Test Bank for Auditing and Assurance Services 17th Edition Alvin A. Arens, Randal J. Elder, Mark S. Beasley, Chris E. Hogan

Test Bank for Auditing and Assurance Services 17th Edition Alvin A. Arens, Randal J. Elder, Mark S. Beasley, Chris E. Hogan Auditing and Assurance Services, 17e (Arens/Elder/Beasley) Chapter 2 The CPA Profession 2.1 Learning Objective 2-1 1) The legal right to perform audits is granted to a CPA firm by regulation of A) each state. B) the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). C) the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). D) the Auditing Standards Board. Answer: A Terms: Legal rights to perform audits Difficulty: Moderate Objective: LO 2-1 AACSB: Reflective thinking 2) Which of the following is not a characteristic of a small local CPA firm? A) Most small firms have fewer than 25 professionals. B) Small firms perform audits on small and not-for-profit businesses. C) Tax services are more important than auditing services to the small firm. D) Small firms are prohibited by the SEC from auditing publicly traded companies. Answer: D Terms: Characteristics of a small firm Difficulty: Moderate Objective: LO 2-1 AACSB: Reflective thinking 3) Sarbanes-Oxley and the Securities and Exchange Commission restrict auditors from providing many consulting services to their publicly traded audit clients. Which of the following is true for auditors of publicly traded companies? I. They are restricted from providing consulting services to privately held companies. II. There is no restriction on providing consulting services to non-audit clients. A) I only B) II only C) I and II D) Neither I nor II Answer: B Terms: Sarbanes-Oxley and Securities Exchange Commission restrictions Difficulty: Moderate Objective: LO 2-1 AACSB: Reflective thinking