effect on the financial statements.

Which of the following matters would an auditor most likely include in a management representation letter?Communications with the audit committee concerning weaknesses in internal control.The completeness and availability of minutes of stockholders' and directors' meetings.Plans to acquire or merge with other entities in the subsequent year.Management's acknowledgment of its responsibility for the detection of employee fraud.

The completeness and availability of minutes of stockholders' and directors' meetings.The requirement is to identify the matter that an auditor most likely would include in a management representa-tion letter. Auditors will generally request assurance as to the completeness and availability of minutes of stockholders' and directors' meetings. See AU-C 580 for written representations ordinarily obtained by the auditor.

Which of the following management roles would typically be acknowledged in a management representation letter?Management has the responsibility for the design of controls to detect fraud.Management communicates its views on ethical behavior to its employees.Management’s knowledge of fraud is communicated to the audit committee.Management’s compensation is contingent upon operating results.

Management has the responsibility for the design of controls to detect fraud.This answer is correct because the professional standards indicate that auditors should obtain representations on management’s acknowledgement of its responsibility for the design and implementation of programs and controls to prevent and detect fraud.

If management refuses to furnish certain written representations that the auditor believes are essential, which of the following is appropriate?The auditor can rely on oral evidence relating to the matter as a basis for an unmodified [unqualified] opinion.The client’s refusal does not constitute a scope limitation that may lead to a modification of the opinion.This may have an effect on the auditor’s ability to rely on other representations of management.The auditor should issue an adverse opinion because of management’s refusal.

This may have an effect on the auditor’s ability to rely on other representations of management.This answer is correct because management’s refusal to furnish such written representations constitutes a scope limitation which is sufficient to preclude an unmodified opinion. In addition, the auditor should consider whether s/he can rely on other representations of management.

The date of the management representation letter should coincide with theDate of the auditor’s report.Balance sheet date.Date of the latest subsequent event referred to in the notes to the financial statements.Date of the engagement agreement.

Date of the auditor’s report.This answer is correct because the representation letter should be dated as of the date of the auditor’s report.

Amounts concerning related-party transactions.This answer is correct because related-party transactions are so limited by the professional standards. That standard’s approach is that, unless stated otherwise, representations may be limited to those that are considered material to the financial statements.

Which of the following expressions most likely would be included in a management representation letter?No events have occurred subsequent to the balance sheet date that require adjustment to, or disclosure in, the financial statements.There are no significant deficiencies identified during the prior year’s audit of which the audit committee of the board of directors is unaware.We do not intend to provide any information that may be construed to constitute a waiver of the attorney-client privilege.Certain computer files and other required audit evidence may exist only for a short period of time and only in computer-readable form.

No events have occurred subsequent to the balance sheet date that require adjustment to, or disclosure in, the financial statements.This answer is correct because the auditors obtain management’s assurance in the representation letter that no significant events occurred subsequent to the balance sheet date that would require adjustment and/or disclosure.

Which of the following matters most likely would be included in a management representation letter?An assessment of the risk factors concerning the misappropriation of assets.An evaluation of the litigation that has been filed against the entity.A confirmation that the entity has complied with contractual agreements.A statement that all material internal control weaknesses have been corrected.

A confirmation that the entity has complied with contractual agreements.This answer is correct because management representation letters ordinarily include confirmation that the entity has complied with contractual agreements.

A written representation from a client’s management which, among other matters, acknowledges responsibility for the fair presentation of financial statements, should normally be signed by theChief executive officer and the chief financial officer.Chief financial officer and the chairman of the board of directors.Chairman of the audit committee of the board of directors.Chief executive officer, the chairman of the board of directors, and the client’s lawyer.

Chief executive officer and the chief financial officer.This answer is correct because ordinarily the chief executive officer and the chief financial officers should sign the letter of representations. These are the individuals who the auditor believes are responsible for and knowledgeable about the matters covered by the representations.

Fraud involving employees with significant roles related to internal control.This answer is correct because the professional standards require that a materiality limit not apply to fraud involving management or employees who have significant roles in internal control.

An auditor is reporting on comparative financial statements for three years. Which of the following statements is correct regarding written representations from management?The representation letter needs to address the prior-year's financial statements not covered in the report.The representation letter needs to address only the most current year covered in the report.The representation letter needs to address only the two most recent years covered in the report.The representation letter needs to address all of the years being covered in the report.

The representation letter needs to address all of the years being covered in the report.Correct! As stated in AICPA Professional Standards [AU-C 580.20] “The written representations should be for all financial statements and period[s] referred to in the auditor's report.

Which of the following statements would an auditor most likely require management to indicate in a written representation letter obtained for an audit?Management acknowledges its responsibilities for the design and implementation of programs and controls to detect fraud.Management plans to expand into international operations during the next few years.Management believes the financial statements are accurately stated in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards [GAAS].Management believes the company is the premier company in its industry regarding service to customers.

Management acknowledges its responsibilities for the design and implementation of programs and controls to detect fraud.Correct! A management representation letter routinely requires management to take responsibility for the design, implementation, and maintenance of programs and controls to detect fraud.

Management's responses to inquiries can be corroborated by each of the following, exceptVisits to the entity's premises and plant facilities.Inspection of documents and internal control manuals.Preparation of the summary of unadjusted differences.Observation of entity activities and operations.

Preparation of the summary of unadjusted differences.Correct! The purpose of the “summary of unadjusted differences” is to determine whether identified differences between the accounting records and the audit evidence that are not individually material might be material in the aggregate. These items represent differences already identified and are not applicable to supporting management's responses to the auditor's inquiries.

Which of the following management roles would typically be acknowledged in a management representation letter?Management has the responsibility for the design of controls to detect fraud.Management communicates its views on ethical behavior to its employees.Management's knowledge of fraud is communicated to the audit committee.Management's compensation is contingent upon operating results.

Management has the responsibility for the design of controls to detect fraud.This is a required item in the management representation letter. Management must acknowledge its responsibility for the design and implementation of programs and controls to prevent and detect fraud. [adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []].push[{}];

Of which of the following matters is a management representation letter required to contain specific representations?Length of a material contract with a new customer.Information concerning fraud by the CFO.Reason for a significant increase in revenue over the prior year.The competency and objectivity of the internal audit department.

Information concerning fraud by the CFO.A management representation letter routinely includes a statement pointing out that senior management has no knowledge of any fraud or suspected fraud involving management, which includes the CFO.

Fraud involving employees with significant roles in the internal control structure.Because of the possible effects of fraud on other areas of the audit, materiality limits would not apply to the reporting of fraud involving employees with significant roles in internal control in the written management representations.

The possibility of a misunderstanding concerning management's responsibility for the financial statements.A management representation letter is obtained by the auditor to reduce the possibility of a misunderstanding concerning management's responsibility for the financial statements and to document the representations made by management during the course of the audit.

Which of the following statements would most likely be included among the written client representations obtained by the auditor?Compensating balances and other arrangements involving restrictions on cash balances have been disclosed.Management acknowledges responsibility for illegal actions committed by employees.Sufficient evidential matter has been made available to permit the issuance of an unqualified opinion.Management acknowledges that there are no material weaknesses in the internal control.

Compensating balances and other arrangements involving restrictions on cash balances have been disclosed.The management representations letter would appropriately include statements about the disclosure of compensating balances and other arrangements involving restrictions on cash balances.

We have disclosed to you all known instances of noncompliance or suspected noncompliance with laws and regulations whose effects should be considered when preparing financial statements." The foregoing passage most likely is from a[n]Client engagement letter.Report on compliance with laws and regulations.Management representations letter.Attestation report on an internal control structure.

Management representations letter.The management representation letter commonly includes a statement as to violations or possible violations of laws or regulations whose effects should be considered for disclosure in the financial statements or as a basis for recording a loss contingency.

Auditor's report.The auditor is concerned with events occurring through the date of the report that might impact the financial statements. Therefore, the management representation letter should be dated with the date of the auditor's report.

Which of the following matters would an auditor most likely include in a management representations letter?Communications with the audit committee concerning weaknesses in internal control structure.The completeness and availability of minutes of stockholders' and directors' meetings.Plans to acquire or merge with other entities in the subsequent year.Management's acknowledgment of its responsibility for the detection of all employee fraud.

The completeness and availability of minutes of stockholders' and directors' meetings.The management representations letter typically includes a comment along the following lines: "We have provided you with access to all information, of which we are aware that is relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements such as records, documentation and other matters, and additional information that you have requested from us for the purpose of the audit." The foregoing passage encompasses the completeness and availability of all minutes of any meetings of stockholders and the board of directors.

Key Co. plans to present comparative financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2005, and 2006, respectively. Smith, CPA, audited Key's financial statements for both years and plans to report on the comparative financial statements on May 1, 2007. Key's current management team was not present until January 1, 2006. What period of time should be covered by Key's management representation letter?January l, 2005, through December 31, 2006.January 1, 2005, through May 1, 2007.January 1, 2006, through December 31, 2006.January 1, 2006, through May 1, 2007.

January 1, 2005, through May 1, 2007.The management representation letter should address all periods covered by the auditor's report. Key's management representation letter, therefore, should cover the two periods being audited up through the date of the report, i.e., from January 1, 2005, through May 1, 2007. This requirement exists even if management was not present during all periods covered by the auditor's report.